PEH3

• Dance (DAMSON) - to stretch or drag
• Dance - Is rhythmic and expressive body movements, usually coordinated into pattern and adapted to musical accompaniment.
• Prehistoric Period - It was used as a way of expression and reinforcing tribal unity and strength; Shamans as lead dancers acted as physicians and religious leaders and kept tribes healthy, prosperous and safe.
• Ancient Civilization

  Egypt - 3,300 BCE (First Dancing). It is believed that the first people to dance were the Egyptians. Paintings of dancing figures in rock shelters and caves.

  1. The King
  2. The priest
  3. Virgin dancers
• Ancient Civilization

  Crete - 3000-1400 BC) was a cultural link in the ancient world between Egyptians and Greeks. Cretans used dance to perfect their military training which made excellent.
• Ancient Civilization

  Greece - Entertainment and display; Plato immensely gave importance to dance in education as stated in the education on the Laws. He highlighted the two kinds of dance and music: the noble (fin and honorable) and the ignoble (imitating what is mean or ugly).
• Ancient Civilization

  Rome - theatrical; was performed within church during religious ceremonies.
• Ballet - became popular until around the year 1500; Ballet gained its popularity when a lady of the arts, Catherine de Medici, married King Henry 11; It is originated in Italy and France.
• Modern History

  Masque Dancing - Court entertainment dance; A period in the history of dance in Italy, France, and England
• Classical Persian Dancing (1795) - The music is usually played by a small band; Qajar Dynasty
• Tippity Tappity, Time for Tap (1800) - originated from African tribe dancing. Tap dancing makes percussion sounds because of dancers most commonly wearing leather shoes
• 20th Century Dances (1901-2000) - dance fever
• Contemporary Dance (1950) - combines jazz, ballet, and modern dance.
• Hip Hop Dance (1970) - includes breaking, popping, locking, and more. It is performed both in night clubs and on the streets.
• Popular fad dances also emerged like YMCA and Macarena.
• 21st Century Dance (2001- Present) - most everyone can achieve include the whip and nae nae, Gangnam Style (it’s a little old), shooting, and more.
• Forms of Dance

  1. Traditional Dance
  2. Modern and Contemporary Dance
  3. Ballet Dance
  4. Hiphop or Street Dance
  5. Cheer Dance
  6. Festival Dance
• Elements of Dance: Body, Action, Space, Time, and Energy.
• FOLK DANCE - traditional dance form
• CULTURAL CONTEXT - cultural identity
• TRADITIONAL MUSIC AND INSTRUMENT - indigenous instruments.
• Tinikling - tikling bird
• Singkil - princess gandingan
• PANDANGGO SA ILAW - from Lubang Island and it involves balancing three oil lamps.
• Sayaw sa bangko - dance on a bench
• Binasuan - from Pangasinan ans it involves balancing 3 glasses of water.
• Subli - holy cross
• Kappa Malong Malong - from muslim community in Southern Philippines
• Cariñosa - courtship dance
• Kurtsa - Samar Island and a courtship dance
• BASIC FOLK DANCE STEPS: 3/4 TIME

  1. Waltz
  2. Sway Balance
  3. Mazurka
  4. Close Step
  5. Touch Step (Moderato)
• BASIC FOLK DANCE STEPS: 2/4 TIME

  1. Gallop
  2. Change Step or Two step
  3. Polka
  4. Close Step
  5. Leap (also a 4/4 time)
  6. Touch Step (Allegro)
• SOCIAL DANCE MOVEMENTS

  1. Castle Walk
  2. Tango
  3. Foxtrot
  4. Charleston
  5. Lindy Hop
  6. Rumba
  7. Mambo
  8. Cha-Cha-Cha
  9. Samba
  10. Bossa Nova
  11. Boogaloo
  12. Twist