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• Dancing is an act of moving the body in rhythm, usually in time to music
• People have a natural urge to express their feelings through rhythmic movement
• Dancing is both an art and a form of recreation
• As an art, a dance may tell a story, set a mood, or express an emotion
• Dancing has long provided fun, relaxation, and companionship
• Dancing at a party or gathering continues to be a very popular way for people to enjoy themselves and make new friends
• Dances can be performed during celebrations, for praise, for an audience, or as a simple act of letting the rhythm move the body
• Dancers can communicate ideas, preserve cultural identities, strengthen social bonds, or have fun
• Dance steps are created from basic movements: walk, run, jump, hop, skip, slide, leap, turn, and sway
• Dance is perhaps the oldest of the arts, reflecting man's age-old need to communicate joy or grief using the body
• Rhythms are a regular pattern of sound and/or movement
• Rhythmic activities are the physical manifestations of the mental and emotional response of the individual to rhythm
• Rhythmic movements are using the body to express communication, either through fundamental rhythms using locomotor or axial movements or in higher forms of dance
• Rhythmic activities are a source of enjoyment for people of all ages, helping acquire and develop skills and a sense of rhythm, express feelings, and experience basic principles of time, space, and force
• Dance refers to movement set to music where there emerges organization, structure, and pattern
• Dancing is a means of expressing emotions through movement disciplined by rhythm
• Dancing is an act of moving rhythmically and expressively to an accompaniment
• Dancing is made up of stretching and relaxing
• Importance of Dance:

  • Dancing is a key to good health
  • Dancing is a fun social activity
  • Dancing is a skill that can always be used
  • Dancing is a natural stress reliever
  • Dancing is a great confidence booster
• Basic Locomotor Movements:

  • Walk: a series of steps where one foot is always in contact with the floor and the feet move alternately
  • Run: a fast walk where both feet are off the ground for a brief moment
  • Hop: a spring from one foot landing on the same foot
  • Jump: a spring from one or both feet, landing on both
  • Skip: a series of fast step-hops done with alternate feet
  • Slide: a glide followed by a close
  • Leap: a spring on one foot landing on the other foot
  • Gallop: a series of stepping and cutting movements done either sideward or forward with one foot always leading
• Non-locomotor or Axial Movements:

  • Bending or Flexing: a movement around a joint, either forward, backward, or sideward
  • Stretching: a full extension of the arms, legs, or trunk in any direction
  • Swinging: the arms, legs, head, trunk are moved in an arc alternating directions or in a full circle around a stationary center
  • Twisting: the rotation of one part of the body around the base of support
  • Turning: the rotation of the body around the base of support in a continuous line of direction
  • Swaying: the weight is transferred from one base of support to another with a rocking motion
• Resistive actions:

  • Pushing: an effort to move an object in space away from the body against resistance
  • Pulling: an effort to bring an object in space toward the body against resistance
  • Lifting: change of body level or any part of the body or an object from a lower to a higher level
• • Step pattern: the movement done for each dance step
• Elements of Rhythm:

  • Beat: the underlying pulse of a rhythm
  • Tempo: rate of speed of movement
  • Intensity: variation of stress of movement
  • Pitch: lowness or highness of a tone
  • Accent: emphasis on certain beats
  • Meter: the regular recurrence of beats dividing a musical design into measure
  • Phrase: measures grouped together
  • Bar: a vertical line across a staff dividing it into equal measures of time
  • Count: a pulse beat, a time limit
  • Note: a printed symbol of a musical tone
  • Measure: a group of pulse beats
  • Note pattern: a note or set of notes used for a certain dance step
• Elements of Dance Movements:

  • Energy: describes an exertion that initiates, controls, and stops movement
  • Space: movements exist in space, potential of position and dimension
  • Time: dance movement uses energy to fill space within time
  • Dynamics: variations in the force and intensity of movement
  • Technique: degree of body control and mastery of basic steps and positions
  • Gestures: hand movements