PATHFIT

• Rhythmic activities

  -physical manifestations

  -responds to physically, socially, and mentally to regular patterns of sounds
• Rhythm


  The regular recurrence of accented and unaccented beats
• Rhythms


  Term which denotes an aspect of a quality of movement
• Rhythms


  Thought of as dance
• Dance


  Art of movements
• Dancing


  Combination of movement and rhythmics
• Dancing


  A means of expressing one's emotions through movement disciplined by rhythm
• Greek word of Dance "Dansol"


  To stretch
• Phrasing


  Accent that represents the high note
• Tempo


  Rate of speed of the music, represents the bpm (beats per minute)
• Pathways or Space Design


  Line or design in a space as one moves
• Focus


  Movement in space in relation to an object
• Elements of music


  • Light - easy listening
  • Heavy - genre of rock music
• Elements of movement space


  • Direction - line of movement; forward backward sideward diagonal
  • Level - movement through space that may be done at a high, low, or medium level
  • Range - area covered as the body moves
• Types of space

  • Personal Space - maximum space available to a person
  • General Space - one or more person is moving
• Factors that affect movement


  • Psychological - positive and negative emotions
  • Physiological - body build between two performers
  • Sociological - relationship of the performers
• Types of movements


  • Locomotor - moving from one place to another; ex. walking jogging jumping hopping skipping sliding
  • Non locomotor - move in space with a fixed base
• Dance Elements


  • Theme
  • Movement
  • Music
  • Choreography
  • Design
  • Technique
  • Costumes and properties
  • Scenery
• Dance Forms


  • Classical Dance
  • Classical Ballet
  • Modern Contemporary Dance Ballet
  • Folk Dance
  • Ethnic and Tribal Dance
  • Recreational Dance
  • Social and Ballroom Dance
  • Creative Dance
  • Popular Dance
• Fundamental Positions of Arms and Feet


  • First Position
  • Second Position
  • Third Position
  • Fourth Position
  • Fifth Position
• NON LOCOMOTOR


  move in space with a fixed base
• LOCOMOTOR


  moving from one place to another; ex. walking jogging jumping hopping skipping sliding
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Direction


  line of movement; forward backward sideward diagonal
• Level 


  movement through space that may be done at a high, low, or medium level
• Range


  area covered as the body moves