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• Rhythm


  A regular recurrence of accented and unaccented beats
• Rhythms


  Denotes an aspect of a quality of movement that is sometimes thought of as dance
• Rhythmic movements


  Movements in response to a particular rhythm or music
• Rhythmic activities


  The physical manifestations of the mental and emotional response of the individual to rhythm
• Objectives of rhythmic activities

  • Develop skills necessary for recreational enjoyment
  • Maintain good posture and physical efficiency
  • Promote emotional freedom
  • Develop a balanced and well-coordinated body
• Elements of rhythm


  • Beat
  • Tempo
  • Intensity
  • Pitch
  • Accent
  • Meter
  • Phrase
  • Bar
  • Count
  • Note
  • Measure
  • Note pattern
  • Step pattern
• Locomotor movements


  Move the body in space in any direction with the feet as the moving base
• Examples of locomotor movements

  • Walking
  • Running
  • Jumping
  • Hopping
  • Skipping
  • Leaping
  • Galloping
  • Sliding
• Non-locomotor movements


  Various parts of the body move in space with a fixed base
• Types of non-locomotor movements

  • Flexion
  • Extension
  • Pendular
  • Percussive
  • Vibratory
  • Sustained
  • Suspended
• Dance


  Movement set to music and an expression of feelings through movements
• Elements of dance


  • Movement
  • Music
  • Concept, Theme or Story
  • Spectacles
  • Space
  • Time
  • Energy
• Values of dancing


  • Physical fitness or Physiological
  • Cultural
  • Social
  • Recreational
• Fundamental dance positions of the arms and feet

  • Back Cross
  • Butterfly
  • Closed
  • Open
  • Cuddle
  • Escort
  • Facing
  • Half Open
  • Low Butterfly
  • Butterfly
  • Left Open Facing
  • Star
  • Wrapped
  • Shadow
• Common dance terms


  • Arms in lateral position
  • Brush
  • Crossed Arms
  • Cut
  • Hop
  • Jaleo
  • Jump
  • Leap
  • Place
  • Pivot
  • Point
  • Stamp
  • Salok
  • Saludo
  • Sarok
  • Tap
  • Whirl
  • Do-si-do
  • Hayon-hayon
  • Masiwak
  • Panadyak
  • Kumintang
• Formations commonly used in rhythmic activities

  • Single circle, facing clockwise
  • Single circle partners facing
  • Single circle, facing counterclockwise
  • Single circle, facing center
  • Double circle, partners facing
  • Double circle, facing clockwise
  • Double circle, couples facing
  • Square or quadrille formation
  • Semi-circle or half moon
  • Double lines, facing front
  • Double lines, partners facing
  • Long open formation
• Beat


  Underlying pulse of a rhythm
• Tempo


  Rate of speed of a 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 which divides a musical design into measure
• Phrase


  Measures grouped together
• Bar


  In music 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


  Refers to a note or set of notes with or without rest used for a certain dance step
• Step pattern


  Refers to the movement or movements done for each of the dance steps
• Flexion


  Bending or shortening of a body part occurring at a joint
• Extension


  Turning, twisting or circling
• Pendular


  Swinging/ swaying arms forward, backward or sideward
• Percussive


  Striking and hitting: pushing and pulling
• Vibratory


  Shaking and beating
• Movements


  An outburst of peoples' movements set to music
• Sustained


  A slow, smooth flowing movement with a balance of movement throughout the entire series
• Suspended


  A sharp movement followed by a series of slow or prolonged movements until a peak is reached
• Back Cross


  Side by side, man to woman's left, right hands joined behind woman's back, and left hands joined behind man's back
• Butterfly


  A facing position, somewhat apart from each other. Lead hands and trail hands are joined at shoulder height. The elbows are up and out. A couple can be in "Butterfly Banjo" (left side lead) or "Butterfly Sidecar" (right side lead)
• Closed


  Standard dance position, facing partner, slightly offset to the left, lower bodies together, upper bodies apart, both looking left. The man's right hand is just below her left shoulder blade and her left hand is on his upper right arm. His left hand is out to his left and about at shoulder height and is holding her right hand