DANCE
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What is Dance?
• a performing art form consisting of
purposefully selected sequences of human
movement.
• the movement of the body in a rhythmic way,
usually to music and within a given space, for
the purpose of expressing an idea or
emotion, releasing energy, or simply taking
delight in the movement itself.
Essential Question
• What is the importance of dance in one’s
health?
Discussion Points
• Pick one dance that you know and
describe it.
• Pick a dance you are interested to learn
and explain why you are interested in it.
TYPES OF DANCE
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Ballroom
Modern Contemporary Dancce
Hip hop Dance
Streetdance
Cheerdance
BALLROOM
• a set of partner dances, which are
enjoyed both socially and competitively
around the world
CHA-CHA-CHA
• a dance of Cuban origin
• The name of this dance is said to arise from
the sound of sandals slapping against the
floor in the cha cha chassé.
• The Cha Cha is a true Latin dance, which
originated in Cuba where it evolved from
the danzon, an older form of Cuban dance.
• The primary difference in Cha Cha is the
addition of a triple step that replaces the slow
step in Mambo/Rumba.
• Cha Cha became a popular social ballroom
dance in the United States in the early
1950's.
CHA-CHA-CHA RUBRICS
CRITERIA
POINTS
TIME/RHYTHM
15
STEPS/CHOREOGRAPHY
20
FORMATION
15
ENTHUSIASM/TEAAM
WORK
20
OVER-ALL PERFORMANCE
30
TOTAL
100
MODERN
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CONTEMPORARY
DANCE
MODERN AND
CONTEMPORARY DANCE
• Contemporary dance is a style of
expressive dance that combines elements of
several dance genres including
modern, jazz, lyrical and classical ballet.
• Modern dance is a dance style that focuses
on a dancer's own interpretations instead of
structured steps, as in traditional ballet
dancing.
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MODERN DANCE
• During the 1900's, European dancers
began rebelling against the rigid rules of
classical ballet.
• Martha Graham is considered one of the
foremost pioneers of American modern
dance and considered as the mother of
modern dance.
• built around breathing, movement,
contraction and release of muscles.
CONTEMPORAY DANCE
• Pioneers of contemporary dance include
Isadora Duncan, Martha Graham, and
Merce Cunningham, because they broke
the rules of the strict forms of ballet.
• During the mid-1940's another student of
Graham's, Merce Cunningham, began
exploring his own form of dance.
• Cunningham, because of his complete
break with formal dance techniques, is
often referred to as the father of
contemporary dance.
• Contemporary dance stresses versatility
and improvisation, unlike the strict,
structured nature of ballet
Different Characteristics
MODERN DANCE
• aimed to expose basic human
emotions through movement
• focused heavily on basic
human movement,
concentrating on the
movements of contraction
and releases their
bodyweight to
enhance movement.
• Martha Graham is the pioneer
CONTEMPORARY DANCE
• Imports classical and
modern ballet.
• stresses versatility and
improvisation,
• he concept that dance
movements could be
random, and that each
performance could be
unique.
• Cunningham is the pioneer
Same Characteristics
MODERN DANCE
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CONTEMPORARY DANCE
They are made to break the classical ballet.
Danced in bare feet and revealing clothes.
Express strong emotions.
Mixed elements with classical ballet.
Using gravity to pull them down on the
floor.
MODERN AND
CONTEMPORARY RUBRICS
CRITERIA
POINTS
TIME/RHYTHM
15
STEPS/CHOREOGRAPHY
20
FORMATION
15
ENTHUSIASM/TEAM WORK
20
OVER-ALL PERFORMANCE
30
TOTAL
100
BRING:
• BLACK SOCKS
CHEERDANCE
HIPHOP AND STREETDANCE