Peh 103 (week 1)- page 57-66 WEEK 1 CHEERDANCING Before tryouts, prepare: 1. Medical certification- to assess health and fitness 2. Parental consent 3. Must be able to do stunts and other gymnastic skills (tumbling, split, being a stuntman) Tryouts -screening to get the best cheer dancers Elements of cheerdance routine: 1. Dance Techniques - some may prefer contemporary dance techniques or some incorporate dance, hihop, traditional dance, modern dance, ballet, etc. -Dancers usually perform hiphop dance (most, if not all) - in order to catch the attention of audience and judges, from start to finish, they must think of a choreography that is impressive (most esp. In the entrance part) -cheerdancers must be energetic and confident until the end= they give all they have and they must be synchronized. (ex: UAAP and NCAA cheerdance competition) -dancers have the freedom to choose dance genre- there are no guidelines or themes that needs to be followed. = as long as they adhere the safety of the competition guidelines. 2. Elements of cheers - cheers= organized words that the cheerdancers shout -purpose: to draw a unified response from the crowd to highlight their support for the team. -Cheer motion= made up of arm, hand and body motion or position. 3. They have to have basic gymnastic skills - tumblings, splits, bendings, jumps -there should always be a proper execution of these - elements of jump: A. ) B. ) C. ) D. ) -needs stamina, flexibility and strength and good/ enough training to execute the movements well (master the movements) - Tumbling= to cheer a crowd and impress judges and audience Basic Formations 1. Bowling Pin Formation - like a triangle; pagkakaarange ng bowling pin sa bowling alley 2. Staggered Line formation/ windows -windows (if there are 3 in front, there are two at the back 3. Reverse Bowling Pins -Backwards triangle 4. Diamond 5. Diagonals 6. Partners- side by side or in front and back 7. Block- in one line Cheerdance - there is a mixture of musics (remix of musics) - there can also be a drama (insert a slow tempo music)= not beyond 8 counts to maintain energetic disposition and maintain climax; otherwise= the audience may be bored. Cheer sections -support to the school that the cheerleaders represent -cheerleaders must show the mastery of movements (synchronization, stunts and cheer as well. Different Popular Cheerdance Competitions- annual (in universities of metro manila) 1. UAAP 2. NCAA - Whoever wins, may represent the country in global contests Popular Cheerleading associations in the PH 1. Cheerleading Philippines Federation 2. Philippines Cheerleading association (?) WEEK 2 (Dance Sport) DANCE SPORT - combination of art and sport -competitive ballroom dancing as contrasted to exhibition or social dancing -ex: wheelchair dance sport= at least one of the dancers is in the wheelchair; ang nakatayo ay nagpeperform ng proper feet movements; the other (in wheelchair) uses upper body. - importance: same with the importance and benefits of dancing in general. - combines sport and dance which allows participants to improve physical health and improve social connections and mental health HISTORY - The first unofficial DanceSport World Championship took place in 1909, and the first Formation Team was presented in 1932 by Olive Ripman at the Astoria Ballroom in London. -Dancesport was first broadcasted in TV in 1960 -main rule: dancers are entirely prohibited from any doping substance that enhance their abilities, like steroids which enhances the ability of the performer= stronger -it is exhausting bec. It has a lot of movements that are snappy, which is why sometimes they dancers take prohibited drugs. DIFFERENT TYPES OF DANCE SPORTS 1. INTERNATIONAL STANDARD -used to be called modern A. ) WALTZ - performed during debut -highly popular ballroom dance that evolved during 18th century B. ) TANGO - partner and social dance originated in Rio de la Plata= na original border in Argentina and Uruguay - originated in 1980s (?) C. )SLOW FOXTROT - smooth progressive dance characterized by long, continuous flowing movements similar to waltz D. ) QUICKSTEP - movement of dance is fast and powerful - a light-hearted dance of the standard ballroom dances E. ) VIENNESE WALTZ - a rotary dance where the dancers are constantly turning either clockwise or counterclockwise - consists of turns and chain steps (?) 2. LATIN DANCE OR LATIN-AMERICAN A. ) CHACHACHA - lively and fun dance that really gets you moving on the dance floor. Quite similar to the Rumba and Mambo -lively, fun, cheeky and playful dance -originated in Cuba - dancers keep on moving back and forth, side to side and turns B. ) SAMBA - fun, upbeat and lively dance that progresses counterclockwise turns around the floor -performed during carnival times C. RUMBA -distinctive side to side movements -dance na parag nang seseduce ng boy partner bec of the hip movements -it began as a fast and sensual dance with exaggerated hip movements. -Rumba is universally recognized as the dance of love. It is danced to slow, sensual music with a Latin beat and features a hip action known as “Cuban Motion.” D. PASO DOBLE -steering and dramatic dance based on spanish bull fight -men= matador (nakahawak ng red cape); red cape= female E. JIVE - a very happy and energetic dance -fastest of all the latin dances - incorporates lots strong kicks, flicks, snappy movements and even curling of a woman when the dancers don’t move around the dance floor. - most of the time, Jive is always included among the three dances in competitive dance competitions.
