I can identify the basics of dance.
I can perform a recreational dance for the purposes of fun, expression, and culture.

Essential Questions
 What is DANCE ?
 Why do people DANCE ?
 What are the basics of DANCE ?

What is DANCE ?

Why People
DANCE
?
People dance for MANY reasons.
 Fun
 Fitness
 Competition
 Celebration
 Performances
 Religion

3 Categories of
DANCE
All dances can be classified into 3 categories of DANCE .
The categories are…
 Artistic
 Ceremonial
 Recreational

3 Categories of
DANCE
Artistic DANCE
 Performed for Entertainment
 There is a clear separation between the dancers and the audience.
 Examples include… ballet, modern, tap

3 Categories of
DANCE
Ceremonial DANCE
 Dance performed as part of ritual
 Examples included…
Shakers, celebration, ritual,
Native American Eagle Dance,
Rain Dance

3 Categories of
DANCE
Recreational DANCE
 Dancing for FUN!
 A.K.A.
Social Dance
 Examples include… folk, social dancing, aerobic dance
How many dances can you name?

DANCE
Basics or

Pathways
curved lines, straight lines, zigzags, circles, figure-eights, and many more
Shape
large, small, rounded, and angular
Body shapes
What
SHAPE do you see here? →
Level
-vertical distance from the floor
-high, medium, low or on the floor
What is the
LEVEL of this dancer? →
Direction forward, backwards, diagonally, sideways

TEMPO
– The speed of the dance
-fast, slow, moderate
ACCENT
– a movement or shape performed in such a way as to give emphasis
DURATION
– the length of the dance or a dance phrase
BEAT
- pulse of the music

Force is the use of ENERGY while moving.
Heavy/Light,
Sharp/Smooth,
Tension/Relaxation,
Bound/Flowing
QUALITY
-smooth, sharp, round, free, flowing
ENERGY
-weak, strong
WEIGHT
-heavy, light, suspended, collapsed
What type of FORCE is used by the following dances?
 Ballet
 Break dancing
 Hula dancing
 Flamenco
 Swing dancing

Movements
Locomotor
Motions created moving across
SPACE
Dancers using locomotor movements may… walk
, run
, skip
, hop , jump
, slide
, leap
, or gallop
.
Non-Locomotor
Motions made while staying in one
SPACE
Dancers using non-locomotor movements may… bend
, stretch
, twist , or swing their body.