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Just Dance!!

Just Dance!!. Warm Up and Cool Down. You want to warm up and cool down to prevent injury. . Body Alignment. Head up Back Straight Shoulders Back. Elements of Dance. Space- area where you dance Personal space- distance between people Spatial relationships- distance between partners.

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Just Dance!!

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  1. Just Dance!!

  2. Warm Up and Cool Down • You want to warm up and cool down to prevent injury.

  3. Body Alignment • Head up • Back Straight • Shoulders Back

  4. Elements of Dance • Space- area where you dance • Personal space- distance between people • Spatial relationships- distance between partners

  5. Elements of Dance • Force- energy to do movements • Fast to slow • Rough to smooth

  6. Elements of Dance • Time- counting of steps and duration of the song

  7. Types of Dance • Theatrical Dance- performed on stage before an audience or judges • Social Dance- Dance for fun (School Dance)

  8. Theatrical Dances • Ballet- started in the courts of Italy. Early works were historical. Later works added magical story themes.

  9. Social Dancing • Square Dancing • Done in groups of 4 • Formations: • running set (a circle) • Longways (2 lines) • Format: Call and response

  10. Social Dancing • Folk Dancing- taught to each generation normally in a circle format • See here

  11. Folk Dancing • Ireland- hands normally at the sides. Soft or hard tap shoe worn. • Scotland- same as Ireland except they do arm movements • Latin- passionate dances. Cha-Cha, Rumba, Mambo, Tango, Lambada • Africa- ceremonial dances • Native American- ceremonial dances, tribal

  12. Folk Dancing • Hawaii- Hula is done to chants and music • China- dance and drama are combined • Japan- also combined with drama are “No” and “Kabuki”

  13. Purposes of Dance • Ceremonial- religious • Recreational- entertainment or exercise • Artistic- theatrical/ ballet

  14. Body Movements • Locomotor- feet move/ run, skip, jump, leap, kick • Non-locomotor- feet DON’T move (upper body) bend, twist, turn

  15. Compositional Forms of Dance • AB- two different parts • ABA- 3 parts, but A repeats • Call & Response- square dancing • Narrative- tells a story • Rondo- repeats movement

  16. Tinikling • National dance of the Philippines • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asgQ4lWug3s

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