Submitted by:

Angeles, Ma. Alyanna Criscell C.

IA12209

PORTFOLIO

PE 2

Rhythmic Activities

Submitted to:

Prof. Kristine Pecson-Cinco

Dance

The word “Dance” comes from the Greek word “damson” which means to stretch. All dancing is made up of stretching and relaxing. Thus, a simple analysis of the term “sayaw” which easily lead one to say that is must have derived from the word “saya” which means happy. A person who is very happy or in the rhythmical movement is an outward expression of his feeling.

Meaning:

• Dance of many types is the physical expression of rhythm and music.

• It is a pure expression of the dancers’ thoughts and feelings.

• It is the union of movement, rhythm and arts of life.

• It is the union of minds and body expressing the intangible through the medium of time and space.

Phases of Dance:

Folk Dance

The traditional Dance of an Indigenous society that depicts the cultural characteristics of a specific people of a given time place.

Folk dance deals with the usual traditions of the past by which a multitude of national characteristic in music steps, and costumes are preserved.

Ethnic Dance

These dances reflect the peculiar characteristics of specific tribes specially their cultural, racial; religious and traditional similarities. Although the movement patterns are not specific, this dance is seldom classified as folkdance.

National Dance

This refers to the type of folkdance found most widely done in a specific country.

Natural Dance

This refers to a type of dance, which makes use of the basic locomotors and axial movements.

Creative Dance

The highest form of dance for the purpose of entertainment. It is the end product of exploration and improvisation of movements