dance is an activity which can take many forms and different needs .it can be recreation, entertainment education, therapy and religion.pep
two order body shapes can be form wide to narrow and form high low
- symmetrical -asymmetrical
space
- this is the area performers occupy and where day move.
physical
-develop cardiovascular and muscular endurance -improves coordination, balance flexibility,
social
-give Sense of togetherness within a group
mental/ emotional
-helps keep brain Sharp
Cultural
-promotes cultural values
symmetrical
balance shape, movement are practically identical or similar on both sides.
space divided into four different aspect also known as spatial elements
direction size level focus
dance
is an activity which can take many forms and fill many different needs.it can be recreation, entertainment education, therapy and religion.
action
it include dance steps, facial movements,lifts,carries and cathches, and even and everyday movement such as walking.
Bodily Shapes
it refers to how the entire body is molded in space or the configuration of body parts.
Timing
performer move with tempo of an underlying sound,known as beat or pulse.
benefits of dance and creative movement
physical mental/emotional social cultural
3 element of dance
space timing dance energies
Dance Energies
the movements here propelled by energy or force can either initiate or stop an action.
people dance four reasons
to place the god to please others to please themselves or self expression to build community within an ethnic group or social interaction
asymmetrical
unbalanced shape, movement of two sides of the body do not match or completely different from each other.