PE 3 Dance

MIDTERMS  to move in time with music

 continuous movement of the body to a certain
Rhythm – regular recurrence of accented and unaccented rhythm at a given areas
beats Danzon
 old german word meaning stretch
Elements of Rhythm Even
1. Beat – underlying pulse of rhythm  regular beat
2. Measure – group of underlying beats Intensity
3. Pattern – refers to the grouping of sounds or beats  variation of stress of movement
related; underlying beat Long ways
4. Tempo – rate of speed of movement  synonymous to contra formation
5. Accent – emphasis on a certain beat Locomotor skills
 movement that bring the performer one place to
Locomotor Skills another in any direction
Walking Uneven
 transfer of weight from one foot to the other foot  not regular
while moving in space
Running Rhythmic Activities
 walking at an increased tempo  physical manifestations of the physical, mental and
 fast transfer of weight from one foot to another emotional response of the individual to rhythm.
Jumping Rhythmic Pattern
 position of the body into the air by springing in one  arrangement of long and short intervals with
foot either the left foot or right foot and landing relation to the underlying beat
softly on the balls of both feet
Hopping Fundamental Steps
 spring action of one foot into the air momentarily 1. Bleking step
and landing on same foot 2. Close step
Skipping 3. Change step
 combination of step and hop sequence 4. Waltz step
Sliding 5. Contraganza
 sideways movement in which the weight of the body 6. Mazurka
is shifted in the direction of the slide 7. Grapevine
Leaping 8. Heel + toe polka
 springing action while moving the body forward and 9. Hop step
landing on other foot
Galloping Folk dancing – traditional dance of a given people
 combination of a step and leap
Direction:
EVEN RHYTHM: “Diagonally Forward….”
 walk
 run
 jump
 hop
UNEVEN RHYTHM
 leap
 skip
 gallop
 slide

Accent
 emphasis on a certain beat
Rhythm
 regular recurrence of accented and unaccented beat
Contra formation
 ladies in a line formation facing men
Conga line
 dances stand one behind the other