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Dance
It is defined as an inner impulse of man to rhythm or music
expressing his feeling of joy, moods, sentiments or any human
experience.
4. Dance Education
This refers to an educational process whereby the central process is
the learning and studying the dance as the medium to understand
one’s self society and culture.
5. Classical Dance
Dance with standardized rules and restriction. It can be religious
related dances or court and royal entertainment form.
6. Classical Ballet
A dance of supreme standards learned from an academe. This
originated from Italy from the word Bal-lo meaning to dance
flourished in the royal court of France.
9. Modern Dance
A deviation from the principles of classical ballet developed by
Isadora Duncan. She believed in the principles of naturalness and
The expression of the human body and soul.
8. Contemporary Dance
This is a combination of ballet and modern dance
whereby it
uses the varied medium of other dance forms like folks,
ethnic, jazz or tribal dance.
7. Popular Dance
This is highly recognized as a dance form in television and
other dance centers like discotheque houses and social
gatherings.
10. Folk Dance
The term implies the traditional flavors and
characteristics of
the people, their feeling and sentiments. It is also referred
sometimes as traditional dance.
Example:
Latin American dance
(cha-cha, mambo, rumba, jive, samba and paso doble)
Standard dance
(tango, waltz, foxtrot and quick step)
13. National Dances- are traditional dances throughout
the Philippines with common basic movement or
pattern but with slight variation.
Ex: Cariñosa Pandango Balitaw
Kuratsa Rigodon Surtido
22. Game Dances- are dances that have some play elements
and are for recreational purposes.
Ex: Pabo Lubi-lubi Sinenalan Gayong-gayong