Physical Fitness – refers to the ability of your Dancing – is a means of expressing one’s

body systems to work together efficiently to allow emotions through movement

you to be healthy and perform activities of daily
living. ELEMENTS OF DANCE
Body Composition- is the amount of muscle, Body- is the mobile figure or shape, felt by
fat, bone, cartilage, etc that makes up. dancers, seen by others.
Cardiovascular Endurance- is the ability of Action- any human movement included in the
your heart and lungs to work together to supply act of dancing
oxygen to the muscles during sustained physical
activity. (1st SPACE it includes)
Muscular strength- is the ability of a muscle or Space- area surrounding a person in which
muscle group to exert “force” against resistance. he/she is able to move
Flexibility- is the range of motion around a  Level- the vertical distance from
joint. the floor
Muscular endurance- is the ability of a muscle  Direction- where the body moves
or muscle group to repeatedly exert force over  Pathways- patterns we make as
time. we move through the air or across
Body composition- is the percentage of body the floor
weight that is made up of fat mass and fat-free  Focus- where the dancer’s eyes
mass. looks while dancing
 Size- how large or small
FITT movements
Frequency - how often you exercise
Intensity – how hard you exercise (2nd TIME)
Time – how long you exercise for Time- the duration of the movement
Type – what kind of exercise you do  Beat- the ongoing underlying pulse
Body mass index (BMI) – is a measure of body  Tempo- how fast or slow the
fat based on height and weight. movements
 Accents- strong beats that usually
Locomotor (LM) – refers to the movements that occur at regular intervals
are done from one place to another.  Rhythmic Pattern- patterns made
Non- Locomotor (NLM)- movements that are by arranging long and short or
sometimes called “axial movements”, it refers to strong and light movements
the movement of certain body without causing  Duration- the length of time the
the body to travel. movements last
Dance – refers to movement set to music where (3rd FORCE)
there emerges organization, structure and Energy- is about how the movements happens.
pattern. The word dancing came from an old FORCE= ENERGY
German word “danson” which means to “stretch”.  Heavy/Light
Essentially, all dancing is made up of stretching  Sharp/Smooth
and relaxing.  Tensed/Relaxed
  Bound/Flowing Arms: Both arms raised in a circle in front of
 Bound- releasing energy in a chest with the finger tips about an inch apart.
controlled manner 2nd position
 Flowing- releasing energy freely Feet: Feet apart sideward of about a pace
distance.
Arms: Both raised sideward with a graceful
CLASSIFICATIONS/GENRE curve at shoulder level.
Ballroom – is a partnership dance where 3rd position
couples, using step patterns, move rhythmically, Feet: Heel of one foot close to in-step of other
expressing the characteristics of music. There are foot.
2 categories ; (Smooth) Standard Style and Arms: One arm raised in front as in 2nd
(Rhythm) Latin Style. position; other arm raised upward.
Modern – rebellion on classical ballet 4th position
Tap- form of dance where dancers use their feet Feet: One foot in front of other foot of a pace
as percussive instruments. distance.
Jazz- combines all dance styles in a high Arms: One arm raised in front as in 1st
energetic dance that is without conventional position; other arm raised overhead.
boundaries.
Contemporary- embodies ballet, modern, jazz 5th position
and lyrical ballet Feet: Heel of front foot close to big toe of rear
Folkdance- The oldest form of dance and the foot.
earliest form of communication. The traditional Arms: Both arms raised overhead.
dance of a given country which evolved naturally
Hiphop- is an edgy, raw and intense urban dance DANCE TERMINOLOGIES
style also known as Street Dance.(The origin of Genre – a category of artistic composition, as
popping, locking and crimping). inmusic or literature, characterized by similarities
Lyrical- It is dynamic while simultaneously in form, style, or subject matter.
subtle, and focuses on conveying Style – a manner of doing something
Ballet – the most difficult Ballroom- is a set of partner dances, which are
Cultural – the most important of them all enjoyed both socially and competitively around
because they symbolize the importance of the world.
expression through dance. Ballet – an artistic dance form performed to
Festival – are cultural dances performed to the music using precise and highly formalized set
strong beats of percussion instruments by a steps and gestures.
community of people sharing the same culture Folkdance- popular dance, considered as part
usually done in honor of a Patron Saint. thet radition or custom of a particular people.
Hiphop- a style of popular music of US black and
FUNDAMENTAL DANCE POSITIONS Hispanic origin, featuring rap with an electronic
1st position backing
Feet: Heels close together, toes apart with an
angle of about 45 degrees.
Lyrical- dance style that embodies various
aspects of ballet, jazz, acrobatics and modern
dance.
Contemporary- dance form that is matched to
the rythms and techniques of jazz music,
developed by American blacks in the early part of
the 20thcentury
Modern- free, expressive style of dancing started
in the early 20th century as a reaction to classical
ballet