Physical Education and Health

Dance comes from the German word ''damson'' which means

• to entertain or to please others

• to please themselves

• to dance for fun

• to stretch or to drag

Started from elaborate pageants and shows in the 16th Century. It was often used as a court entertainment.

• Merengue Dancing

• Hip Hop dancing

• Masque Dancing

• Ballroom Dancing

It involves smooth and flexible movements. Lots of back bending and tricks.

• Hip Hop Dancing

• Jazz and Acro

• Ballroom Dancing

• Tap Dancing

This type of dance includes breaking, popping, locking and more.

• Merengue Dancing

• Ballroom Dancing

• Hip Hop Dancing

• Jazz and Acro

This style of dance evolved from courtroom dancing which lasted from 1795 to 1925.

• Tap Dancing

• Classical Persian Dancing

• Ballroom Dancing

• Merengue Dancing

It is a Caribbean dance style that involved partners holding each other in a tango-like position.

• Ballroom Dancing

• Merengue Dancing

• Tap Dancing

• Classical Persian Dancing

It refers to how the entire body is modified in space or the configuration of the body parts.

• Timing

• Space

• Bodily Shapes

• Dance Energies

Movements of two sides of the body do not match or completely different from each other.

(a)  

When a sequence of movement or group of phrases is done in varying tempos, they generate rhythmic patterns.

• Space

• Timing

• Bodily Shapes

• Dance Energies

A force can either initiate or stop an action.

(a)