DANCE FORMS

CREATIVE RHYTHM

• Creative Rhythms – provide a special

area in the rhythmic program where
creativity is the goal and functional
movement is secondary.
DIFFERENT TYPES OF CREATIVE RHYTHM
• A. Fundamental Motor Rhythms – creativity can be developed through problem-solving activities
involving the incorporation of various loco motor movements into varied patterns, changes in direction,
changes to other kinds of activities and the like.
B. Expressive Moments – Children can express moods and feelings and show their reaction to colors and
sounds by improvising dances, movements which demonstrate different aspects of force, and gestures
which depict different feelings.
C. Identification – there are endless sources of subjects for identification and interpretations with the child
in his own mind taking on the identity of a familiar character, creature, or object.
D. Dramatization
• Some ideas useful for dramatic rhythms are:
• Celebrating holidays like Christmas, Flores de Mayo, Dinagyang, etc
• Acting out stories which include fairies, firemen, teachers, acrobats, etc
• Interpreting familiar stories like Little Red Riding Hood, Puss in Boots, The Three Little Pigs, etc
E. Singing movement songs include action songs and singing games
• Hickory Dickory Dock
• Baa Baa Black Sheep
• Ten Little Indians
FOLKDANCE

• Folkdance is a cultural art form handed down from

generation to generation. It communicates the customs,
beliefs, rituals, and occupations of the people of a region
or country. It is as well as the traditional flavour and
characteristics of the people their feelings and sentiments.
CREATIVE DANCE

• Creative dance- is the highest form of dance for the

purpose of entertainment. It is the end product of
exploration and improvisation of movements as the
dancer or choreographer expresses his feelings or
emotions, ideas, and interpretations. This is a dance with
definite form, beginning and end. The principles of art are
all observed in the composition of the dance.
CLASSICAL BALLET
Classical Ballet- dance of supreme standards learned from academe. Originated from Italy
from the word “BAL-LO” meaning to dance and flourished in the royal court of France.
• Modern Dance – deviation from the principles of classical ballet. It is developed by
Isadora Duncan. She believed in the principle of naturalness and true expression of
the human body and soul.
• Contemporary dance- combination of ballet and modern dance forms like folk, ethnic
or tribal dance.
• Theatrical Dance – refers to dance perform in theatres or on stage to entertain
spectators.
• Ethnologic Dance – is a dance resulting from centuries of development within the
traditions of a particular ethnic group.
• Ballet – used to be a court dance that developed into a highly stylized theatre art
that is today.
• Modern Dance – is often concerned with the communication of emotions or
ideas through the medium of movement.
POPULAR DANCE

• Popular Dance - highly recognized as a

dance from in television and other dance
centres’ like discotech houses and social
gatherings.
SOCIAL BALLROOM DANCE
• Social Ballroom dance- the setting of this
dance is more for formal atmosphere re than
the simple and informal parties in which the
recreational dances are the usual form.
Popularly known as Dance Sports today.
CLASSICAL DANCE

• Classical Dance – is characterized

by grace and precision of
movement and by elaborate
formal gestures, steps, and poses.
PRESENTED BY:

•Saldo, Justine Marie E.

•Cuyno, Mary Joy T.
•Namia, Lester G.
•Santillan, Aiza Gwyn A.
•Gigantoca, Katrina Mae