DANCE

DANCE

ELEMENTS OF DANCE

• They are the BEST!• B is for Body• E is for Energy• S is for Space• T is for Time

ELEMENTS OF DANCE

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIKVEmlbSO8

BODY

Body PartsBody ShapesBody Relationships

BODY

Body Parts focus?Body shapes?Body Relationships?

ENERGYThe force of an action

Physical and Emotional

Attack, Weight, Flow

THE ENERGY IS WHAT?

SPACEPlaceDirectionsSizeLevelsPathwaysFocus

TIME

TempoRhythm

WATCH AND TRY TO FIND THE ELEMENTS OF DANCE!

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eku6HSN613M

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-H-FEjweQU

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gejiomXptLg

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDsDjP5Pm-w

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7Bnkx9E7EQ

WHY DO PEOPLE DANCE?

• Emotional expression-- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s67Yc_ozOgA (Lost a relative to cancer)

• Social interaction-- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrqmmtaSTPM (Cupid shuffle)

• Religious or spiritual-- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_Cf-ZxDfZA (Medieval Dervish dance)

• Exercise-- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qa2IWYs3ags (Zumba)

• Performance/Competition-- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1USr4A0eUq8 (Duet)

• Tell a story-- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvQBUccxBr4 (Shadow Dance)

STYLES OF DANCE

• Too many to count

• Styles continue to develop today

• These are some of the main styles you will see:

Ballet http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbPUX8cWmeU

Jazz http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiJ5WAbF5uo

Modern http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieMO1Z0UhGQ

Ballroom http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1o31fsZxCc

Tap http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-lSCJs5ams

Hip-Hop http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ihx1BO7_Jvc

Broadway http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EADO7DbyqoU

Cultural http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFgBhMVgLtg

Improvisation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gi4hBL0TkFs

Creative Movement http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jyp9qoRBfh0

ASSIGNMENT• Research Project

• You will design a poster and present information about a country and its styles/culture/heritage of dance

• Countries/Continents:• Africa

• Russia

• China

• USA

• South America

• Mexico

• Ireland

• Italy

• France

• Spain

Presentations Postponed:

THURSDAY