PEH SA1 - Topic 1 & 2

Dance differs from athletics or other daily activities because it does not focus primarily on “aesthetic or even entertaining experience” (Myers, 2005)

• True

• False

Answer explanation

"Dance differs from athletics or other daily activities because it focuses primarily on “aesthetic or even entertaining experience” (Myers, 2005)"

People in this era performs dance in a way they hoped would appease the forces of nature or give them new powers of their own.

Dance became brutal and sensualized since the performers are slaves and captives from many nationalities, and it was used more often for gruesome purposes (Kraus, et. al., 1981)

• Renaissance

• Ancient Greeks

• Ancient Rome

• Catholic Church

"When done regularly, dancing is a good way to develop cardiovascular and muscular endurance, body composition (Malvar, 2007) as well as balance and flexibility (Fine, 1981; Keller, 2007; Childs, 2007)."

What benefit of dance and creative movement is this?

"Movements are explosive or sharp in contrast with sustained movements, They are accented with thrust of energy. They have a clear beginning and end."

What element of dance is this?

All are Elements of Dance except for:

• Timing

• Space

• Education

• Bodily shape

What are part of Six Qualities of Dance Energies?

• Sustained

• Vibratory

• Swinging

• Collapsing

• Slowmo

The element of ______ is important in this performance of dance team Kaba Modern. The dancers use a sharp, percussive attack and have pauses between movements that break the flow. Kaba Modern, like other hip hop groups, has a sense of weight. They bend their knees and frequently move to the floor.

Four reasons of dancing:

• To please the gods

• To please a lover

• To please others

• To please themselves or self-expression

• To build community within an ethnic group or social interaction

“A closer understanding of the lives of the people represented and to an appreciation of their respective folk cultures” (Duggan, Schlottman, Rutledge, 1948)"

What benefit of dance and creative movement is this?