It refers to movement set to music where there emerges organization, structure and pattern. It is a composition that implies arrangement of parts into a form.

Are the physical manifestations of the mental and emotional response of the individual to rhythm.

It is a means of expressing one’s emotions through movement disciplined by rhythm. It is an act of moving rhythmically and expressively to an accompaniment.

It is the regular recurrence of accented and unaccented beats.

The rate of speed of a movement.

The emphasis on certain beats.

The lowness or highness of a tone.

The underlying pulse of a rhythm.

It is the variation of stress of movement.

It is the regular recurrence of beats which divides a musical design into measure.

When measures are grouped together.

In music a vertical line across a staff dividing it into equal measures of time is called...

It is the pulse beat, a time limit.

It refers to a note or set of notes with or without rest used for a certain dance step.

It is a printed symbol of a musical tone.

It is a group of pulse beats.

It is the line of movement taken which maybe forward, backward, sideward, diagonal, upward, or a combination of those mentioned.

It is the movement through space that may be done at a high, low, or medium level.

It refers to the area covered as the body moves. It maybe small as when the movement is done in one’s place; or large when movement covers a wide area as when getting away from one’s place.

It is a social gathering with the more formal atmosphere than the simple and informal parties in which the recreational dances are the usual forms.

Are sometimes called fundamental rhythms or natural dances. A creative rhythm is an end product of exploration and improvisation of movements as children learn to move the parts of their body and to use them as instruments of expression.

The path or design that is made while moving in space is what is termed as floor pattern. It may take a form of a circle, square, straight line or zigzag.

Is a cultural art form handed down from generation to generations. It communicates the customs, beliefs, rituals, and occupations of the people of a region or country.

Includes dance mixers, square dance round and couple dances. Many of these dances have simple patterns and combinations of walking steps, polka step and the waltz step. The setting is usually informal gatherings and parties, reunions etc.

Are those in which various parts of the body move in space with a fixed base. The base may be standing, kneeling, sitting or lying.

Are those that move the body in space in any direction with the feet as a the moving base.

Turning, twisting or circling

Bending or shortening of a body part occurring at a joint.

Swinging/ swaying arms forward, backward or sideward.

Shaking and beating.

Striking and hitting: pushing and pulling.

A slow, smooth flowing movement with a balance of movement throughout the entire series.

A sharp movement followed by a series of slow or prolonged movements until a peak is reached.

Are traditional dances of a country which were evolved naturally and spontaneously in connection with everyday activities and experiences of the people who developed them.