True or False*Dance is always done to music.

*You need a partner to dance.*The first ballet dancers were men.

*To dance, you need special training and to be thin.

Dance and Movement

• What is the difference between everyday movements and dance?

• When does movement become dance?

• Movement becomes dance when the elements of dance (space, time, and force) are intentionally incorporated.

• AH-E-2.1.31, AH-M-2.1.33

Dance has 3 main purposes:

• ceremonial (religion, celebration, ritual),

• recreational (folk, social dancing, aerobic dance), and

• artistic (ballet, modern, narrative, tap, lyrical).

• AH-E-2.2.32

Culture and Dance

• Nearly all cultures incorporate dance in some way.

• Dance is a major component of many cultures.

• Dance is often used to communicate or celebrate.

Some more about dance and culture

• Cultures use dance in ways that are both social and personal.

• What are some examples of culture and dance you can think of? How do those cultures use dance?

• AH-E-2.2.33, A-HI-2.2.31, AH-M-2.2.32

Dance is also representative of time periods.

What time period do you think of whenyou hear:

*Charleston,*Virginia Reel,

*Swing,*Disco,

*Break dancing, or*Hip Hop?

How are the dances of these time periods related to the politics of the time?

AH-H-2.3.31, AH-H-2.3.311

All dance movements can be labeled as locomotor or

nonlocomotor.• LOCOMOTOR-movements that travel

• NONLOCOMOTOR-movements that do not change location

• AH-E-2.1.31

Dances are created by combining locomotor and nonlocomotor movements. A dance, like a

book, has a beginning, a middle, and an end.

AH-M-2.1.34

Dance is not only a combination of locomotor and nonlocomotor

movements, but also the essential elements of SPACE, TIME,

AND FORCE.

AH-E-2.1.31, AH-M-2.1.31

SPACE

• Pathways-curved lines, straight lines, zigzags, circles, figure-eights, and many more

• Shapes-large, small, rounded, and angular

• Levels-high, low, on the floor

• Direction-forward, backwards, diagonally, sideways

FORCE

• QUALITY-smooth, sharp, bound,

free, flowing

• ENERGY-weak, strong

• WEIGHT-heavy, light, suspended

collapsed

TIME• TEMPO-fast, slow, moderate

• DURATION-short, long

• BEAT-pulse of the music

Dance is often used to tell a story.

AH-M-2.2.31, AH-2.2.32, AH-E.2.1.31