GOOD
AFTERNOON
STUDENTS
How far do you know of this dance moves? Identify if the picture illustrationof a
dance move is (A.) Hip-Hop or (B.) Cheerdance. Count the number of correct
response
Lesson 7
Hiphop
Brief History
The word hip-hop was derived from the word “hep”, an African-American
vernacular English language since 1904 which means “current”. It was
apparently invented by a New York rapper Kevin Donovan, (known as
Afrika Bambaataa), who was dubbed as the Grandfather of Hip-hop. The
dancing style of Hip-Hop developed from the music style that was first
introduced during the 1970s in New York City among young Hispanic and
AfricanAmerican communities and was made popular in the 1980s by
media’s exposure of several hip-hop dance groups in America. These group
of young people were looking for a creative outlet to vent their frustrations
and disappointments with society. It started with funky beats reverberating
at house or basement parties and the streets of New York.
Brief History
Hip-hop evolved as a street dance which was a cultural dance variation in the
United States and is generally a form of entertainment where technical and
teachable dance aspects replaced the cultural symbolism and message of the true
essence of African-American hip-hop dance. The word street dance arrived in the
Philippines from the United States during the 1980s but only gained unparalleled
popularity during the 1990s. There are various street dance battles held locally
across the country as well as hip-hop dance competitions internationally. The first
Philippine Team who won the World Hip Hop Dance Championships is the
Philippine All Stars. One of the pioneers of street dance in the Philippines is
Jungee Marcelo. Marcelo started the first formal street dance class in the
Philippines after arriving from US in 1991. After almost 11 years of living in a
community dominated by African-Americans in Los Angeles, he brought with him
his knowledge of urban dance in the country.
Nature and Characteristics:
The movement of hip-hop dance contains an assertive angularity of
body posture and an insistent virtuosic rhythmicity.
It is freestyle in nature and maybe practiced in either a dance studio or in
an open space outdoor.
It consists of four fundamental characteristics such as rapping (MCing);
Disc jockeying (DJing); Break dancing (B-boying); and Graffiti Art (Aerosol
Art).
Can also be described by elements such as bounce or recoil, tightening of
the body, agility and coordination, and fun.
It has several styles that comprise two main categories, the Old school
(breaking, popping, and locking) and the New school (house, krumping,
street jazz).
“Great dancers are not
great because of their
technique, they are great
because of their passion.”
— Martha Graham
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Lesson 8
Cheer
Dance
Brief History
Cheer dance is a physical activity with a combination of different
dance genre and gymnastics skills such as tumbling, pyramids, tosses
and stunts. The routines usually range anywhere from one to three
minutes and they are done to direct spectators to cheer for sports
teams or participate in cheer dance competition. Cheer dance is
relatively new in the field of sports and dance as it has only emerged
during the 1990s as part of the cheerleading events.
Brief History
Cheerleading history is linked closely to the United States history of
sports, its sporting venues, as well as the historical development of
over-all crowd participation at many athletic events. However, its
origins can be traced as far back as the late 19th century where in
1860s, students from Great Britain
began to cheer and chant in unison for their favorite athletes at
sporting events. This event eventually reached and influenced
America. Cheerleading for the first 25 years was an all-male activity.
It was only during the 1920s when women
cheerleaders participated in cheerleading.
Nature and Characteristics:
As a dance technique, some squad prefer contemporary dance
techniques, while others incorporate several techniques such as jazz,
hip-hop, modern dance, contemporary ballet and ethnic of
folk.Emphasis is on the placement, sharpness and synchronicity of
the movements.
There must be cheers which are coordination of organized words
and movements relating to an athletic event. These are used during a
sport event when play has been stopped on the field or court.
Cheer motions are also used to lead the crowd and emphasize
words for crowd response. These are made up of hand, arm, and
body positions.
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Matching Type. Match Column A with Column B. Select the letter
of your choice.
Column A Column B
1. House Dance a. Hip-hop
2. Candlestick b. Cheer dance
3. Popping
4. L Motion
5. Jazz Hands
Column A Column B
6. Jogging Forward a. Locomotor
7. Forward Roll b. Non-Locomotor
8. Cartwheel
9. Backward Roll
10. House Dance
ACTIVITY 1.4
Pick a dance regarding hip hop and cheer dance.Try to dance it
for 1 minute, then answer the questions below.
1. What does the result tell you?
2. How do you feel about the result?
3. Do you consider yourself as an active or inactive person?
Why?
4. Which of the movements you find it difficult to perform? Why?
5. Which of the movements you find it easy to perform? Why?
ACTIVITY 1.5
Research on the History of
Cheer Dance here in the
Philippines.
Make your research as an
infographic with pictures and at
least 10 sentences.
