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CONTEMPORARY
DANCE
DANC
E
1. ART
• Tells a story, a set
of moods and
expresses an
emotion.
2. RECREATION
DANCE
Types of
Dances
TYPES OF
DANCES
1. FOLK 2. BALLROOM 3. THEATRICAL
DANCE/ETHNIC DANCE DANCES DANCES
- Social dances that - Dances of public - Performed for the
portray the beliefs, entertainment, usually entertainment of the
interests, habits, customs performed in pairs in audience in a theater.
and practices of the ballrooms, nightclubs,
native. auditoriums or in
public places.
EXAMPLES OF TYPES OF
DANCES
1. FOLK 2. BALLROOM 3. THEATRICAL
DANCE/ETHNIC DANCES DANCES
DANCE - foxtrot - Ballet
- Maranao and - cha cha - Modern dance
Tausug dances - boogie - Musical comedy
- Dances from - tango dance
Mindanao - rhumba - Tap dance
- waltz
There is always
movement in a dance.
But not all movements
signify a dance.
1 What is Contemporary Dance?
Contemporary Dance
■A performing art that involves rhythmic
body movement within a given space,
choreographed based on musical beat.
■Performed either in front of an
audience or by everyone on a dance
floor
DANC
E
Elements
Elements of
Dance
1. Theme
2. Design
3. Movement
4. Technique
5. Music
6. Costume and body paraphernalia
7. Choreography
8. Scenery
Elements of Contemporary Dance
■Theme – most basic element of a dance.
It conveys the message of a dance.
■Design – pattern of movement in time
and space.
■Movement – the bodily actions of the
dancer that include his steps
Elements of Contemporary Dance
■Technique – the skill of movement
executed by the dancer
■Music – the auditory background to
which a dancer moves
■Costume & body paraphernalia
–
properties worn by the dancer that help
reflect the message, customs and beliefs
Elements of Contemporary Dance
■Choreography – the figures and steps
in dancing that enable the dancers to
perform in an organized manner
■Scenery – the background or setting
where the dance is performed to make it
more realistic and enriching.
Notable figures in Philippine
Dance
ALICE
REYES
■NationalArtist
for Dance (1970)
■“The Mother of
Contemporary Dance
Notable figures in Philippine
Dance
LISA MACUJA-ELIZALDE
■Founded Ballet Manila
in 1995 with Osias
Barroso (her dancing
partner)
■“bringing ballet to the
people, bringing
people to ballet”
Notable figures in Philippine
Dance
DOUGLAS NIERRAS
■Founder and resident
choreographer of
Powerdance
■“making dance more
accessible to a
greater number of
audiences”
Notable figures in Philippine
Dance
NORBERT DELA CRUZ III
■ Graduated from Juilliard
School in New York City
■ Danced as a soloist with
the Metropolitan Opera
House and in other
dance companies in
Europe
Traditional Folk Dances
in the Philippines
Itik-Itik Dance
originated in the province of Surigao in
Mindanao
dance steps imitate the movements of
ducks among rice paddies and
swamplands, such as flying, choppy
steps and the way it splashes water on
its back to attract a mate
Tinikling
originated from Leyte during the Spanish
colonial era
imitate the movement of tikling bird as it
walks around through tall grass and
between tree branches
performed using bamboo poles
composed of three basic steps which
include singles, doubles, and hops
Tinikling
looks similar to playing jump rope,
performing the steps around and
between the bamboo poles
Sayaw sa Bangko
originates from Pangasinan
perfomers dance on top of a narrow
bench that is normally six inches wide,
inching and hopping from one end to
another
Binasuan
originated in Bayambang Pangasinan
dancers carefully balance three half-filled
glasses of rice wine on their hands and
hands as they gracefully spin and roll on
the ground.
performed at festive social gatherings
like weddings and birthdays
Pandanggo sa Ilaw
Originated in Lubang Island in Mindoro
similar to Spanish Fandango
the phrase sa ilaw is Tagalog for “in
light” and it refers to the three lamps that
a dancer has to balance-one on the head
and one on the back each hand
the oil is called tinghoy
Maglalatik
also known as magbabao
a mock-war dance that depicts a fight over coconut
meat, a highly-prized food
performed the dance by hitting one coconut shell
with the other
men of the dance wear coconut shell as part of
their costumes, and they slap them in rhythm with
the music
Danced in religious procession during the fiesta of
Binan as an offering to San Isidro labrador
Kuratsa
originated in Visayas Region
described as a dance of courtship and
is often performed at weddings and
other social occassions
Kappa Malong-malong
Muslim- influenced dance
shows the many ways malong can be
worn
malong-tubular garment
