Physical Education and Health
“Dance”
A-Z Dance Types
Argentine Tango
Ballet
Belly Dance
Break Dance
Cha Cha
Disco Dance
Electro Dance
Freestyle Dance
Flamenco
Gavotte
Harlem Shake (the real)
Hip Hop
Ica Dance
Jazz Dance
Krumping
Latin
Mambo
Modern Dance
Neon Dance
Pole Dance
Quickstep
Reggaeton
Robot Dance
Samba
Tango
Twerk
Vogue
Waltz
Zumba
What is dance?
• Is the movement of a body in a
rhythmic way
• Form of art of expressing emotions or
feelings freely
No music dance
• Pantomine
Dances with music:
• Contemporary dance
• Ballet
• Ballroom dance
2 types of dance:
1. Powerful Impulse – free style dance
2. Skillfully Choreographed –
competition comes in, choreographed,
synchronized
Importance of Dance:
1. Allows one to express themselves
2. Sense of unity is found within the
dance (2Cs: Cooperation and
Communication)
3. It gives mental and physical
relaxation to one’s health
4. Dancing provides physical, laughter
and fun
5. Dancing is a form of exercise
6. Dancers’ find motivation
Traditional dance (Folk and Ethnic)
Folk – dance of a certain country or nation
Ethnic – dance of a certain tribe or ethnic
group
Traditional dance
• Also known as Folk dance
• Doesn’t change over time
• Preserve and conserve cultures of the
Philippines
Examples of Fold dance:
1. Carinosa
• Affectionate, lovely and
friendly women
• Performed in a flirtatious
manner
• Essence: courtship between
two sweethearts
2. Maglalatik
• Mock war dance
• The price is coconut meat
3. Pndango sa Ilaw
• Spanish word: Fandango
• Characterized with lively
steps
• Originated in Mindoro
• Balancing skills
4. Tinikling
• Bamboo dance
• Imitates the tikling birds in a
grass field
5. Singkil
• Princess, prince and a servant
• Has bamboo poles
