1. AGENDA – Dance Forms and Purposes
To Get:
Handout pages and the reading from the front table.
To Do:
Opener – complete on the back of page 49
Dance Notes Day 2
Choreographic Forms
Purposes
Dance Viewing Guide

2. (put on the back of page 49)
Opener
(put on the back of page 49)
Name the three elements of dance.
In the following clip choose the most important element of dance for this performance and describe two aspects of this element for the dance seen.

3. Choreography
Choreography is when the elements of dance are used to create visual compositions that use movement.
Old lesson plan- students watched “Choreography” clip from White Christmas

4. Principles of Composition
Remember how the definition of dance talked about the principles of composition?
They are:
BEGINNING
MIDDLE
END
Dances become artistic when they include the principles of composition.

5. Compositional Forms
AB: two-part structure; made up of two different sections which may or may not be repeated
Wade Robson – Ramalama
ABA: three-part structure; three-part dance compositional form where the first and third parts are the same and the second is different
Mia Michaels – Look Into My Eyes

6. Compositional Forms
Call and Response: One soloist or group performs, with the second soloist/group answering or moving in “response,”
often associated with African music and dance
Fred and Ginger- “Isn’t it a Lovely Day” from Top Hat
Narrative: Structure that follows a specific story line to convey information through a dance
Kayla & Kupono - Gravity
Fred and Ginger- “Isn’t it a Lovely Day” from Top Hat

7. Types of Dancing Performance: Participation: requires an audience
anyone can participate

8. Purposes of Dance Ceremonial:
dances created or performed for rituals or celebrations
e.g., dances of Native Americans and West Africans to celebrate life events such as harvest, ritual dances associated with worship

9. Purposes of Dance Artistic Expression:
dance created with the intent to express or communicate emotion, feelings, ideas
e.g., ballet, tap dance, modern dance, dance created and performed in a concert and/or theatrical setting for an audience

10. Purposes of Dance Recreational:
dancing for entertainment, to support recreational activities
e.g., ballroom, line dancing, aerobic dance, dance as a hobby

11. Purposes of Dance Application
Objective:
To demonstrate your knowledge of the purposes of dance by analyzing real life examples
Assignment:
Read the handout provided. For each dance described, complete the chart below your purposes notes.
Note: The costumes must have color.
Requirements:
The entire chart must be completed with color where appropriate
Time allotted: 15 minutes

12. Exit Slip “The length of time a movement lasts”
duration b. phrase c. time d. movement
2) “The degree of muscular tension and use of energy while moving.”
alignment b. force c. weight d. tension
3) “The relationship of one movement or part of a movement to another.”
a) narrative b) time c) force d) theme
4) These movements usually travel in pathways through space across the floor or in the air.
non-locomotor movements b) force
c) locomotor movements d) action
5) In 4/4 time, draw the note that gets one beat. Also, how many counts does a whole note get?