INTRO TO DANCE Mrs. Opresko Period 8

SYLLABUS  DRESS OUT  DON’T BE LATE  RESPECT EVERYONE  PARTICIPATE  GIVE 100% EFFORT  HAVE FUN

TOTAL DAILY POINTS  This is a P.E. class that Dances as its main activity We will do fitness activities everyday  300 POINTS TO START Deductions are 5-10 pts each Behavior, Sportsmanship, Cooperation, participation, dressing, effort, engagement Tardies- DON’T BE LATE Unexcused Absences CANNOT BE MADE UP Excused absences (3 allowed w/o punishment) 40min running Prior arrangements and P.E. Make up Sheet turned in Within 2 weeks

 To be excused from ANY PARTICIPATION  NO PARENT NOTES  Teacher’s choice : 2pg written assignment, modified Participation or normal P.E. Make up Policy DOCTOR’S NOTES

 No make ups for Non Dresses  SHOES: laces, closed toe We will be running outside Socks  White or Grey T-shirt  SHORTS, SWEATS, Yoga Pants (mid-quad length or longer) DRESSING  USE YOUR LOCKER  LOCK YOUR LOCKER  Get to the locker room ON TIME  Don’t share your locker with other people

FITNESS GRAM  3 times per semester  Will train for it every class period before dance  YES, you do have to run the MILE.

 $15 participation fee to PRHS  Lots of projects and presentations  Written assignments  Line, Western, Multicultural, Swing, Ballroom, Historical, Social DANCE

INTRO TO DANCE  “Patterned and rhythmic body movements, usually performed to music, that serve as a form of communication or expression.” –”Dance,” Microsoft Encarta Online Encyclopedia 2006 Art, Music, or Recreation Express emotion, mood or ideas Tell a story Serve religious, political, economic or social needs

ELEMENTS OF DANCE  Space Floor patterns, shapes made with the body  Time Tempo, length of dance, rhythmic variations  Body weight Graceful and light or heavy and rough  Energy Flow Tense, restrained, free flowing

TYPES OF DANCE Participation Presentation  No spectators necessary  Repetitive and easy to learn  Work Japanese rice-planting dances  Religious  Recreational, social, popular School dances  For an audience  Difficult and require specialized training  Considered art  Royal court  Ceremonial  Theaters

TYPES OF DANCE Participation Presentation

A BRIEF HISTORY  Belief that dance evolved along with our species Animals participate in dance-like movements  Prehistoric cave-paintings

 Ancient Civilizations Dances for agriculture and religious festivals Greeks included dancing in much of society, including military Greek Warrior dance Romans developed pantomime  Christian Church in Middle Ages disapprove of dancing Encouraged dancing as entertainment  Ballet originated in Italian and French courts during Renaissance Mostly professional Modern Dance originated mostly from ballet

 Folk Dance is traditional and performed by members of a community Dances originated by agricultural people for secular and sometimes ritual purposes. Usually group forms that are passed through generations  Popular or Social Dance purely recreational Usually group or Couples dances Easy to learn Popular for a short time (fads)

 Theatrical Dance Musicals fueled by growth of ballet, modern dance and 20 th century social dances Actors made famous for their dancing abilities Swing Time (1936), Oklahoma! (1943), West Side Story (1957)

 Asian Classical Dance represents intertwining of drama, music and dance. Symbolic gestures, masks, elaborate costumes, and make-up Based on mythology, historical events and legend Kabuki, 17 th century Japan, opera-like Peking Opera, 19 th century China, includes acrobatics  African dances often connected with masked-dance societies whose members imitate or are possessed by spirits, or used dances as rites of passage.  Oceania dances are often associated with storytelling or poetry Hula  Native Americans performed dance rituals for group purposes and private Purposes. Rain dance, Vision Quests