Moodle Course Guide

QUARTER 3

PHYSICAL EDUCATION
THE WALTZ
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In this lesson, you will be given opportunity to learn and master the basics of
the waltz. Bear in mind there are more to a dance than dancing itself. After
mastering the basics, you can already come up with your own combinations.
Besides, as you continue dancing, your fitness will also continue improving.

Content Standard

The learner demonstrates understanding of lifestyle and weight management to

promote community fitness.

Performance Standard
The learner maintains an active lifestyle to influence the physical activity participation
of the community.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this module, the learner is expected to …

1. Undertakes physical activity and physical fitness assessments.

2. Execute the skills involved in the dance.
3. Describes the nature and background of the dance.
4. Executes the skills involved in the dance.

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GENERAL DIRECTIONS:

1. This topic consists of two lessons: (1) Physical Fitness Test and (2) Basketball
Officiating and Common Injuries. Each lessons have four (4) Learning Tasks.

2. Try to answer all questions. In general, if you have some knowledge about a
question, it is better to try to answer it. You will not be penalized for guessing.

3. In the multiple choice question/quiz with four answer choices, read each question
and answer choice carefully and choose the ONE best answer.

4. You may type in your answers using a separate Microsoft Word file or
handwritten.

Note:

 If handwritten, take pictures of your answer sheets and make sure that the
images are clear and readable.

 Write heading of each learning task. (e.g Learning Task 1.1: Subject and
Theme)

5. In uploading or submission of video, you can ask your teacher where to upload
and sizes of video to be uploaded.

6. Once done answering, upload the files on the submission tab found on Course

MOST ESSENTIA L LEARN ING EXPECTED OUTPUTS

COMPE TENC Y
1. Undertakes physical activity and  Learning Task 1: What I Know?
physical fitness assessments.  Learning Task 2: Let’s Dance
(PE9PF-IIIa-h-23) “WALTZ”
2. Execute the skills involved in the  Lear ning Task 3: Quiz
dance. (PE9RD-lllb-h-4)

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PE 9 Learning Resource 1.1: Stretching Exercises In

this activity, your body need to be warmed-up properly.

DO THIS STRETCHING EXERCISES BEFORE DOING ANY DANCE ACTIVITY

Follow the video below:

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PE 9 Learning Task 1.1: What I Know?

DIRECTION: Before we go to the basic of the dance, let us assess your idea about
the dance. Write your answer on the sheet of pad paper.

1. Where does Waltz developed?

Select one:
USA
BRAZIL
Germany

SPAIN

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2. He helped Waltz became popular by his work.

Select one:
George Frideric Handel
Perez Prado
Johann Sebastian

Johann Strauss

3. What is the time signature of Waltz?

Select one:
2/4
4/4
2/3

3/4

4. The dance was born as an Austro-German folk dance and known as the
__________.
Select one:
Islander
Landler
Lander

Islandler

5. It was considered as the ______________.

Select one:

Backbone dance
Rise and Fall dance
Box dance

Step dance

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6. The Waltz is a smooth dance that travels around the line of dance.
Select one:

True

False

7. You can start waltzing very quickly by just learning the simple rise and fall
step.
Select one:
True

False

8. Waltz is comprised of fast, round, complex movements.

Select one:
True

False

9. Dancers should move their shoulders smoothly, parallel with the floor instead
of up and down.
Select one:
True

False

10. Waltz is considered as the “mother of present day dances”.

Select one:
True

False

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PE 9 Learning Resource 1.2: THE WALTZ

HISTORY OF THE WALTZ

“The sounds of Pyotr Tchaikovsky's “Waltz of the Flowers” have become a holiday
standard, but this family favorite began as a dance of rebellion, embraced by teens
and sneered at by parents. When the dance first whirled through the ballrooms of
Vienna, it caused an outrage and marked a decisive shift in European social
customs.”
“The dance’s origins are probably humble. Its name comes from walzen— “to turn” in
German—and may have developed out of the folk music of Austria’s western Tyrol
region, by the late 1700s the waltz spread throughout Europe. The dance craze was
particularly popular among young people from the wealthy middle classes, the
perfect expression of a new, confident bourgeoisie, who were discarding the
aristocratic customs of their elders.

WALTZ CHARACTERISTICS
The Waltz is a smooth dance that travels around the line of dance.
Characterized by its “rise and fall” action, the Waltz includes a step, slide, and step
3/4 time. Dancers should move their shoulders smoothly, parallel with the floor
instead of up and down. Dancer must strive to lengthen each step. On the first beat
of the music, a step is taken forward on the hell, then onto the ball of the foot with a
gradual rise to the toes, continuing to the second and third beats of the music. At the
end of the third beat, the heel is lowered to the floor to the starting position.

BASIC STEPS OF WALTZ

For you to achieve a graceful movement in doing the Waltz, you must
first practice the basic hold. The couple dance position in Waltz is called the
Close Hold. Follow the instructions below:

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Closed Position.The Waltz is danced in

Closed Position. The boy should place
his right hand slightly beneath the girl’s
left shoulder blade with his right arm
held at a 90-degree angle to his body.
His left arm should be raised so that the
girl’s hand can rest lightly on it and
should be held at her eye level. The girl,
in turn, should rest her left hand
comfortably on the boy’s right shoulder, providing pressure with her fingers
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and thumb to better “follow” her partner’s lead. For better balance, the girl
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should look over the boy’s right shoulder. This also create an elegant and
poised dance position.
After learning the basic hold, practice and execute the basic step
pattern of Waltz. Follow the instructions below and take note that the
instructions herewith are for the boy; the girl does the opposite.
a. Step left foot forward, heel first then flat …………………………………… count 1
b. Step right sideward, toe ………………………………………………………count 2
c. Step left foot close to right foot toe then lower ……………………………. count 3
to heel flat at the end of count 3
Try to master this basic step pattern.

Practice these variations of Waltz.

Legend: R – Right, L – Left, ct – count

1. Forward Half Square Waltz – Closed Position for Boys

Start and Finish

a. Step L forward; use heel then flat (ct. 1).

b. Follow through with the R and step to R side, footwork is toe (ct. 2).
c. Close L to R, transferring weight, footwork is toe and lower at the end
of count 3 (ct. 3).
d. Step R forward (ct. 1).
e. Follow through with the L and step to L side (ct. 2).
f. Close R foot to L foot, transferring weight (ct. 3).

Backward Half Square Waltz – Closed Position for Girls

Start and Finish

a. Step backward on R, footwork is toe, flat (ct. 1).

b. Follow through with the L and step to the L side; footwork is toe (ct. 2).

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c. Close R against L, transferring weight; footwork is toe then lower on

heel at the end of count 3 (ct. 3).
d. Step L backward (ct. 1).
e. Follow through with the R and step to R side (ct., 2).
f. Close L foot against R, transferring weight (ct. 3)

2. Left Turn
a. Step L foot slightly diagonal, start turning to the left (ct. 1).
b. Step R foot sideward (ct. 2).

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c. Close L foot to right foot (ct. 3), 3/8 of a turn to the left from steps a-c.
d. Step R foot slightly diagonal backward; start turning to the left (ct. 1).
e. Step L foot sideward (ct. 2).
f. Close R foot to left foot (ct. 3), 3/8 of a turn to the left from steps d-f.
3. Box Step
a. Step L foot forward; footwork is heel, flat (ct. 1).
b. Step R foot sideward; footwork is toe (ct. 2).
c. Close L foot to R foot; footwork is toe then lower to heel flat at the end
of count 3 (ct. 3).
d. Step R foot backward; footwork is toe flat (ct. 1).
e. Step L foot sideward; footwork is toe (ct. 2).

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f. Close R foot to the L foot; footwork is toe then lower on heel flat at the
end of count 3 (ct. 3).
For Boys For Girls

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PE 9 Learning Task 1.2: LET’S DANCE

You will need:

·         Video Camera

·         Speaker/Music 

Objective:

Properly execute the basic steps of Waltz. 

 Direction:

Listen to the music “You Look So Good In Love” by George Strait or “PERFECT” by Ed
Sheran. Make your own video using any of these music’s to present the following:

1. BOX Step 12cts.

2. Under Arm Turn 6cts.

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3. Progressive Waltz Step 12cts.

4. Hesitation Step 12cts.
5. Do the number 1 to 4 continuously until the song ended.

 Submit your video by uploading on site upon the instruction of your teacher.

Rubric for Assessment:

PO I N T CRITERIA
Ma s te ry & P ro fi c i e n c y & Dance
C re a t i vi t y Fitness Etiquette
Exhibits
Display high level Show impressive level
outstanding
of mastery & o f p r o fi c i e n c y i n t h e
dance etiquette
creativity as seen execution of steps &
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in routine dance combinations
O u ts t a n di n g and after the
construction, displaying excellent
performance of
grooming & looks health-related fi t n e s s
the dance
independently level
routine
Exhibits very
Show high level of
Display mastery & satisfactory
p r o fi c i e n c y in the
creativity as seen dance etiquette
execution of steps &
9 in routine before, during
dance combinations
Ve ry S a ti s f a c to ry construction, and after the
displaying excellent
grooming & looks performance of
health-related fi t n e s s
independently the dance
level
routine
8 Display high level Show medium level of Exhibits
of mastery & p r o fi c i e n c y in the satisfactory
S a ti s f a c to ry creativity as seen execution of steps & dance etiquette
in routine dance combinations before, during
construction, displaying excellent and after the
grooming & looks health-related fi t n e s s performance of

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but w/ little the dance

level
intervention. routine
Display low level
Exhibits
of mastery & Show low level of
improving
creativity as seen p r o fi c i e n c y in the
7 in routine execution of steps &
dance etiquette
before, during
Ne ed s construction, dance combinations
and after the
grooming & looks displaying excellent
I mp ro ve me n t performance of
but w/ great health-related fi t n e s s
the dance
amount of level
routine
intervention.

PE 9 Learning Task 1.3: Quiz

Test yourself. For each question choose one of the multiple answers then write your
answer on separate sheet of pad paper.

1. What type of dance is the Waltz often referred to? 

Select one:

Contemporary Dance

Ballroom Dance

Hip Hop dance

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Modern Dance

2. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Select one:
The waltz evolved from folk dances in Germany

During World War, waltz dance routine become much more relaxed.

All statements are True.

The waltz dance considered as court dance in Australia.

3. What does the word "waltz" mean?

Select one:
Float, twirl and lift
Rotate, elegance
Roll, turn or glide

Close up and down

4. Who was the interviewer and director of "The Last Waltz"?

Select one:
John Hughes
Steven Speilberg
Oliver Stone

Martin Scorsese
5. How many beats are there in a bar of a waltz?

Select one:
2
8
5

6. What is the term for the position of the dancers during a waltz?

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Select one:
Closed
Open
Group

Provocative
7. What was the original version of waltz?

Select one:
Vienna Waltz
International Waltz
Polish Waltz

American Waltz

8. Where would you most likely see waltz?

Select one:
at a wedding
at an aquarium
at a spelling bee

at a baseball game

9. Who created the waltz dance?

Select one:
People of Vienna

People of America

People of London

People of Sydney

10. Which of the following best describes the time of the waltz?

Select one:
Triple
Half
Four - Four

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Five - Eights

REFERENCES

Book:

Doria, Jose P. etal, 2014, Physical Education and Health Learner’s Manual
1st edition). Department of Education

Soaring with MAPEH Grade 9 K-12

Website:

http://www.dancefacts.net/dance-history/waltz-history/

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 https://www.nationalgeographic.com.au/history/the-elegant-waltz-was-once-
viennas-forbidden-dance.aspx

 https://www.pecentral.org/lessonideas/ViewLesson.asp?ID=9863#.XrUv52gzagD

 https://www.schooltube.com/media/1_h6or4rwd

 https://www.centralhome.com/ballroomcountry/waltz_steps-1.htm

https://www.dancing4beginners.com/waltz/

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