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DANCE
Quarter 1-Module 1
BASIC CONCEPTS OF DANCE

COMPILED AND REPACKAGED BY:

APPLE GRACE A. SAPADEN
Teacher I

Schools Division of the City of Batac

For classroom use only.

DANCE– Grade 7
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 1 – Module 1: Definition of Dance
First Edition, 2020

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 Introductory Message

This module was collaboratively compiled, repackaged and by educators

of the Department of Education Schools Division of the City of Batac to assist
learners and teachers or facilitators meet the standards of the K to 12 Curriculum
amidst this situation.

Particularly, this module hopes to encourage the learners into guided and
independent fun-filled learning activities at their own pace and time. Furthermore,
this aims to help learners acquire the needed 21st century skills and the four
livelihood skills for survival- the 4As (agtagibalay, agtaraken, agmula, agliwliwa),
which are considered very vital in surviving any crisis.

To achieve the above objectives, the facilitators and learners need to be

guided by the following reminders:
For the facilitator:
As a facilitator, you are expected to:

1. Orient the learners on how to use this module;

2. Keep track of the learners’ progress while allowing them to manage their own
learning; and
3. Encourage and assist the learners as they do the tasks included in this module:
 For the learner:

1. Use the module with care. Do not put unnecessary mark/s on any part of the
module. Use separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises.
2. Don’t forget to answer What I Know before moving on to the other activities
included in this module.
3. Read the direction/s carefully before doing each task.
4. Observe honesty and integrity in doing the tasks and checking your answers.
5. Finish the task at hand before proceeding to the next.
6. Return this module to your teacher or facilitator once you are through with it.

If you encounter any difficulty in answering the tasks in this module, do

not hesitate to consult your teacher or facilitator. Always bear in mind that you
are not alone.
We hope that through this material, you will become an active learner and
you will experience meaningful learning and gain deeper understanding of the
relevant competencies. You can do it!
 What I Need To Know

Most Essential Learning Competency (MELC):

1. Define dance as (SPA_BD7-Ia-1)
 An emotional expression
 An artistic expression
This module was designed and written with you in mind. The scope of this module
permits it to be used in many different learning situations. The language used
recognizes the diverse vocabulary level of students. The lessons are arranged to
follow the standard sequence of the course.
After going through this module, you are expected to:
a. define the meaning dance;
b. explain dance as emotional expression and as an artistic expression;
c. differentiate emotional expression from artistic expression; and
d. perform simple dance routine showing emotional and artistic expressions.

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 What I Know

Directions: The following are examples of expressions and actions that are being
used and interpreted in dancing. Identify whether it belongs to emotional or artistic
expression. Choose letter A for emotional expression and letter B for artistic
expression. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
1. Sadness 6. Rolling on the floor
2. Jumping 7. Delightful
3. Turning around 8. Skipping
4. Pain 9. Fear
5. Hatred 10. Battlefield

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 Lesson

1 The Basic Concepts of Dance

What’s In

Imagine a child learning how to walk on its own, what are the things he/she needs to
learn first? Do you have any idea? It starts with letter B. If you’re thinking the word
basics, you got it right. You can’t start something if you don’t know the basics, right?
This module will helped you in learn the basics in dancing. Let’s start and have fun
while learning.

What’s New

Activity 1

Write the word/s or group of words that first comes to your mind when you hear the
word “dance” using its letters as beginning. Write answer on a separate sheet of paper.
Example:
D-rama A-rt N-eo Classical C-horeography E-thnic

D- ____________
A- ____________
N- ____________
C- ____________
E- ____________

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 What Is It
Dance in recognizable forms can be in the movement habits of animals and birds,
hence, we can safely say that dance commences with life itself and its history is an
old living matter.

Dance is a series of movements that match the speed and rhythm of a piece of
music. Dance differs from athletics or other daily activities because it focuses primarily
on “aesthetic or even entertaining experiences” (Myers, 2005). It provides a variety of
functions throughout history due to its multidimensionality, although there have been
immense comparative differences in period and culture, people dance mainly for four
reasons:
a. to please the gods;
b. to please others;
c. to please themselves or self-expression;
d. to build community within an ethnic group or social interaction.

Dance is defined in different ways by different people or authors of the art form.

 Dance is a performance art form consisting of purposefully selected sequences

of human movement that has aesthetic and symbolic value, and is
acknowledged as dance within a particular culture. It can be categorized and
described by its choreography, by its repertoire of movements, or by its historical
period or place of origin.

 Dance, the movement of the body in a rhythmic way, usually to music and within
a given space, for the purpose of expressing an idea or emotion, releasing
energy, or simply taking delight in the movement itself.

The treatment of dance as a social practice and a form of expressive culture goes
beyond descriptions of local customs, ceremonies, and movement idioms. Like the
Cariňosa which is a courtship dance that portrays the modesty and conservative traits
of Filipino women

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 Dance plays a number of important social roles in all cultures. This is notable in
matters of Emotional Expression and Artistic Expression.

Dance as an Emotional Expression

Dance has been present in human culture and
history for centuries. In its origins, it was meant to be used
as a way of communication for ceremonial rites and
celebrations, mostly. Nowadays, dance is not only
available in theaters and shows, but it can also be found
in media, schools, and even in a flash mob at the mall.
Dance is not limited to people who want to become
professionals; anyone can learn to dance any of the
many rhythms, variations, and at any moment of our lives.

Dance as an Artistic Expression

This refers to a unified representation

of the inner spirit and external action,
accomplished through two aspects of facial
expressions and body language performance.
The audience can enjoy the visual
interpretation of the style of music performers
and emotions, such as joy, passion, sexy,
romantic and form. The artistic expression of
dance is the ability of the dancer to
considering be their own internal emotional experience in the rules within the scope of
the allowed body movements, facial expressions, special skills, etc. A dancer will also
have good artistic expression if his/her action will fuse dance and music harmony into
one's own feelings and understanding of dance and the most incisive display to the
audience, so as to obtain the applause, eventually get good dance performance.

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 What’s More

Activity 2

Directions: Read the statements carefully and identify each whether it is an emotional
expression or artistic expression. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
1. It is where the dancer feel and express his/her emotion about his/her character.
2. It is how the dancer portrays or executes his/her character.
3. It is a unified representation of the inner spirit and external action.
4. In a dance class, the learner will pick a character that they need to act use their
face.
5. It is where the dancer portrays a character using his/her body movement.

What I Have Learned

Directions: Complete each sentence by applying what you have learned on this
module. Use a separate sheet of paper.
1. Dance has been a major form of ________________________________.

2. Dance differs from athletics or other daily activities because it focuses primarily
on _______________________________________.

3. Dancing developed as _____________________________.

4. Dance has been present in human culture and history for centuries. In its origins,
it was meant to be used as a __________________________.

5. Dance as artistic expression refers to a unified representation of the inner spirit

and external action. It is accomplished through two aspects of facial expressions
and body language performance. The audience can enjoy the visual
interpretation of the style of music performers and emotions, such as
___________________.

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 What I Can Do

Activity 2

Imagine that you are a member of a performing club in your school and that you
have an upcoming performance. The scene assigned to you is that you need to clean
the messy living room. How will you portray this by applying the emotional and artistic
expression in dance?

Directions: Create a dance routine for at least one minute by applying the emotional
and artistic expressions in dance. Record a video of yourself using a smart phone and
send it online to your teacher. You may also ask the help of a family member who will
take a video of you. If you don’t have a gadget or a stable internet connection, you
may ask the help of your neighbor or the community teacher in your barangay. (Send
your video to Apple Grace Alibuyog Sapaden using your Messenger application)

Excellent Good Acceptable Partial

(20 points) (15 points) (10 points) (5 points)
Rhythm/Tempo Shows a Accurate in Generally Shows a basic
complete beat, tempo, accurate in understanding
understanding rhythms of beat, tempo, of tempo and
of tempo and dance rhythms of beat, but falls
beat and stays sequences dance behind and/or
on rhythm throughout the sequences speeds up in
through their dance. most of the places or
performance time. makes error in
rhythm.
Technical Skills Dancer Dancer Dancer Only some
performed with performed with performed understanding
great attention attention to with attention of technical
to quality of details of to most details elements
movement, technique, has of technique, demonstrated
body position, attained but hasn’t in
placement on proficiency in attained performance.
stage and dance style. proficiency in
other details. dance style
Also yet.
demonstrates
an excellent

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 understanding
of dance style.
Evidence of Emotion is Emotion is Emotion is Emotion is not
Emotion extremely shown through somewhat clear through
clear facials and shown facials and
throughout the movement. through facial movement.
routine. and
Excellent use movement.
of facials and
expression in
the movement.
Evidence of The dancers The dancer The dance
Artistic portrays well portrays executes
Expression using appropriate
appropriate dance
dance movements
movements throughout the
throughout the performance.
performance.

Activity 3: Video Analysis

Directions: Using your mobile phone, search for your favourite dance act/movement
and answer the following questions. If you don’t have a gadget or a stable internet
connection, you may ask the help of your neighbour or the community teacher
in your barangay.
Title of the dance: Kristy’s RAINBOW Pole Dancing Has Us MESMERISED Semi
Final Australia’s Got Talent 2019
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaYEoA-aFIQ
Name of the Dancer/Group: ______________________

a. Do the dancer portray a role/character?

_______________________________________
b. What do you think as their characters?
_______________________________________
c. How will you describe the movement of the dancer?
_______________________________________
d. What are the emotion depicted on the performance?
_______________________________________
e. How does the setting affect the mood of the dancer?
__________________________________________

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 Assessment

Directions: Using a separate sheet of paper, answer the following by identifying the
word/s that is described. Choose your answer on the box and write the letter only.

A. Dance B. Emotional expression C. Artistic expression

D. Human body E. F. America
G. Self-expression H. Social interaction I. Dancing
J. To please others K. Greece L. Agnes de Mille
M. N. To please gods

1. The primary instrument in dancing.

2. It is a series of movements that match the speed and rhythm of a piece of
music.
3. The purpose of this is to communicate physically, allowing those feelings to
move through the body, out of the body, and in doing so, to move others.
4. This refers to the unified representation of the inner spirit and external action.
5. It was developed as natural expression of united feeling and action.
12-15. these are the four reasons that provides variety of functions throughout
history due to its multidimensionality.

ANSWER KEY/S

10. B
9. A
8. B
7. A
6. B
5. A
4. A
3. B
2. B
1. A

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Assessment:
1. D
2. A
3. B
4. C
5. E
6. L
7. M
8. K
9. I
10. F
11. N
12- 15. G,H , J, O
1. Religious rituals and social expression within primitive culture.
2. An aesthetic or even entertaining experiences.
3. Natural expression of united feeling and action.
4. Way of communication for ceremonial rites and celebration
5. Such as joy, passion, sexy, romantic, and form
References:
Book:

Aparato,C.R. et.al.March 2017.Physical Education and Health II Volume

II.Manila,Philippines.Rex Bookstore
Internet:
)https://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/cur/arts/docs/dance_9-12.pdf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaYEoA-aFIQ
https://expressionplatform.com/contemporary-dance-vs-lyrical-dance-all-you-need-
to-know/

https://www.thedailytimes.com/entertainment/a-message-of-movement-dance-
as-an-expression-of-connection-emotion-at-the-heart-
of/article_d6be0b30-510d-5d9c-ad80-004fa4bf97aa.html

Pictures:

https://www.thedailytimes.com/entertainment/a-message-of- movement-dance- as-

an-expression-of-connection-emotion-at-the-heart- of/article_d6be0b30-510d-
5d9c-ad80-004fa4bf97aa.html

https://expressionplatform.com/contemporary-dance-vs-lyrical-dance-all-you-
need-to-know/

Ladies in black: https://www.istockphoto.com/photos/dance-group

Crying Ballerina: https://www.fotocommunity.com/photo/crying-ballerina-nina-

mukhashvili/34200904

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