SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

FUNDAMENTAL

CONCEPTS

PREPARED BY: COACH VON ASILO

CONTENT
MUSIC - beat, counts, measure
GROOVE - accent, swing
TIMING
MUSICALITY
PHRASING
CONCEPTS AND
ORIENTATION & DIRECTION
INTENSITY
STYLES TERMINOLOGIES
VIBE
TECHNIQUE
PERFORMANCE
 MUSIC
DICTATES THE OVERALL
FEEL OF A DANCE

THE MAIN BASIS FOR

MOVEMENT IN DANCE

SETS THE TEMPO, RHYTHM,

AND BEATS
 *SEARCH FOR DEFINITIONS ONLINE
(MUSICAL CONTEXT)

BEATS

MEASURE

COUNTS

TEMPO
IN MUSIC, THE TERM ‘GROOVE’ IS USED TO DESCRIBE HOW
PEOPLE SENSE THE EFFECT OF CHANGING THE PATTERN IN A
PROPULSIVE RHYTHM. IN OTHER WORDS, ‘GROOVE’ IS WHAT
YOU “FEEL” WHILE LISTENING TO REPEATED RHYTHMS.

2 PARTS:

ACCENT 2 TYPES:

SWING

UPGROOVE
DOWN GROOVE
GROOVE
 TIMING
A VERY INTEGRAL
COMPONENT IN DANCE
IT'S THE WAY MOVEMENT CONNECTS
WITH THE MUSIC.
BEING OFF-BEAT / OFF-TIMING
(ESPECIALLY GOING AHEAD) IS A BIG
NO-NO IN DANCE.
 EMPHASIS ON CERTAIN
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
Examples: Keyboard, guitar, saxophone,
sound effect, etc.

EMPHASIS ON A CERTAIN
BEAT PATTERN
Normally on the percussive instruments
which have distinct patterns. MUSICALITY
EMPHASIS ON THE LYRICS OF
THE SONG
Movements can somehow be
interpretations or symbolisms connected
to certain words/phrases in the song.
NORMALLY EVERY 4 EIGHTS MOVEMENTS CAN ALSO
MUSICAL PATTERNS OR VIBE CHANGES EVERY DEPEND ON THIS ELEMENT
PHRASE. IT SEPARATES THE VERSE TO THE PRE- THE APPROACH IN CHOREOGRAPHY MAY BE
CHORUS AND CHORUS DISTINCT IN THESE PHRASES

MUSICAL PHRASING
NOTICEABLE IN THE DIFFERENCE IN INTENSITY
AUDIBLE INSTRUMENTS OF MOVEMENT MAY ALSO
USUALLY, THE VERSE IS SOFTER (LESS BE SHOWN
INSTRUMENTS HEARD) AND PEAKS IN THE COMMON APPROACH IS TO MAKE THE THE
CHORUS STEPS IN THE CHORUS BIGGER BUT
MEMORABLE
ORIENTATION
&
DIRECTION
ORIENTATION DIRECTION MIRROR IMAGE

WHERE THE BODY (OR THE THIS CAN BE MOVEMENTS USED FOR TEACHING. THE
HEAD) SHOULD BE FACING GOING UPWARD, IDEA THAT YOU FOLLOW
DOWNWARD, FORWARD THE CHOREOGRAPHER
BACKWARD, SIDEWAYS, LIKE HE/SHE IS YOUR
ETC. REFLECTION.
INTENSITY OF INTENSITY OF
MOVEMENT IN TERMS MOVEMENT IN TERMS
OF SPEED OF ENERGY
HOW FAST YOU DO THE STEP. WHEN PUTTING ENERGY INTO
THE FASTER IT IS THE MORE A STEP/MOVE, YOU REALLY
INTENSE IT LOOKS LIKE. INCREASE THE INTENSITY OF
YOUR DANCE.

INTENSITY
DIFFERENT DANCE STYLES

UNDER STREETDANCE
BESIDES THE AUTHENTIC HIP-HOP STYLES:
B-BOYING, POPPING, & LOCKING
 WAACKING
A DANCE STYLE THAT STARTED FROM THE GAY CLUBS IN
CALIFORNIA

VOGUING
STARTED IN THE CLUBS OF HARLEM, NEW YORK
(BALL CULTURE)
 KRUMP
AN AGRESSIVE STYLE OF DANCE
THAT STARTED FROM L.A.

DANCEHALL

A JAMAICAN-BASED DANCE
STYLE
 AFRO DANCE
A STYLE ROOTED IN AFRICAN
DANCES

40

HOUSE 30

A CLUB DANCE THAT STARTED 20

FROM CHICAGO & NEW YORK
10

0
Item 1 Item 2 Item 3 Item 4
THERE ARE OTHER
DANCE STYLES THAT
CAN ALSO BE
CONSIDERED UNDER
STREETDANCE
JERKIN' LITEFEET

OPEN STYLE NEW JACK SWING

AND A LOT MORE!!

 VIBE
THIS IS THE SOUL OF A DANCE. THE FEELINGS. THE EMOTIONS.
THE AURA YOU GIVE OFF WHEN YOU DANCE
 TECHNIQUE
IT IS THE FOUNDATION OF MOVEMENT IN
DANCE.
THIS IS A SKILL THAT DANCERS NEED TO
ENHANCE TO REACH A CERTAIN LEVEL
OF AUTHENTICITY IN THE STYLE.
 PERFORMANCE

GOOD STRONG VIBE HIGH-LEVEL YOUR

DISTRIBUTION WITH THE SONG EXECUTION CONNECTION
OF ENERGY TO YOUR
AUDIENCE
REFERENCES
What is groove in music? definition, examples & tips. Pro Musician Hub. (2021, May 19).
Retrieved September 27, 2021, from https://promusicianhub.com/what-is-groove-
music/.
What Is Groove in Musicology? (n.d.). FutureLearn.
https://www.futurelearn.com/info/courses/music-moves/0/steps/12706

Austin, M. L. (n.d.). Groove Music: The Art and Culture of the Hip-Hop DJ, by Mark Katz -
College Music Symposium. Symposium.music.org. Retrieved September 27, 2021, from
https://symposium.music.org/index.php/53/item/9697-groove-music-the-art-and-
culture-of-the-hip-hop-dj-by-mark-katz

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00462/full
 GROOVING NEXT THINGS
APPLICATION

THAT YOU

TIMING
PRACTICE NEED TO

BASIC WARM-UP LEARN

& STRETCHING
EXERCISES
PLEASE

CHECK THE

POSTED

VIDEOS

LEARN DANCE
EXERCISES FROM THE
INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS
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