Dance I: October 15-16, 2012

Oct 15-16, 2012
Do Now:
1. Dress out
2. Grab your Spiral
3. Grab a pen or pencil
4. Locate the next blank sheet in your spiral
5. Make sure the next section is labeled In the middle of the page:

Ballet, Lyrical

and

Contemporary Dance

1. Knowledge and skills.
(1)  Perception. The student develops an awareness of the body's movement, using sensory information while dancing. The student is expected to:
(A)  demonstrate basic kinesthetic and spatial awareness with others;
(B)  develop sensitivity toward others when working in groups;
(C)  express ideas and emotions through movement; and

2. Creative expression/performance. The student applies body sciences and fitness principles to dance. The student is expected to:
(A)  communicate using appropriate anatomical terminology;
(B)  demonstrate basic principles of proper skeletal alignment; and
(C)  practice an effective warm-up and cool-down, using elements of proper conditioning.

3. Creative expression/performance. The student develops knowledge and skills of dance elements and of choreographic processes and forms in a variety of dance styles. The student is expected to:
(A)  perform memorized movement sequences with rhythmical accuracy in several dance styles, including classical ballet, tap, modern, and ethnic dance;



6. Write down today’s date and following (bold only):
Every ballet class begins at the barre. Dancers use the support of the barre to work through exercises one side of their bodies at a time. They first hold on with one hand and work the opposite leg, then turn around and hold on with the other hand and work the opposite leg.
The purpose of Barre Exercises-

• They help warm up the muscles.
• They increase speed and precision of footwork.
• They help the body prepare for jumps and turns.
• They increase flexibility and strength in the spine.
• They improve balance.

Plie (plee yeh) – In French means “folded or bent”. There is a demi-plie, or half bending, and grande-plie, or full bending, of the knees.
Tendu (tahn dew) – In French means “ stretched”. In dance it is the brushing of the foot along the floor with the leg straight without lifting the toe. It is done to warm up and stretch the muscles of the foot as a preparation for larger leg movements.

Ballet/Contemporary

	Characteristics of the Style	Type of Music	Type of Costume	Dance Origins
Ballet	-Walking is done in the "turned-out" position   -Graceful -Flexibility and balance -Straight extensions     -Straight alignment	Classical Music, no words sung	Tutus, pointe shoes an                      and leotards	Beginning from the court dances of 1600's in Europe. Early ballets in France were known as “romantic ballets” due to their mythological or “damsel in distress” subject matter.
Contemporary Ballet	-Flexed feet -Pointe shoes -Turnout and Parallel together in one dance -Modern movement mixed in with Ballet staples	Modern songs	Pointe shoes
Contemporary Dance	Flexed feet Parallel feet Conveys a feeling Rise and fall Curved spine	Modern songs- usually something that tells a story	Anything the choreographer sees fit	Off-shoot of Modern Dance, mixes the technique of ballet with the intensity and feeling of modern dance.