PRAYER
ELEMENTS
OF DANCE
OBJECTIVES
At the end of this module, you as learner is expected
to:
a. Identify the different elements of dance in,
b. Show enthusiasm in learning by self-assessing health-
related fitness status,
c. Develop simple dance video incorporating the
different elements of dance.
HAVE YOU WATCH TIKTOK
DANCE ON FACEBOOK?
1. Did you find yourself participating in the dance
video? Why?
2. With the trend nowadays of recording dance
videos at home, can you consider this an exercise?
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE
ELEMENTS OF DANCE
BODY
ACTION
SPACE
TIME 01
ENERGY 02
1. BODY
BODILY SHAPES
This refers to how the entire body is
molded in space on the configuration of
body parts. The body can be rounded,
angular, or a combination of two. Other
body shapes can be from wide to
narrow and from high to low. They can
be symmetrical and asymmetrical.
a. Symmetrical
- balancedshape; movements are
practically identical or similar on
both sides.
Symmetrical
b. Asymmetrical
unbalanced shape, movements of
two sides of the body do not match
or completely different from each
other.
ASymmetrical
2. ACTION
Any human movement included in
the act of dancing— it can include
dance steps, facial movements,
partner lifts, gestures, and even
everyday movements such as
walking.
Dance is made up of streams of
movement and pauses, so action
refers not only to steps and
sequences, but also to pauses and
moments of relative stillness.
3. SPACE
This is the area the performers
occupy and where they move. It
can be divided into four different
aspects, also known as spatial
elements.
a. Direction-dance movement
can travel in any direction. The
performers can go forward, side,
backward, diagonal, circular and
so on.
b. Size-movements can be
varied by doing larger or smaller
actions.
c. Level-movements can be
done in a high, medium, or low
level.
d. Focus-performers may
change their focus by looking at
different directions.
4. time
The keyword for the element of time
is When? Human movement is
naturally rhythmic in the broad
sense that we alternate activity and
rest. Breath and waves are
examples of rhythms in nature that
repeat, but not as consistently as
in a metered rhythm.
a. clock time
The dance is based on units of
seconds, minutes, and/or hours. A
performance in a public setting
may be set up to repeat
continuously between 12:00 Noon
and 1:00 PM.
b. sensed time
Dancers pick up on each other's
timing such as gradually
increasing from a walking tempo
to a running tempo by cueing off
each other rather than a music
score.
c. event-sequence
An internal or external event
signals a change such as
repeating a traveling phrase
over and over until everyone
arrives at a corner of the stage.
5. energy
The movements here propelled
by energy or force. A force can
either initiate or stop an action.
Dance uses different energies
and a varied use of these
minimizes the monotony of the
movements in a performance.
