Dance: Different Types of Dance

The different types of dance

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2. Objectives define dance ; identify the different types of dance; share the importance of dancing in life; and perform a dance routine combining the different types of dance.

3. Dance Move rhythmically to music, typically following a set sequence of steps. Dance is a performing art form consisting of purposefully selected sequences of human movement.

4. Types of Dance Traditional Dance Modern and Contemporary Dance Ballroom Dance Cheer Dance Hip-hop/Street Dance Festival Dance

5. Traditional Dance Traditional dancing can be another term for “folk dance”. The term ‘Traditional’ is more frequently used when the emphasis is on the cultural roots of the dance.

6. Modern and Contemporary Dance Modern dance is a type of dance which was created by early 20th century dancers and choreographers as a way of renouncing the strictness of classical ballet while contemporary dance is a type of concert dance which was developed from modern and postmodern dance .

7. Ballroom Dance Ballroom dance is the name for a number of dances done in ballrooms. It usually means pairs (mostly a man and woman ) dancing separately from other pairs. style is between the modern or standard dances and the Latin dances

8. Cheer Dance Cheer Dance is the performance of athletic skills, jumps, dance and/or chanting to gain a response from spectators at an event (whether this is in support of a sports team, or simply to score points in a cheerleading competition).

9. Hip-hop/Street Dance Hip Hop dance is very energetic, expressive, improvisational and social. Street dance evolved from Hip Hop dance as the term ‘street’ comes from the fact that the dance style didn’t originate in dance studios but on the streets and clubs among groups of people

10. Festival Dance Festival dance is a cultural dances performed to the strong beats of percussion instruments by a community of people sharing the same culture usually done in honor of a Patron Saint or in thanksgiving of a bountiful harvest.

11. Activity In a group create a 2 minutes DANCE ROUTINE showing the different types of dances.

12. Thank You