THINGS TO

CONSIDER IN
DANCING
 WHY DO WE NEED TO KNOW
THE MOVEMENTS IN
DANCING?
• People do move and they use it as their means of
communication.
• Since movement is part of human activities, it
essential to dancing because dancing requires
movements and we dance for the purpose of
celebrating good harvest, worship, wedding,
courtship war, and others.
 TYPES OF MOVEMENTS
1.LOCOMOTOR MOVEMENTS- are the
movements that travel through space from
one position to another.
1.WALK- transfer of weight from
one foot to another through
continuous movements.
2.RUN- a movement like walk but in
a feaster pace except the body
leaves the ground in weight transfer.
3. LEAP- a transfer of weight from one
foot to another by springing and landing
on the ball of the foot and heel down
while bending the knee to absorb the
shock.
4. JUMP- a transfer of weight through springing
both feet into the air and landing on both feet.
5. HOP- a transfer of weight by springing from
one foot and landing on the same foot.
6. GALLOP- a movement forward, knee action
and heel leading.
7. SLIDE- a weight transfer that glides foot on
the floor.
8. SKIP- a transfer using, step, hop, alternately.
6. GALLOP- a movement forward, knee
action and heel leading.
7. SLIDE- a weight transfer that glides foot
on the floor.
8. SKIP- a transfer using, step, hop,
alternately.
 TYPES OF MOVEMENTS

1. NON-LOCOMOTOR MOVEMENTS
OR AXIAL MOVEMENTS- are movements
which does not require travel.
1.STRECH- the extension of the parts of the
body using the joints in vertical or
horizontal position.
2.BEND- is bringing two adjacent body parts
together to meet at the center.
3.SWING- arching or circling around in a
stationary base.
4. TWIST- rotating parts of the body an axis.
 WHAT ARE BASIC SKILLS
NEEDED IN DANCING?
• Basic or fundamental formations, positions and skills
are required in every activity that we do.
• It is the first thing that one should know before
engaging in more complicated activities.
• Since basic information and skills are necessary, we
are going to look to the basics in terms of dancing.
FUNDAMENTAL POSITION OF
HANDS AND FEET
BASIC DANCE FORMATION
• DOUBLE LINE FORMATION
• X=boys
• O= girls X O
X O
X O
X O
X O
SINGLE LINE FORMATION
•X=boys
•O=girls X
O
X
O
X
O