Lesson 3

LINE DANCING
ONE OF THE MOST
ENJOYABLE OF ALL
SOCIAL DANCES.

IT IS ALSO AN
CHOREOGRAPHED
DANCE.
 HISTORY

Folk Dancing
Contra Dancing
Disco Era (1970)
Popular Country Songs (1980 – 1990)
 Dance Choreography

ART OF CONSTRUCTING A
CHAIN OF MOVEMENTS TO
FORM A DANCE.

THE WORD
CHOREOGRAPHY
LITERALLY MEANS DANCE-
WRITING.
GUIDES ON HOW TO CHOREOGRAPH A DANCE

1. KNOW WHAT THE THEME IS

Know the theme to add visual and
dramatic variety to a dance presentation.
GUIDES ON HOW TO CHOREOGRAPH A DANCE

2. ASSIGN EACH DANCE GROUP MEMBER

TO CONTRIBUTE AN IDEA OR STEP
WHICH IS RELATED TO THE THEME.
Members should contribute an idea and
dance steps for the betterment of the dance
choreography.
GUIDES ON HOW TO CHOREOGRAPH A DANCE

3. THINK AND LOOK FOR A MUSIC

WHICH IS SUITED FOR THE TYPE OF
DANCE.
Look for a music alongside with your
dance theme to inspire and complement the
movements.
GUIDES ON HOW TO CHOREOGRAPH A DANCE

4. TRY TO FIT THE DANCE STEPS INTO

THE MUSIC.
Distinguish the rhythm of a song to fit the
dance steps to the chosen music.
GUIDES ON HOW TO CHOREOGRAPH A DANCE

5. ADJUST THE DANCE STEPS TO THE

MUSIC.
If you can adjust the dance steps to the
music, you can simply do so.
GUIDES ON HOW TO CHOREOGRAPH A DANCE

6. MEMORIZE
Put time, effort and dedication to perform
the dance accurately.
GUIDES ON HOW TO CHOREOGRAPH A DANCE

7. BEAUTIFY.
Apply dance etiquette that you have
learned.
 ELEMENTS OF DANCE

INTRO

• Entrance

• Preset
 ELEMENTS OF DANCE
MOTION ON STAGE

• Left Motion • Rotation

• Right Motion • Reverse

• Forward • Compress

• Backward • Expand
ELEMENTS OF DANCE
LEVEL

• Low (Laying) • Diagonal

• Mid (Kneeling) • Reverse Diagonal

• High (Standing) • V

• Elevation (Jump) • Reverse V

ELEMENTS OF DANCE
LEVEL

• Straight Line

• Shapes ( Circle, Square, Triangle, Diamond)

• Letters (A-Z)
 Dance Figures Finale
BASIC LINE DANCE STEPS,
HEEL, AND TOE, ETC.
 Courtesy Bow
DANCE FIGURES
A traditional gesture of greeting, in which a girl or woman bends
her knees while bowing her head. It is the female equivalent of
male bowing or genuflecting in Western cultures.
FINALE

Last Pose
Where the dancers create a scenario or animation of a situation to
end their performance.

Exit Step
They make a way to proper and synchronized way of exiting the
stage or performance area.