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Philippine School Doha Intermediate Department

S.Y. 2021 - 2022

Empowering Life with

Music, Arts, Physical

Education and Health

Prepared by:

SOPHIA V. ACLAN, MPES

A Modular Guide to Learning MAPEH in Grade 4

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SECOND QUARTER

MODULE 3: DANCE

Lesson: Creative Dances

(110 Minutes)

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At the end of the lesson, you will be able to identify the

elements of dance for you to apply these in performing

dances. Specifically, you are expected to:

1. identify the skills and elements of dance;

2. demonstrate the different skills involved in the dance;

3. explain the value of participation in physical activities and in

displaying joy of effort; and

4. create and perform the sequence of basic movements in dance.

These will help you to become a promising dance

performer.

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Designate an area to do the task.

Check that the assigned task is completed.

Provide access to reading and instructional material via

online.

Be ready to guide your child in using any gadget to capture

photos.

Guide your child in sending PDFs or photos of work book

activity or assignment in Google classroom.

Make sure your child will take note and mark the terms and

definition during the lesson.

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Choose the word/s that best describe the following qualities

of elements of dance. Answer in your notebook.

space/level energy/quality

time/tempo space/ direction

energy/weight

___________ 1. low, medium, high

___________ 2. fast, slow, increasing, decreasing

___________ 3. firm, light, soft, strong, weak, heavy

___________ 4. forwards, backward, right/left, up/down

___________ 5. sudden, sharp, percussive, smooth and delicate

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The word “Dance” come from an Old German word Danson

which means “to stretch”. All dancing is made up of stretching

and relaxing.

Dance is defined as an art form that generally refers to

movement of the body, usually rhythmic and music, used as a

form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual

or performance setting. It is an art that uses non-verbal

movement in an ordinary way to create a form, order, or

statement. Dance is known as movement that transcends

function and becomes communication.

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Each dance element contains movement concepts that made

specific and distinctive. In order to create and expressive and

meaning dance, the dance artist (choreographer) has to make

decisions about the look, flow and timing of the movements,

drawing on the broad range of visual designs, qualities of emotion

and rhythm that are possible in movement. These elements help

a dance artist discover movements which are expressive and

unique. These three areas are known as:

1. SPACE - It encompasses the overall design of movement where

it takes place in the space, as well as its size and shape.

2. ENERGY- It is also known as force. This involves the flow of

motion on how movements are animated by kinetic energy in

distinctive ways.

3. TIME – It includes how fast or slow a movement is.

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It refers to all the overall design of movement. It includes

both the shapes that bodies make, and how the performing space

is filled with bodies in motion.

1. Size describes the range of shapes and movements from small

to big. In the whole body warm-up, students extend their bodies

into a big shape and make the small shape by contracting all their

muscles. Travelling steps can be made in all sizes. Students may

take very small steps that look like tiny, and they may also take

very large steps in giant, reaching lunges.

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2. Level describes how high or low movement takes place in

relation to the ground. The students explore their personal

space by reaching their arms to the top (high), and to the

bottom (low). In a normal standing position, they are at

medium level.

3. Shape refers to the designs the body makes in the space.

(e.g. curved, straight)

4. Directions refer to both the directions of the body and the

directions in the space. Directions of the body are determined

by how and where a performer faces. The front, back, and sides

of the body lead in motion.

5. Pathway refers to the design of the path made by body parts

or the whole body while travelling through space (e.g. straight,

curved, circular, zigzag).

6. Relationships describe our proximity to people and things.

Students can move near each other in a small place and can be

apart to each other in bigger place.

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It is also known as force. It gives movement varying degrees

of expressive intensity by how it is released in motion.

1. Force is the amount of energy expended in the movement. It

can be strong, as exhibited in the punch, or light, as expressed in

a floating movement. (e.g. strong or weak energy).

2. Weight reflects our relationship to gravity (e.g. heavy or light

movements).

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3. Quality refers to the flow of energy in movements (e.g. smooth,

sharp or swing).

4. Stillness refers to the absence of visible motion.

5. Active stillness does not move but it’s still filled with energy.

Active stillness is the energy we use when engaging in freeze

action.

6. Passive stillness refers to the absence of motion and animating

energy. It involves letting all the energy drain out of the body

while either sitting or lying down and let the students relax and

refocus their energy.

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It refers to how fast or slow a movement is, and how it

unfolds rhythmically.

1. Speed is like tempo in music and refers to the rate at which

movements occur (e.g. slow, fast, accelerate and decelerate).

2. Rhythm is the underlying pattern that gives order to music

and dance (Fowler, 1994).

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The fundamental movement skills are the various gross

motor skills as balancing, running, jumping, catching, hopping,

throwing, galloping, skipping, leaping, and kicking. These skills

are the basis for all physical activities that we do in sports, dance,

gymnastics, and other physical recreational activities. If children

can develop these skills, they are more likely to continue to be

involved in physical activity in later life. We need to be aware of

what these fundamental movement skills are so we can provide

activities to enhance all of these. Fundamental movement skills

are the foundations to a health, active lifestyle. The skills can be

integrated purposefully into dance activities and choreography so

that you can develop these key skills through your dance

experience. The fundamental movement skills can be grouped

into two loco motor and non-loco motor movements.

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Locomotor movements – These are the movements

where the body travels through space from one location to

another. Locomotor movements primarily use the feet for

support. However, the body can travel to other parts such as the

hands and feet.

1. Walk – is a transfer of weight from one foot to the other.

Usually, the heel touches first.

2. Run – is a transfer of weight form one foot to the other.

However, the body is propelled into the air and suspended

between run steps.

3. Jump – is required by the body to push off from one or both

feet. The most common is a two-feet take off and two-feet

landing. A jump can take off on one foot and land on two, or

take off from two feet and land on one foot.

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4. Hop – requires a push-off from one foot and landing on the

same foot.

5. Leap – is performed by pushing off from one foot and landing

on the other foot. The body is suspended in and between the push

off and the landing. This can be combined with run or walk.

6. Skip – is a combination of a step and a hop on the same foot

followed by a step and hop on the other foot. The rhythm is

uneven long-short - long (the step) and short (the hop).

7. Gallop - is a forward movement where one foot leads the gallop

whole the other foot follows. The lead footsteps with a bent knee

and pushes off into the air and landing on the trailing foot. The

rhythm is uneven, long-short --- long (the step) and short (the

landing).

8. Slide - is similar to a gallop performed with the right or left foot

leading. The rhythm is uneven, long-short --- long (the step) and

short (the landing).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xg-1CawCTDA

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Non Locomotor - These are movements that occur in the

body parts or the whole body and do not cause the body to

travel to another space. However, non-locomotor movements

can be combined with locomotor movements such as a walk and

arm swing.

1. Swing - a pendular motion of a body part that can move

forward and backward or side to side

2. Twist - a partial rotation of body parts around an axis

3. Turn - a full rotation of the body around a vertical or

horizontal axis (full, half or quarter turns)

4. Shake - a short quick vibrating movement in a body part or

the whole body.

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5. Bend - a flex of a body part at a joint

6. Stretch - extending a body part or the whole body

7. Wiggle - a small or big, fast or slow curvy movement of a

body part or the whole body

8. Rock or sway - shift of the body weight forward, backward,

side to side or in a circular pathway

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Let’s Groove

Choose at least 5 any basic movements of dance. Execute

the basic movements and apply the elements of dance. Write

the skills involved in when dancing. Perform each movement

into 8 counts.

1. __________________

2. __________________

3. __________________

4. __________________

5. __________________

Criteria

Proper execution 5

Mastery of the movement 5

Elements of dance 5

Gracefulness 5

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Answer the following activities in your textbook

“Enjoying Life through MAPEH”. Answer in your

MAPEH book.

Activity No. 1

#Kickball Dance

Let’s Practice A and B on page 65-67

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JUST DANCE

As a part of Composing accurate pitch of simple melody

(Music) and Campaign in Disease Prevention (Health) as your

performing task, you are about to use the song and interpret it

through simple movements.

1. Create a dance using combination of basic movements of

dance (loco motor and non-loco motor). Compose at least 2

combinations of movements. Each figure composes one dance

step and hand movement with 16 counts. Repeat the figure and

the music. Dance should last for 1 minute duration.

2. Emphasize the elements of dance in your performance.

Show poise, balance, control and coordination when moving and

stopping.

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3. Perform a dance to music showing a sensitivity to

rhythm changes and phrasing. Wear your P. E. uniform when

performing the dance.

For additional reference kindly click the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6HrrpSDlaE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d7XqJ2d6Fc

Interdisciplinary Project: This activity is integrated with Music and

Health subjects. The creative dance should composed of combination

of loco motor and non- loco motor movements. The movements should

jive to the song. (Music: Composing and singing accurate pitch of

simple melody and Health: Campaign in Disease Prevention) This

activity has the objective to create and perform a dance according to

the measure of the music. They are allowed to create dance steps and

perform it in 1 minute duration. Students will be evaluated according

to the rubrics set for each subject.

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Dance Criteria

Proper execution 15

Elements of dance 15

Mastery of the movement 10

Gracefulness and Confidence 10

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Music Criteria

Musicality 20

Mastery of Performance 20

Readiness 10

Total 50

Health Criteria

Content 20

Creativity 20

Readiness 10

Total 50

You will be graded based on the criteria below.

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Enjoying Life through MAPEH 4

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Unit 3 Dances pages 62-70

https://feu.instructure.com/courses/29083/pages/lesson-i-introduction-to-

dance#:~:text=The%20word%20%E2%80%9CDance%E2%80%9D%20come%20fro

m,up%20of%20stretching%20and%20relaxing.&text=as%20an%20art%20form%2

0that,a%20spiritual%20or%20performance%20setting

https://www.elementsofdance.org/

https://sielearning.tafensw.edu.au/toolboxes/Cybertots_v2/cybertots1211/toolb

ox12_11/shared/resources/html/res_fms.htm

https://www.pl3yeducation.com/blog/5-ways-dance-and-physical-

literacy#:~:text=1)%20Dance%20develops%20fundamental%20movement%20skil

ls&text=Skills%20such%20as%20jumping%2C%20skipping,skills%20through%20th

eir%20dance%20experience.

http://users.rowan.edu/~conet/rhythms/Resources/Loco.nonloco.definitions.ht

ml#:~:text=Locomotor%20Movements%20%2D%20These%20are%20movements

,as%20the%20hands%20and%20feet.&text=Walk%20%2D%20The%20walk%20is

%20a,one%20foot%20to%20the%20other.

https://www.cathyclarketheatre.com/elements-of-dance

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Book

Pascual, Marissa C. et al. (2015). Enjoying Life through

Music, Art, Physical Education and Health. Phoenix

Publishing Housing Inc.

Note:

All references will be reflected after the completion of

the last module for this subject.