This document contains information about physical activities and their effects on fitness and mood. It includes a table to fill out indicating whether various activities sustain fitness and one's feelings about them. It then lists some warm-up exercises and their benefits. Finally, it provides information about contemporary dance, including its history, elements, pioneers, basic steps and techniques.
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2. COMPLETE THE TABLE. WRITE YES OR NO
FOR THE SECOND COLUMN AND HAPPY
OR SAD TO THE THIRD COLUMN
Activities
Does the
activity
sustain
fitness
What are your
feeling in doing
when you do the
activity
Playing Computer
Games
Reading Books
Movie Marathon
Watching Television
Jumping Jacks
Running
4. I WILL READ THE EACH PHYSICAL
ACTIVITY, THEN YOU WILL DO THE
CORRESPONDING ACTION:
YES AND HAPPY clap 3times and show
happy face
YES AND SAD - clap 3times and show a
sad face
NO AND HAPPY - stand and show clap
3times a happy face
NO AND SAD stand and show a sad face
5. START BEING FIT
STRETCH IT OUT
The Warming Effect
An effective warm-up exercise should:
Increase blood flow to the muscles;
Increase muscles elasticity;
Gently raise heart rate;
Increase mental alertness; and
Increase core body temperature.
10. WHAT IS CONTEMPORARY DANCE?
Contemporary dance is an expressive dance
technique which is a combination of a variety
of dances: modern, jazz, lyrical, and classical
ballet.
A performing art that involves rhythmic body
movement within a given space,
choreograph based on musical beat.
Developed in 1950s in America and Europe.
11. 8 ELEMENTS
THEME most basic element of a
dance.
DESIGN pattern of movement in time
and space
MOVEMENT the bodily actions of the
dancer that incudes his steps
TECHNIQUE- the skill of movement
executed by the dancer
MUSIC the auditory background to
which a dancer moves
12. COSTUME and BODY
PARAPHERLANIA- properties worn by
the dancer that help reflect the message,
customs and beliefs.
CHOREOGRAPHY the figures and
steps in dancing that enable the dancers
to perform in an organized manner
SCENERY the background or setting
where the dance is performed to make it
more realistic and enriching.
14. Isadora Duncan, Martha Graham and
Merce Cunningham are the pioneers
of contemporary dance.
They believe that dancers should have
freedom of movement, allowing their
bodies to freely express their innermost
feelings and thoughts