LAS (PE 9) - MELC 1 - Quarter 2
LAS (PE 9) - MELC 1 - Quarter 2
LAS (PE 9) - MELC 1 - Quarter 2
Department of Education
Region VIII
Borongan City Division
EASTERN SMAR NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL
Brgy. Alang-alang, Borongan City
Name:____________________________________________ Barangay:_____________
Section:___________________________________________ Date:_________________
Note: Read this material carefully, answer it honestly and check it. Just don’t forget to
write your Name, Grade Level, Section, Barangay, Module No. or LAS and answers on your
intermediate paper.
MELC: Describe the nature and background of the social dances and dance mixers.
EXPLORE:
True or False: Write T if the statement is True and F if the statement is False on the blank
provided before each number.
1. Social dances and dance mixers are also known as ballroom dances.
2. Dance mixers are dances which allow group of performers to change partners to
maximize the social dimension of dancing.
3. Cha-cha-cha is classified as a dance in the modern standard category.
4. Social dancing improves your social life.
5. Performer’s costume must be revealing, tight-fitting, sexy yet very sophisticated.
6. Wearing sleeveless shirt and strapped dresses is pleasant so that your partner can
touch your skin.
7. Dance etiquette is a set of guidelines that help you navigate the social dimensions of
dancing.
8. Social dancing helps sharpen your mind by increasing your interaction with others
and giving you more opportunities to expand your horizon.
9. The more time you spend dancing with your partner, the more strength you will
build.
10. Tango is a Latin American dance originated in Spain.
LEARN:
Social dance is dance which is recreational and generally executed with a partner
and in groups or as a community activity for fun and enjoyment. Social dances and dance
mixers are dances intended primarily to get to know other people in attendance to a certain
social function. Sometimes it does not require a partner but actually some people do it in an
institution or community.
It is not performance or display driven as in formal dance agencies such as ballet,
stage or folkloric show, nor is it ceremonial or ritual based; or for competition and judging of
overall performance along with in solo Highland dance, or ballroom dance medals, or in
championships or ‘dance-sport’ for television presentation.
Generally social dance is organized within a community through volunteer leaders or
to raise money for benefits rather than by professional engagement and management. Of
course a few professionals make their business from coaching social dancing and some
initial basic learning may be advantageous for a newbie or for refinement of more advanced
technique. Nevertheless, the handing on from an individual to a person and generation to
generation is more a community based tradition and much of the development of social
interaction in conventional dance is acquired through everyday participation with older
veterans handing onto the enthusiastic young.
Social dance can derive from or be an interest within many different genres. It can
be the folk dances of a particular village performed at the local green or community center
or it can be old time dancing perform in a barn or public hall or even ballroom dancing, Latin
American, salsa or rock n roll or any contemporary dance that is public recreation instead of
for display or commercial be.
Many social dances are dance mixers and the primary function is that people ought
to mix and often exchange partners. The optimum purpose of social dances involves
organizations of people enjoying activity within sets where groups and couples regularly
change places or even partners. Some of the primary forms of group dancing within sets
known as ‘country dancing’ are those in which couples are aligned in either long ways,
circular or columnar formation, or in squares called ‘quadrilles’. Interaction with other
couples and
Social dances are classified into two major dances namely Latin American dances
and Modern Standard dances. Latin American dances are dances originated in Latin America.
This include salsa (Cuba), mambo (Cuba), merengue (Dominican Republic), swing (USA),
cha-cha-cha (Cuba), rumba (Cuba), paso doble (Spain), jive (USA) and boogie (USA).
Modern Standard dances are dances that fall into the standard category namely slow waltz
(Austria), tango (Argentina), foxtrot (USA), viennese waltz (Vienna), and quickstep (USA).
BENEFITS
1. Improves your social life
This will allow you to interact with new people every week and you will meet more
people each time you go out. Meeting people while dancing is an amazing way to make
new friends, and increase your social circle. As another bonus, social dancing can help to
prevent feelings of loneliness-due to the sociability of dancing with a partner.
4. Reduces Stress
This is an effective method of stress reduction. It works by reducing the hormone associated
with stress. Dancing alone, while beneficial in other areas- it has not been proven to reduce
stress. Social dancing with a partner has positive effects on stress reduction and research shows
that moving with others expands your sense of social connectedness. A great way to lower stress
levels.
7. Builds Strength
The more time you spend dancing with your partner, the more strength you will build.
Depending on the type of dance you do, you will build up strength in different areas as you body.
Another fun fact: the muscle exertion and breathing rates of dancers performing in dance
competition is equivalent to that of cyclists, swimmers, and Olympic 800m runners.
ENGAGE
Individual Activity: Complete Me (Knowledge Assessment)
Direction: Fill-in the missing word to complete the statement on the blank.
APPLY:
True or False: Write T if the statement is True and F if the statement is False on the blank
provided before each number.
1. Social dances and dance mixers are also known as ballroom dances.
2. Dance mixers are dances which allow group of performers to change partners to
maximize the social dimension of dancing.
3. Cha-cha-cha belongs to a modern standard dance.
4. Social dancing improves your social life.
5. Performer’s costume must be revealing, tight-fitting, sexy yet very sophisticated.
6. Wearing sleeveless shirt and strapped dresses is pleasant so that your partner can
touch your skin.
7. Dance etiquette is a set of guidelines that help you navigate the social dimensions of
dancing.
8. Social dancing helps sharpen your mind by increasing your interaction with others
and giving you more opportunities to expand your horizon.
9. The more time you spend dancing with your partner, the more strength you will
build.
10. Tango is a Latin American dance originated in Spain.
Additional Activities:
Individual Activity: Write your answer in your journal notebook.
Key to Correction:
EXPLORE/APPL
Y
1. T 6. T
2. T 7. T
3. F 8. T
4. T 9. T
5. T 10. F