A DETAILED LESSON PLAN

IN
PHYSICAL EDUCATION 12

I. OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the session, the students will be able to:
1. Define Modern and Contemporary Dance
2. Differentiate Modern and Contemporary Dance
3. Give examples of Modern and Contemporary Dance
4. Value the importance of dancing Contemporary in life.
5. Explain the importance of Contemporary Dance in life.

II. SUBJECT MATTER:

A. Topic: Contemporary Dance
B. Reference: Websites
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III. LEARNING RESOURCES:

Laptop, PowerPoint Presentation,
Blackboard, Television, Video presentation
IV. PROCEDURES:

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY STUDENT’S ACTIVITY

A. Preliminary Activities

1. Opening Prayer
2. Greetings
3. Checking of Attendance

B. Motivation

I will play a short video clip, observe, and

you must watch keenly. After that, I will ask
questions regarding on the video.
Are you ready? Yes, Ma’am

(The teacher plays the video) (The students are watching)

What are your observations about the video?

Jane I have observed that the video is all about
dancing specifically contemporary.
Ok very good!

How about your observation? Kennedy They are dancing a timely genre.

Yes, if you notice, they are dancing a timely

choreographed dance number. They are good in expressing their emotions
through dancing.
Other observation? Jester

Very good observation! If you notice they are

so passionate in dancing. Yes, ma’am!

What about the others? have you observed

that also? When we had our foundation day we make a
doxology that serves as an opening prayer.

Has anyone of you experienced dancing like

this? Or creating a choreography regarding
the said video?

Fantastic! So how’s your experienced about

that? Lester It is very overwhelming since we do this to
honor God.
Very good!

What do you think is our discussion for

today? Jelo? Our discussion for today is all about
contemporary dance.
Amazing!

C. Presentation of the Lesson

And yes! Our lesson for today is all about

modern and contemporary dance! Examples
of Contemporary dance and Modern dance
and also their difference will be given later
on.

D. Discussion
 Yes, ma’am!
Are you excited to learn this lesson??

Phenomenal! So, let us begin.

The word contemporary basically means
What is contemporary dance? Kelly anything modern. So by definition
contemporary dance is a modern type of
dance style of expressive dance that has been
able to combine features of several genres
such as modern, hip-hop, jazz, lyrical and
classic ballet.

Very good! But in general, we used

contemporary dance to express our feelings
and emotions through dancing.

Aside from helping you to express your

feelings, in general, do you think
contemporary dance is helpful to release or Yes, ma’am through dancing we can release
lessen the stress that makes us suffer? Kurt our stress since we are using our emotions to
build a good choreography and if we are
dancing we are experiencing a sense of
satisfaction!

Wow! Nice one Kurt!

I want also to hear the idea of anyone? Do

you consider contemporary dance as a Just like yoga we can use this also to meditate
medicinal dance? Nate since we can avoid stress while doing this

You got it Nate!

So where did you think contemporary dance Contemporary dance was developed in the
evolve? Evelyn mid-20th century when a ballet dancer in the
United States, Isadora Duncan, decided to
break away from the rigid technique of ballet
and was able to develop her own style which
she called contemporary dance. This was
between the years 1878 and 1927. She was
able to emphasize her technique and based it
on ease of movement using the body’s natural
energy and lines, allowing more range in
fluidity of movement than other conventional
 techniques.

Accurate!
Merce Cunningham who was considered to be
How about the one who first choreograph the first choreographer to actually develop an
contemporary? Hana independent attitude towards modern dance
and defy all the ideas that was established by
it.
And in the year 1944, Merce was able to
accompany his dance technique with music
from John Cage, who was able to perceive
that Cunningham’s dance was a dance that no
longer depended on linear elements nor
movements towards and away from climax.
The dance was able to assume that an element
i.e. a sound, movement, change of light is in
and of itself dramatic; as what it
communicates is in large part determined by
the spectators themselves.

Very good!
Lyrical or interpretative dance, jazz and
So there are four examples of contemporary ballet.
dance, kindly enumerate them? Rosita?

Excellent!

Among the four examples, can you identify

what did you experience before? Or have you Yes, ma’am!
experienced any of them?
Lyrical or interpretative dance wherein in we
So what is it? Monica used this during our performance task!

Ah I see, so very good for that!

So what is lyrical or interpretative dance? The basis of lyrical dance is ballet merged
Anyone? Angelo with jazz and modern. However, it is dynamic
while simultaneously subtle, and focuses on
conveying feelings and emotions through
movement. Set to popular songs that
emphasize deeper feeling and emotion, such
as grief, longing, love and despair.
Very good!
(The students are watching!)
(The teacher will show a video regarding
lyrical or interpretative dance)

So that’s how lyrical is executed!

Let’s move on to the next example which is

the jazz. So what do you think jazz is all Jazz is the most popular style of dance among
about? Adalyn dancers. Jazz combines all dance styles in a
high energetic dance that is without
conventional boundaries. It has been
influenced by ballet, modern, tap, hip-hop,
African dance and many more styles. Jazz is
most often accompanied by upbeat, currently
popular songs.

Wow! Very good!

Yes, ma’am!
Do you experience this before?

Wow! Very good!

(The students are watching!)
(The teacher will show a video regarding jazz
dance)
For me no ma’am!
Are the dance steps of jazz hard? Yes, Geo

Ok very good for that Geo!

The next one is ballet, do you have experience We just did it in our home ma’am.
about ballet?

Ah at least you experienced it!

However, what comes on your mind when Ballet is a rigorous style of dance that is the
you hear the word ballet? Dave foundation of most forms of dance training. It
is usually set, but not limited to, orchestrated
music and is often the first dance style a child
will experience as they begin their dance
classes.

Very well said!

So here’s a video for ballet
(The students are watching!)
(The teacher will show a video regarding jazz
dance)
Yes, ma’am
Have you noticed that most of the ballet
dancers are women?
Since the movements are more on feminine
Why? What do you think is the reason? style ma’am!
Anyone? Yes, Amara

Exactly! Since it is more on feminine style

like a fairy.

Moving on to Modern Dance.

For you what is modern dance? is modern Modern dance was said to be first created as a
dance. Annie rebellion against classical ballet. A raw style
of dance, modern dance is an expression on
the dancers' relationship to the floor,
including methods of contractions, release
and movement, as well as the dancers of
breath.

Great!

(The teacher will show a video regarding (The students are watching!)
modern dance)

What can you say regarding on the video

presented? Hanna? The dancers are graceful in dancing ma’am.

Ok very good!

So anyone who wants to give examples

regarding modern dance? Zoe Hip-hop and fusion.

Very good Zoe!

All of us are familiar with hip-hop right? So

what can you say about it? Hip-hop is a style of movement characterized
by bounces and rocks, executed to Hip Hop
music. It has deep historical and social roots
in African American culture, having emerged
 in Black communities living in 1970s New
York. While frequently referred to as a
singular dance style, Hip Hop dance is part of
a whole culture of Hip Hop, that includes
Deejaying, Graffiti, Emceeing, and Breaking.

Very good!

What about fusion? Are you familiar with

fusion? So can you share something about it? Fusion dancing is a form of improvised
partner dancing that occurs when dancers
“fuse” or combine elements from two or more
dance styles, or use elements of a dance style
with music that is not typically associated
with that dance style.
Now what is the difference between and
among modern and contemporary dance?
Andrew When we say modern, it is a style deprived of
the restrictions of classical ballet that focuses
on free interpretations derived from inner
emotions. While contemporary dance is a
specific genre concert dance that
Concerns non-choreographic movements
influenced by compositional philosophy.
Absolutely!

So any questions regarding our discussions?

Or any clarifications? None ma’am!

Very good!

E. Generalization

In order to review them again, who wants to

summarize our discussion for today? Yes,
May? We tackled about the history of contemporary
dance, how contemporary dance helps us and
we also enumerated examples of it which are
lyrical, jazz and ballet. Also the definition of
modern, example of modern and the
difference among and between modern and
contemporary.

F. Application

Let’s try to apply what you have learned

through this activity.

For 15 points, make an essay at least 2

paragraphs 4 sentences each about the topic
below:

As a student, how important contemporary

dance in your life and what are the benefits of
it on you?

Rubrics
Criteria Excellent (5) Acceptable (4) Poor (3)
•Provides •Ideas are •Ideas are
relevant ideas relevant to the irrelevant to
to the posted posted the posted
Content question. question. question.

•Content is •Content is •Content is

engaging and appropriate vague and
original. and original. unoriginal.

Organization of •Paragraphs •Paragraphs •Weak

Thoughts are are coherent organization,
impressively and cohesive. sentences are
coherent and rambling and
cohesive. ideas are
repeated.

Grammar, •Virtually, no •Few •Numerous

punctuation and error in grammatical grammatical,
spelling. grammar, errors and few punctuation
punctuation spelling and and spelling
and spelling punctuation errors.
errors.
 V. EVALUATION
Directions. Read the statements carefully and fill in the missing word/s. Write your answers on a
separate sheet of paper.

1. A modern type of dance style and an expressive dance which known as

C _ N _E_ _ O _ A_Y.
2. The one who decided to break away from the rigid technique of ballet and was able to
develop her own style was I _ A _ O _ A D _ N _ _ N.
3. The dance that occurs when dancers “fuse” or combine elements from two or more dance
styles F _ S_O_
4. The one is considered to be the first choreographer to actually develop an independent
attitude towards modern dance was M _ R _ E C _ N _ I _ G _ A _.
5. A rigorous style of dance that is the foundation of most forms of dance training is known
as B _ L _ E _.
6. Contemporary dance is also known as M _ D _ C _ N _ L D _ N _ E.
7. The dance that was considered to be rebellion against classical ballet is
M _ D _ R _ D _ N _ E.
8. L _ R _ C _ L D _ N _ E is ballet merged with jazz and modern.
9. Contemporary is helpful to reduce S _ R _ S_.
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1 _ 4 _.

Prepared by:

Remy Gutierez
Practice Teacher

Checked by:

Jonna Wayne C. Ibanez

Cooperating Teacher