CURRICULUM EXPECTATIONS
| dance_-arts_curriculum_sequence_1-8.pdf |
LEARNING TARGETS
| learninggoalsgrade2.pptx |
| learninggoalsgrade3.pptx |
DISTANCE LEARNING
WHY DO WE DANCE?
Dancing has physical benefits, entertainment benefits, mental benefits and expressive benefits! People often times dance to express a message or a feeling or an emotion. REMEMBER, people express themselves through art, through sport, through health, through cooking, etc.
THE ELEMENTS OF DANCE
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BODY
• Parts • Shapes SPACE • Personal Space/General Space • Size • Level • Direction • Pathway • Focus ENERGY • sharp (sudden)/smooth (sustained) • strong/light • free/restrained TIME • fast/slow • rhythm RELATIONSHIPS • between body parts • between dancers • between dancers and objects • alone/connected • mirroring/shadowing • unison/contrast • over/under, around/through, on/off |
GUIDING QUESTIONS THAT MAY ASSIST:
BODY: Describe the performers’ posture, stance, expressions, eyes, hands, feet, etc. LEVEL: Standing, crouching, sitting, lying down? How do the levels change? SPACE: Is there distance between performers? Why or why not? TIME: Are people in sync or performing separately? Why are they performing in this fashion? SOUND: Is there any talking, singing, music etc.? Why might it be included or excluded? ENERGY: High, Medium, Low? Does the energy change throughout? Why or why not? RELATIONSHIPS: Consider the relationships between performers… Positive? Negative? PROPS: Are there any props? What are they? Why might they be included? FOCAL POINT: Is there a focal point? If so, who is it and why? |
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DANCE ANALYSIS
| danceanalysis.docx |
What is the overall message of the dance? Why are they performing it? ☐ Support your interpretation with specific examples from the dance (Refer to the Elements of Dance chart above). ☐
Do you think students in our class would like to learn this dance? ☐ Why or why not? ☐
Do you think students in our class would like to learn this dance? ☐ Why or why not? ☐
WARM UPS
Some of these videos contain a few inappropriate dance moves. Screen alongside an adult/guardian
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A funny yet effective way to plan out a dance...
(Slightly off colour so ensure you watch with a parent/guardian as per usual)
(Slightly off colour so ensure you watch with a parent/guardian as per usual)
| haka.docx |
| hard_knock_life_class_dance.docx |