4 Aboriginal Warm up from lesson one and moving in space. and Torres Strait Island Explain that today we are going to be looking at different cultures and Torres Strait Islander "Kab dances, the types of dancing they do to tell stories. Refer to stories ‘Dreamtime’ Kar" dance in Cairns, culture, and explain that these are passed down through generations. (see Australia shape. teacher notes) spirit shake, Read a Leg’ and discuss the types of dances aboriginal people ‘Shake perform. Teacher are they doing it?’ are they talking about?’ Australian Aboriginal Crane ‘Why ‘What rise, you remember what animals they were moving like?’ a look Dance ‘Can ‘Have swirling, at their arms, legs, back, etc.’ stretch, Follow the story as they explain the movements and get students to levels, brainstorm why they may have made these shapes or used certain body Teacher notes- a ‘Shake Animal movement through tempo, parts. leg’ is an Aboriginal Dance. Aboriginal dances. shapes, For cultural reasons only movement, Watch one or both of the Youtube clips and discuss what animals the Aboriginal boys should be students can see through the movement of the dancers. performing this dance. Aboriginal girls have a After watching and discussing the movement the students break into separate dance to this. small groups and have a go at creating their own Australian animal movements. Have half the class watching and half dancing so they can give feedback on whether they could see similar movement. Point out the similarities and differences between the groups- eg. different levels, tempo, shapes, etc. Warm down and Reflection. 5 Revision and assessment Warm up from lesson one and moving in space. Emu - Wagana Aboriginal preparation. Dancers Students the Youtube clip Aboriginal Dancers’ and ‘Emu-Wagana brainstorm other animals they saw in the previous lesson. Students revise all animals they have moved like since the beginning of the unit. Remind them that we started off looking at sea creatures. Partner work and peer Get students to show their partners their favourite animal movements feedback. and they can take turns at having a go.
4 Animal movement through Aboriginal dances. Warm up from lesson one and moving in space. Explain that today we are going to be looking at different cultures and the types of dancing they do to tell stories. Refer to ‘Dreamtime’ stories and explain that these are passed down through generations. (see teacher notes) Read ‘Shake a Leg’ and discuss the types of dances aboriginal people perform. Teacher ‘Why are they doing it?’ ‘What are they talking about?’ ‘Can you remember what animals they were moving like?’ ‘Have a look at their arms, legs, back, etc.’ Follow the story as they explain the movements and get students to brainstorm why they may have made these shapes or used certain body parts. Watch one or both of the Youtube clips and discuss what animals the students can see through the movement of the dancers. After watching and discussing the movement the students break into small groups and have a go at creating their own Australian animal movements. Have half the class watching and half dancing so they can give feedback on whether they could see similar movement. Point out the similarities and differences between the groups- eg. different levels, tempo, shapes, etc. Warm down and Reflection. Torres Strait Islander "Kab Kar" dance in Cairns, Australia Australian Aboriginal Crane Dance Teacher notes- ‘Shake a leg’ is an Aboriginal Dance. For cultural reasons only Aboriginal boys should be performing this dance. Aboriginal girls have a separate dance to this. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island dances, culture, shape. spirit shake, rise, swirling, stretch, levels, tempo, shapes, movement, 5 Revision and assessment preparation. Partner work and peer feedback. Warm up from lesson one and moving in space. Students the Youtube clip ‘Emu-Wagana Aboriginal Dancers’ and brainstorm other animals they saw in the previous lesson. Students revise all animals they have moved like since the beginning of the unit. Remind them that we started off looking at sea creatures. Get students to show their partners their favourite animal movements and they can take turns at having a go. Emu - Wagana Aboriginal Dancers