Chory Reflections SCHOOL HOLIDAYS TERM TWO Week 1-9 Weeks 1-9 Week 4 Cultural Dance Skills and Techniques: Dance Task 1A skills that develop technical Begin by reading through Task 1 outline and marking key. Cultural Dance competence in relation to body Students will be learning a style of cultural dance over approximately 18 lessons Progress control, accuracy, throughout the year. (**Please note that there are 2 Year 8 dance classes in 2018 and each Assessment posture/alignment, strength, class will study a different cultural dance). flexibility, balance and During these lessons there will be a focus on: Week 7 coordination () Warm up (including general whole body warm up, isolations specific to genre, Task 1B Cultural coordination skills, and major muscle group stretches). Dance Final Safe dance practice of Progression skills (correct body position for style of dance whilst moving or on the Assessment techniques () spot, weight transference, musicality, ability to travel through space and ability to Warm-up and cool down as part apply corrections). of a dance class () Dance choreography (completing skills and dance steps in a way that is correct to the style of cultural dance chosen, ways to remember movement, muscle memory, Techniques that focus on importance of practice/rehearsal and performance qualities) developing retention of Students will also be exposed to the history and function of this cultural as well as movement () appropriate music and costuming depending on the culture chosen. Each week these skills will be recapped and extended on taking into account differing Performance skills (expression, student ability. Some students may be given solo’s or put into groups with students of projection, focus) demonstrated similar ability- and taught harder or easier sequenced movement which can be performed to an audience and appropriate at different times throughout the dance. to the dance genre/style ()
Chory Reflections SCHOOL HOLIDAYS TERM TWO Week 1-9 Weeks 1-9 Cultural Dance Begin by reading through Task 1 outline and marking key. Students will be learning a style of cultural dance over approximately 18 lessons throughout the year. (**Please note that there are 2 Year 8 dance classes in 2018 and each class will study a different cultural dance). During these lessons there will be a focus on: Warm up (including general whole body warm up, isolations specific to genre, coordination skills, and major muscle group stretches). Progression skills (correct body position for style of dance whilst moving or on the spot, weight transference, musicality, ability to travel through space and ability to apply corrections). Dance choreography (completing skills and dance steps in a way that is correct to the style of cultural dance chosen, ways to remember movement, muscle memory, importance of practice/rehearsal and performance qualities) Students will also be exposed to the history and function of this cultural as well as appropriate music and costuming depending on the culture chosen. Each week these skills will be recapped and extended on taking into account differing student ability. Some students may be given solo’s or put into groups with students of similar ability- and taught harder or easier sequenced movement which can be performed at different times throughout the dance. Skills and Techniques: Dance skills that develop technical competence in relation to body control, accuracy, posture/alignment, strength, flexibility, balance and coordination () Safe dance practice of techniques () Warm-up and cool down as part of a dance class () Techniques that focus on developing retention of movement () Performance skills (expression, projection, focus) demonstrated to an audience and appropriate to the dance genre/style () Week 4 Task 1A Cultural Dance Progress Assessment Week 7 Task 1B Cultural Dance Final Assessment
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