Digital @ The Arts Unit Creative Classes
Digital @ The Arts Unit Creative Classes
Teacher dance resource developed by The Arts Unit
Year 7 to 10 dance
Your students will:
perform a variety of combinations, sequences and dances with increasing fluency, precision and articulation
apply the elements of space, time and dynamics to personalise dance movement
select and refine movement to communicate an idea
describe how the body is used in space, time and dynamics in dance performance and composition.
4.1.1: demonstrates an understanding of safe dance practice and appropriate dance technique in the performance of combinations, sequences and dances.
4.1.3: demonstrates an understanding of aspects of performance quality through the performance of locomotor and non-locomotor combinations, sequences and dances.
4.2.1: identifies and explores aspects of the elements of dance in response to a range of stimuli.
4.3.1: describes dance performances through the elements of dance.
5.1.1: demonstrates an understanding of safe dance practice and appropriate dance technique with increasing skill and complexity in the performance of combinations, sequences and dances.
5.1.3: demonstrates an understanding and application of aspects of performance quality and interpretation through performance.
5.2.1: explores the elements of dance as the basis of the communication of ideas.
5.3.1: describes and analyses dance as the communication of ideas within a context.
Instructional aids
Activity 1: Students could research the origins of Bollywood dance.
Activity 2: If working as a group, the teacher could split the class in half and have each half perform either the ladies' or men's movement.
Activity 3: Students could teach their movement to a partner and perform it together.
Google Form: create a Google form with activities and/or questions. Students can also upload any files they create. Email this form to your students with the Creative Class link and all your student responses will be combined in a Google sheet.
Google Classroom Assignment: create an assignment or a quiz in your Google Classroom with activities and/or questions. Students can also upload any files they create.
MS Teams: create a quiz or assignment in your class team drive where students can submit responses and upload any files they create.
Email: ask your students to email you any responses and files they create.
Flipgrid: a website that allows teachers to create 'grids' to facilitate video discussions. Each grid is a message board where teachers can pose questions called 'topics'. Students can post video responses that appear in a tiled grid display.
Jamboard: an interactive whiteboard which can be used for class feedback.
Download and print this document to send to students with limited access to online resources.
Would you like to have your school promoted and your students work showcased as a result of engaging in this Creative Class?
Help us celebrate the fantastic work of NSW public school students by emailing photos or videos that you have permission to share and comments on how your students enjoyed the class to digital.artsunit@det.nsw.edu.au.
Please ensure you include the creative class title and your school name in the email so we can share on The Arts Unit social media pages and on our website.
Dance 7-10 Syllabus, © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2003, copied under s113P, accessed 10 May 2020.