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Learn how visual images can inspire dance
Learn how visual images can inspire dance
Student dance resource developed by The Arts Unit
Years 3 to 6 dance
What will your students learn?
What will your students learn?
Storytelling through dance is a resource developed for Stage 2 and 3 students.
Students will learn about how visual images can inspire dance and using expressive qualities to communicate these ideas. Students will also have the opportunity to reflect on their own work.
Your students will:
explore and develop movement combinations in relation to an idea
create a movement narrative by looking at visual images
perform and communicate intent using a range of expressive qualities
reflect on the process of making dance.
Syllabus outcomes
Syllabus outcomes
Creative Arts K-6 Syllabus
Creative Arts K-6 Syllabus
Stage 2
DAS 2.2: explores, selects and combines movement using the elements of dance to communicate ideas, feelings or moods.
DAS 2.3: gives personal opinions about the use of the elements and meaning in their own and others’ dances.
Stage 3
DAS 3.2: explores, selects, organises and refines movement, using the elements of dance to communicate intent.
DAS 3.3: discusses and interprets the relationship between content, meaning and context of their own and others’ dances.
Suggestions for how to use this resource with your students
Suggestions for how to use this resource with your students
Activity 1: Students could flip the process and write their own story and have another student create an artwork about it.
Activity 2 and 3: The process could include collaboration in groups. Combine with a group of 4 other students, manipulate the gestures to tell a story between the characters, combine other groups and have students teach each other the movement.
Activity 4: Students could use this as a tool to refine their performance and create new movement sequences.
Collection of student work
Collection of student work
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.
For further support on how to create these resources
For further support on how to create these resources
Offline access
Offline access
Download and print this document to send to students with limited access to online resources.
Storytelling through dance - @The Arts Unit Creative Classes.docxWould you like to promote your school and showcase your students' work 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 include the Creative Class title and your school name in the email so we can share on The Arts Unit social media and our website.
Teacher feedback
Teacher feedback
Third-party content attributions
Third-party content attributions
Creative Arts K-6 Syllabus, © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2006, copied under s113P, accessed 10 May 2020.
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