Lesson 1: Dance Craze Dances

WARM-UP:

⬅️ Watch the following clip and dance along as a warm-up:

The Macarena, Nutbush, Bus Stop , Cha-Cha Slide & YMCA Dances!

• Learn and do the Macarena, Nutbush and Bus Stop Dances below ⬇️

• If you have time, you can choose between the Cha-⬅️ Cha-Slide Dance and the YMCA Dance to learn in a small group with a device.

• Share your dances at the end of the lesson.

Lesson 2-3: Different Dance Styles

• Warm-up: Watch the following clips and dance along as a warm-up:

• Dancing through Time- 1920s- 2000s

• Evolution of Dance

Dance Styles through time

• Form groups of 4.

• In your groups you are to learn 8 moves to one of the styles of dance for the lesson. You will share to the class at the end. All links are from YouTube Videos. See links below:

• Fun/Modern- Gangnam Style, Floss,Whip Ne-ne, Shuffle

• Hip-hop, Jazz, Tap

• Ballet, Bollywood, Breakdance, Rock n’ Roll

• Ballroom Dance, Line Dancing

• Work on learning a style then share it with the class at the end.

• In Week 3 do the same thing as Week 2, but choose a different style of dance.

• In Week 3 your Teacher will explain the Dance Project for the Term. In the Project, students will be working in groups to Choreograph a dance, reflecting different dance styles.

• As a class, students will vote on a song that is appropriate, upbeat and that will be easy for them to create dance moves to.

• The song will be split up into sections for each group. The teacher will film each group presenting their part of the song and create an iMovie for the whole song, using all the videos for each section.

• Students will work on their dance each week and present in Lesson 9.

• Students vote using a Google Form on Google Classroom for their Song this week and the results of the most popular vote will be shared next week.

Lesson 4: The Use of Props in Dance

• Your teacher will reveal the winning song choice for your class dance.

• Discuss the styles of dance learnt so far.

• Why do you think people use props in dance?

• How are they effective?

• Do they link to the song? Add another element?

• They only work or are effective if used correctly.

• Watch some examples of using props and how effective it is to the whole routine below:

• Canes, Umbrella, Cardboard

• Go with your group to discuss a part of your dance you could use a prop in and work out how you can incorporate/ make it.

• See if you can find the props you'd like to use in your Dance in the Creative Arts Room.

• Your teacher will tell you what section of the song your group is choreographing dance moves for on Google Classroom. Listen to your part of the song and start to think about ideas.

Lesson 5: Elements of Dance

• Watch the Evolution of Dance video and Dance along. Think about the ways the group made each dance effective.

• Think about formations, shapes, transitions between dances, movement, levels and tricks.

• How can you incorporate different levels, shapes and transitions in your dance formations?

• Could you incorporate tricks into their dance? E.g. Cartwheels, flips, breakdance moves.

• It will depend on the ability of the students in your group and if you are using gymnastics mats to practice on so it is safe.

• Look at the Dance Project planning sheet. You must use this in your groups to plan your dance section for the class song.

• You need to incorporate 1-2 Dance Craze Dance Moves, 1-2 different dance styles, and 1-2 elements such as: Props, formations, shapes, tricks, etc. in your dance.

• Go into your groups and plan your dance using the sheet.

Lessons 6-8: Dance Project

• Warm up: I Gotta Feeling- Just Dance 2016

• Over the next 3 lessons, you are working in your groups on your choreography for your section of the class dance.

• Groups are using their planning sheets to ensure they are including all the styles and elements required.

• This is an Assessment Task for the Unit.

• You can use props and costumes from the Creative Arts Room cupboard to add elements to your dance. You can use gymnastics mats outside to practice any tricks for your dance.

• Your teacher will make their way around to each group each week to watch your progress and give ideas/advice, keep you on track.

• You will be presenting in Week 9 for filming.

Lessons 9-10: Dance Performance for Filming and Self-Evaluation

• In Lesson 9 – Groups present their section of the Dance to the class.

• The teacher films the performances on an iPad.

• Over the next week, the teacher creates an iMovie, editing all the groups’ clips together to make a video for the song.

• In Lesson 10 you will watch the video and complete your self-evaluation reflection sheet.

• Your teacher will share the class dance video on Google Classroom for you to share with your parents.