Stage 2 & 3: Improvising and Creating Through Dance Unit

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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.

Warm up: Cha-Cha-Slide Dance
What do you think Hip-Hop style of dance is?
Do some Hip-hop to music. Juju on that Beat- Just Dance 2017
Watch clip: Hip Hop Dance Kids
What are the features of dance in Hip-hop style you can see? Fluid freestyle movements, popping, locking & breaking.
In groups, use an iPad or Chromebook to watch the 2 clips again and work on your own hip-hop moves.
Share with the class at the end of the lesson.

Lesson 3: Learning the Heel and Toe Polka Dance.

Watch your teacher demonstrate with the students how to do the dance altogether in a large circle.

You may then go into groups and use an iPad or Chromebook to keep working on the dance in smaller groups. Song here: Heel & Toe Polkas

Warm up: Follow the Leader Dance
Watch the video- Intro to Jive!
Find a partner and follow along with the class, watching the video.
The teacher demonstrates how one partner can do a spin and turn then come back.
Work with a partner, then a small group on the Jive Dance.
Use the music, "Gloria" by Van Morrison to dance the Jive. The teacher will show you how well the dance goes with the music.
Each group comes together to share their Jive Dance to the class at the end of the lesson.

Warm up: Timber Just Dance 2014.
What do you think Country Line-Dancing is?
What does it look like?
What kind of music do they use?
Have fun learning some of the Country-Line Dances below as a class and in small groups.
Share your dance with the class at the end.
Yee-haw!

Warm up: Panjabi MC- Beware of the Boys Just Dance
Discuss what is Bollywood Dancing? Have you heard of it before?
Can any students demonstrate to the class?
Watch the videos below and dance along as a class and then in small groups.
Choose one dance to learn with your group and share with the class at the end of the lesson.

Warm-up: Can’t Stop the Feeling Dance Workout
Your teacher has created dance tracks for the project on GarageBand before the lesson. The tracks are a mash-up of songs from Dance Crazes, Hip-Hop, Heel & Toe Polka, Jive, Country and Bollywood dance styles.
For this Term’s dance project, in allocated groups, you are to improvise and choreograph dance steps to the set music track made by the teacher.
Listen to the dance track (on Google Classroom) to get an idea of what you need to include in your dance.
You have until Week 9 to create your dance and present to the class.
You may film your dance and submit on the Google classroom page by creating an iMovie if you wish.
If your group finishes early, you can add a freestyle section of a song of your own choice at the end.
The best performance per class MAY be chosen to present their dance at the next Creative Arts Showcase.
You can use the Chromebooks to access the music track on the Google Classroom Page.
You are encouraged to either film or journal your steps to remember your group’s progress for next week.
You must keep your own iPad each week for your group if you are filming or you may use your own Chromebook. Write the number of the class iPad your group is using in your Dance Journal.
Each week continue to rehearse. The teacher will make their way around the groups and give you any help you may need.
Good luck!

Lesson 10: Dance Project Performance!

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