Unit Four - Choreography & intro to Performance

Day 1, 4/2 (Tuesday)

Essential Question: Can you create & perform simple choreographic sequences using the technique/movement vocabulary learned in previous units and the elements of dance to fulfill choreographic intent?

Vocabulary: Theme, Mood & Tone

Standards: B.CP.1.2 Create dance sequences that vary the use of dance elements, use simple choreographic structure, and use choreographic principles to fulfill choreographic intent.

B.R.1.1. Explain how elements of movement and choreographic structures are used to communicate ideas in dance.

B.DM.1.2 Use time, space, weight and flow in performing dance.

1. Meaning and emotion in dance activity:

• Watch each of these videos from the playlist and answer the following questions for each of the dances:
  • What is this dance about?
  • How did you know?
  • How did the choreographer use the elements of dance to demonstrate emotion in this piece?

2. Choreography Writing Activity (See examples and template below.) Remember to turn these in before you leave today!

2. Discussion of Choreographic Intent and Production Specifics for Winter concert.

Day 2, 4/3 (Wednesday)

Essential Question: Can you create and develop concepts for a full length dance piece that reinforces meaning and emotion through the Elements of Dance?

Vocabulary:

Standards: B.CP.1.2 Create dance sequences that vary the use of dance elements, use simple choreographic structure, and use choreographic principles to fulfill choreographic intent.

B.R.1.1. Explain how elements of movement and choreographic structures are used to communicate ideas in dance.

B.CP.1.4 Use collaborative and cooperative skills to contribute constructively to the creation of a dance.

B.R.1.1 Explain how the elements of movement and choreographic structures are used to communicate ideas in dance.

1. X Warm Up

2. Cardio with student leaders.

3. Present Choreography Proposition Ideas. Class development of b-m-e. Vote to determine concept for concert piece.

Day 3, 4/4 (Thursday)

Essential Question: Can you create and develop concepts for a full length dance piece that reinforces meaning and emotion through the Elements of Dance?

Vocabulary: Abstract Movement

Standards: B.CP.1.2 Create dance sequences that vary the use of dance elements, use simple choreographic structure, and use choreographic principles to fulfill choreographic intent.

B.R.1.1. Explain how elements of movement and choreographic structures are used to communicate ideas in dance.

B.CP.1.4 Use collaborative and cooperative skills to contribute constructively to the creation of a dance.

B.R.1.1 Explain how the elements of movement and choreographic structures are used to communicate ideas in dance.

1. X Warm Up

2. Cardio with student leaders.

3. Create group phrases through abstracted movement.

4. Share group phrases.

Day 4, 4/5 (Friday)

Essential Question: Can you create and develop concepts for a full length dance piece that reinforces meaning and emotion through the Elements of Dance?

Vocabulary:

Standards: B.CP.1.2 Create dance sequences that vary the use of dance elements, use simple choreographic structure, and use choreographic principles to fulfill choreographic intent.

B.R.1.1. Explain how elements of movement and choreographic structures are used to communicate ideas in dance.

B.CP.1.4 Use collaborative and cooperative skills to contribute constructively to the creation of a dance.

B.R.1.1 Explain how the elements of movement and choreographic structures are used to communicate ideas in dance.

1. Warm Up

2. Review and teach base phrases for concert piece

3. Audition Special sections and being spacing.

Day 5, 4/8 (Monday)

Essential Question: Can you create and develop concepts for a full length dance piece that reinforces meaning and emotion through the Elements of Dance?

Vocabulary:

Standards: B.CP.1.2 Create dance sequences that vary the use of dance elements, use simple choreographic structure, and use choreographic principles to fulfill choreographic intent.

B.R.1.1. Explain how elements of movement and choreographic structures are used to communicate ideas in dance.

B.CP.1.4 Use collaborative and cooperative skills to contribute constructively to the creation of a dance.

B.R.1.1 Explain how the elements of movement and choreographic structures are used to communicate ideas in dance.

1. Accompaniment Assignment - Google Classroom

2. Learn created phrases.

3. Audition small parts.

2. Spacing & rehearsal for Beginning of dance piece.

Day 6, 4/9 (Tuesday)

Essential Question: Can you create and develop concepts for a full length dance piece that reinforces meaning and emotion through the Elements of Dance?

Vocabulary:

Standards: B.CP.1.2 Create dance sequences that vary the use of dance elements, use simple choreographic structure, and use choreographic principles to fulfill choreographic intent.

B.R.1.1. Explain how elements of movement and choreographic structures are used to communicate ideas in dance.

B.CP.1.4 Use collaborative and cooperative skills to contribute constructively to the creation of a dance.

B.R.1.1 Explain how the elements of movement and choreographic structures are used to communicate ideas in dance.

1. Title Assignment - Google Classroom

2. Discussion of accompaniment choices.

3. Spacing & rehearsal for beginning of dance piece with accompaniment.

Day 7, 4/10(Wednesday)

Essential Question: Can you create and develop concepts for a full length dance piece that reinforces meaning and emotion through the Elements of Dance?

Vocabulary:

Standards: B.CP.1.2 Create dance sequences that vary the use of dance elements, use simple choreographic structure, and use choreographic principles to fulfill choreographic intent.

B.R.1.1. Explain how elements of movement and choreographic structures are used to communicate ideas in dance.

B.CP.1.4 Use collaborative and cooperative skills to contribute constructively to the creation of a dance.

B.R.1.1 Explain how the elements of movement and choreographic structures are used to communicate ideas in dance.

1. Complete "Before Break Checklist":

• ADD YOUR CHOREOGRAPHY TO YOUR PORTFOLIO: Record the phrase you helped create for your class dance and upload it to your portfolio (Title = the subject of the phrase ex. anxiety, bystander, etc., Add a Comment = Elements of dance used to successfully communicate the subject)
• Make sure you have submitted your "Costume Assignment" in Google Classroom.
• Make sure you have submitted your "Title" Assignment in Google Classroom.
• Make a rehearsal plan for your break. If you don't practice you WILL forget and we only have 2 WEEKS when we return to FINISH your dance!

2. Spacing & rehearsal for beginning of dance piece with accompaniment.

3. 1 student please video current choreography and post in Google Classroom so others can practice over break!

Day 8, 4/11 (Thursday)

Essential Question: Can you create and develop concepts for a full length dance piece that reinforces meaning and emotion through the Elements of Dance?

Vocabulary:

Standards: B.CP.1.2 Create dance sequences that vary the use of dance elements, use simple choreographic structure, and use choreographic principles to fulfill choreographic intent.

B.R.1.1. Explain how elements of movement and choreographic structures are used to communicate ideas in dance.

B.CP.1.4 Use collaborative and cooperative skills to contribute constructively to the creation of a dance.

B.R.1.1 Explain how the elements of movement and choreographic structures are used to communicate ideas in dance.

1. Cardio Warm Up

2. Review and rehearse beginning of dance piece with accompaniment.

3. Begin choreography for Middle of piece.

Day 9, 4/12 (Friday)

Essential Question: Can you create and develop concepts for a full length dance piece that reinforces meaning and emotion through the Elements of Dance?

Vocabulary:

Standards: B.CP.1.2 Create dance sequences that vary the use of dance elements, use simple choreographic structure, and use choreographic principles to fulfill choreographic intent.

B.R.1.1. Explain how elements of movement and choreographic structures are used to communicate ideas in dance.

B.CP.1.4 Use collaborative and cooperative skills to contribute constructively to the creation of a dance.

B.R.1.1 Explain how the elements of movement and choreographic structures are used to communicate ideas in dance.

1. Warm Up

2. Choreography for middle of dance piece.

** Bring all costume pieces TOMORROW!

** Movement Assessment on Choreography so far WEDNESDAY!

Day 10, 4/23 (Tuesday)

Essential Question: Can you create and develop concepts for a full length dance piece that reinforces meaning and emotion through the Elements of Dance?

Vocabulary:

Standards: B.CP.1.2 Create dance sequences that vary the use of dance elements, use simple choreographic structure, and use choreographic principles to fulfill choreographic intent.

B.R.1.1. Explain how elements of movement and choreographic structures are used to communicate ideas in dance.

B.CP.1.4 Use collaborative and cooperative skills to contribute constructively to the creation of a dance.

B.R.1.1 Explain how the elements of movement and choreographic structures are used to communicate ideas in dance.

1. Costume Day - lay out costume pieces and be prepared to dress.

2. Choreography for middle of dance piece.

** Movement Assessment TOMORROW!

Day 11, 4/24 (Wednesday)

Essential Question: Can you create and develop concepts for a full length dance piece that reinforces meaning and emotion through the Elements of Dance?

Vocabulary:

Standards: B.CP.1.2 Create dance sequences that vary the use of dance elements, use simple choreographic structure, and use choreographic principles to fulfill choreographic intent.

B.R.1.1. Explain how elements of movement and choreographic structures are used to communicate ideas in dance.

B.CP.1.4 Use collaborative and cooperative skills to contribute constructively to the creation of a dance.

B.R.1.1 Explain how the elements of movement and choreographic structures are used to communicate ideas in dance.

1. Warm Up

2. Choreography for middle of dance piece.

3. Cleaning of beginning of dance piece.

Day 12, 4/25 (Thursday)

Essential Question: Can you create and develop concepts for a full length dance piece that reinforces meaning and emotion through the Elements of Dance?

Vocabulary:

Standards: B.CP.1.2 Create dance sequences that vary the use of dance elements, use simple choreographic structure, and use choreographic principles to fulfill choreographic intent.

B.R.1.1. Explain how elements of movement and choreographic structures are used to communicate ideas in dance.

B.CP.1.4 Use collaborative and cooperative skills to contribute constructively to the creation of a dance.

B.R.1.1 Explain how the elements of movement and choreographic structures are used to communicate ideas in dance.

1. Warm Up

2. Choreography for end of dance piece.

3. Record choreography so far and upload to Google Classroom.

Day 13, 4/26 (Friday)

Essential Question: Can you create and develop concepts for a full length dance piece that reinforces meaning and emotion through the Elements of Dance?

Vocabulary:

Standards: B.CP.1.2 Create dance sequences that vary the use of dance elements, use simple choreographic structure, and use choreographic principles to fulfill choreographic intent.

B.R.1.1. Explain how elements of movement and choreographic structures are used to communicate ideas in dance.

B.CP.1.4 Use collaborative and cooperative skills to contribute constructively to the creation of a dance.

Day 14, 4/29 (Monday)

Essential Question: Can you create and develop concepts for a full length dance piece that reinforces meaning and emotion through the Elements of Dance?

Vocabulary:

Standards: B.CP.1.2 Create dance sequences that vary the use of dance elements, use simple choreographic structure, and use choreographic principles to fulfill choreographic intent.

B.R.1.1. Explain how elements of movement and choreographic structures are used to communicate ideas in dance.

B.CP.1.4 Use collaborative and cooperative skills to contribute constructively to the creation of a dance.

1. X Warm Up

2. Showing of new sections created yesterday.

3. Cleaning of new sections.

4. Run full piece.

Day 15, 4/30 (Tuesday)

Essential Question: Can you create and develop concepts for a full length dance piece that reinforces meaning and emotion through the Elements of Dance?

Vocabulary:

Standards: B.CP.1.2 Create dance sequences that vary the use of dance elements, use simple choreographic structure, and use choreographic principles to fulfill choreographic intent.

B.R.1.1. Explain how elements of movement and choreographic structures are used to communicate ideas in dance.

B.CP.1.4 Use collaborative and cooperative skills to contribute constructively to the creation of a dance.

1. X Warm Up

2. Memory run of class piece. 5 minutes of independent review.

3. Movement Assessment 4

4. Continue choreography of end of piece.

Day 16, 5/1 (Wednesday)

Essential Question: Can you create and develop concepts for a full length dance piece that reinforces meaning and emotion through the Elements of Dance?

Vocabulary:

Standards: B.CP.1.2 Create dance sequences that vary the use of dance elements, use simple choreographic structure, and use choreographic principles to fulfill choreographic intent.

B.R.1.1. Explain how elements of movement and choreographic structures are used to communicate ideas in dance.

B.CP.1.4 Use collaborative and cooperative skills to contribute constructively to the creation of a dance.

1. "Title" assignment in Google Classroom.

2. Concert Notes and Updates

3. X Warm Up

4. Continue choreography of end of piece.

Day 17, 5/2 (Thursday)

Essential Question: Can you create and develop concepts for a full length dance piece that reinforces meaning and emotion through the Elements of Dance?

Vocabulary:

Standards: B.CP.1.2 Create dance sequences that vary the use of dance elements, use simple choreographic structure, and use choreographic principles to fulfill choreographic intent.

B.R.1.1. Explain how elements of movement and choreographic structures are used to communicate ideas in dance.

B.CP.1.4 Use collaborative and cooperative skills to contribute constructively to the creation of a dance.

1. Vote on titles. (poll on Google Classroom)

2. Concert Notes and Updates - costume reminders: ALL costume pieces must be at school Monday. All permission forms and dinner money must be turned in by Monday.

3. X Warm Up

4. Continue choreography of end of piece.

Day 18, 5/3 (Friday)

Essential Question: Can you use peer and teacher feedback to refine dance performance and demonstrate knowledge of performance values such as kinesthetic awareness, concentration, and focus to enhance dance performance?

Vocabulary:

Standards: B.CP.2.1 Use appropriate behaviors and etiquette while observing, creating and performing dance.

B.CP.2.2 Understand the impact of performance values of clarity, concentration, focus, and projection on dance performance.

B.CP.2.3 Understand how self assessment, teacher and peer feedback can be used to refine dance performance.

B.C.1.3 Identify how other arts disciplines are integrated into dance creation and performance.

1. Label and get into costumes. Turn in your permission forms.

2. Vote on titles. (poll on Google Classroom)

3. Intro to auditorium and stage space. Review of auditorium and backstage etiquette.

4. Memory run of dances.

5. Space walk through.

6. Show order discussion and light/sound cuing.

7. Run dance with teacher feedback.

8. Review costume expectations.

Day 19, 5/6 (Monday)

Essential Question: Can you use peer and teacher feedback to refine dance performance and demonstrate knowledge of performance values such as kinesthetic awareness, concentration, and focus to enhance dance performance?

Vocabulary:

Standards: B.CP.2.1 Use appropriate behaviors and etiquette while observing, creating and performing dance.

B.CP.2.2 Understand the impact of performance values of clarity, concentration, focus, and projection on dance performance.

B.CP.2.3 Understand how self assessment, teacher and peer feedback can be used to refine dance performance.

B.C.1.3 Identify how other arts disciplines are integrated into dance creation and performance.

1. Review of auditorium and backstage etiquette.

2. Memory run of dances.

3. Space walk through.

4. Review show order expectations and light/sound cuing.

5. Run dance with teacher feedback. Run dance with peer feedback.

6. Discuss Dress Rehearsal expectations.

Day 20, 5/7 (Tuesday)

Essential Question: Can you use peer and teacher feedback to refine dance performance and demonstrate knowledge of performance values such as kinesthetic awareness, concentration, and focus to enhance dance performance?

Vocabulary:

Standards: B.CP.2.1 Use appropriate behaviors and etiquette while observing, creating and performing dance.

B.CP.2.2 Understand the impact of performance values of clarity, concentration, focus, and projection on dance performance.

B.CP.2.3 Understand how self assessment, teacher and peer feedback can be used to refine dance performance.

B.C.1.3 Identify how other arts disciplines are integrated into dance creation and performance.

1. Review of auditorium and backstage etiquette.

2. Memory run of dances.

3. Space walk through.

4. Review show order expectations and light/sound cuing.

5. Run dance with teacher feedback. Run dance with peer feedback.

6. Discuss Performance expectations.

Day 21, 5/8 (Wednesday)

Essential Question: Can you use peer and teacher feedback to refine dance performance and demonstrate knowledge of performance values such as kinesthetic awareness, concentration, and focus to enhance dance performance?

Vocabulary:

Standards: B.CP.2.1 Use appropriate behaviors and etiquette while observing, creating and performing dance.

B.CP.2.2 Understand the impact of performance values of clarity, concentration, focus, and projection on dance performance.

B.CP.2.3 Understand how self assessment, teacher and peer feedback can be used to refine dance performance.

B.C.1.3 Identify how other arts disciplines are integrated into dance creation and performance.

1. Costume Clean Up & Organization

2. Viewing of full length performance with discussion.

3. Reflection Writing on creative process experience. (Google Classroom)