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Hi there.

Welcome to your next remote learning lesson, and this is from the unit, "An Introduction to Dance.

" My name's Ms. Hacking, and I'm really looking forward to being your teacher today because we've got a really fun and interesting lesson planned.

Today's lesson is called "Dance: Can You Create a range of different movements to represent superheroes?

" Now, I wonder if you already know any superheroes and wonder if you know any of the magical powers that superheroes can do.

So by the end of today's lesson, I'm hoping that we can all create a range of actions to represent different superheroes with unique powers.

Today's key words, we're going to do my turn, your turn.

So let's start with the first one.

My turn, character, your turn.

So a character is a set of qualities, traits, and values that define a superhero's behavior and personality.

So you might know different superheroes and know that they have different characters and they might have different traits and values that make them who they are.

Even though we're maybe not superheroes, we still have our own personal character as well.

Our second key word, my turn, is expression.

Your turn.

Expression is the way a person shows their thoughts, feelings, or ideas through actions, words, or movements.

This is really important when we're doing dance because we like to show our expressions through different ways.

Our third keyword, my turn, is concentration.

Your turn.

So concentration is the ability to focus your attention on a task, an activity, or goal while ignoring distractions.

So in today's lesson, I'm hoping that you have good concentration on what we are learning about and you avoid all the distractions around you.

So before we start our lesson, it's really important that we do our warmup.

So for today's warmup, I would like you to show what you know about moving like a superhero.

What different superhero characters can you think of.

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You're going to pick your favorite superhero character and move around the room creating actions.

Every five seconds, you're going to freeze and create a still balance that represents your superhero character.

Make sure you use big, clear actions to show how powerful or how strong your superhero is.

Try and challenge yourself to hold a different superhero pose each time you freeze.

And could you think of any other traveling actions that a superhero might perform?

You may want to watch the video next to give you some ideas on how to move like a superhero and freeze like a superhero so you can complete this warmup.

So today's lesson is split into two parts.

In the first part of today's lesson, we are going to be transforming into a superhero.

So thinking about that superheroes are often normal people, but they transform into these magical, powerful superheroes.

And in the second part of today's lesson, we're looking at creating movements that represent superpowers.

So we might want to be thinking about all the different powers that different superheroes have.

This sounds exciting.

Are you ready to get started?

A superhero is a character who has special powers or abilities and uses them to help people and fight against danger.

Often superheroes are ordinary people during the day, Jacob says, "Wow, and when danger comes, they use their special powers to help people.

" Exactly right.

That is what superheroes do.

They often help when danger comes to protect the planet, to protect the world, to make sure that everyone is safe.

Can you concentrate and think of any actions to show children playing?

Because often superheroes are normal people, so they might be children that are playing in the park for example.

What actions could represent a child playing?

You might have thought about, like Sofia has, that children might skip or hop around the space.

That would be a good example of children playing.

Jacob said that children might throw or kick a ball.

That's right as well.

Children might start by throwing or kicking a ball.

That might be how they play.

Okay, now it's your turn for a check.

Can you show me different ways children might play?

Have a think about what Sofia and Jacob said as examples, but you might be able to think of your own examples too.

Have a go at showing me different ways children might play.

Okay, I'm hoping that you came up with maybe some of these ideas.

You might have said skipping, passing a ball, hopscotch, riding a scooter, or playing in a sandpit.

You might also have thought about other ways children might play as well and had demonstrated those as you move around the room.

So well done if you thought of your own.

So when children transform into superheroes, they often turn, roll or jump and hold their strong superhero pose.

Sofia says, "If I were a superhero, I would jump into a strong squat.

" Jacob said, "If I were a superhero, I would turn and hold a spider crawl position.

" So he would turn and spin and then hold a spider crawl position maybe on the floor, maybe a lower position.

Knowing how different characters look and feel requires concentration and expression, expression on our faces and expression with our bodies as well.

Here are some examples of superhero poses.

One example is a Power Star lunge.

Can you have a go at that, the Power Star lunge?

You might, like Sofia did, do a Mighty Muscle squat where you're squatting down and bending your knees.

You might have a Storm Warrior swing.

So here this example has a water bottle.

I've got a water bottle too.

So you might have a position where you're swinging your water bottle, not letting go, but swinging it round.

You might want to try the Web Wonder Crawl.

Again, I think you might need to get on the floor for this one, but can you do the Web Wonder crawl a bit like a spider?

There's also the Majestic Shadow prowl that you could have a go at.

And again here we might be like a cat prowling, ready to pounce and jump is our superpower.

And the final one that we could practice is a Flying Force soar as if we're flying through the air.

Can you have a go at some of these superhero poses?

Okay, now's your check.

You've had a practice at them, but now that I've taken the pictures away, could you hold two different balanced superhero poses?

And I would like you to hold them for eight seconds.

So think about two of the poses for superheroes, and can you hold each one for eight seconds?

You might have picked the Power Star lunge, the Mighty Muscle squat, the Storm Warrior swing, the Web Wonder crawl, the Majestic prowl, or the Flying Force soar, or you might have picked one of your own superhero poses as well.

Well done if you did that.

Sofia says, "Trying our best to clearly represent different superheroes requires self-belief and concentration.

" Yes, sometimes it can be hard to demonstrate a superhero when we are not superheroes ourselves.

So it does require us to concentrate.

Sofia is right there.

Jacob says, "I'm going to share my superhero characters with my parent, so they enjoy understanding my character.

" And that's fun too.

If there's anyone else in your house, you might want to share your superhero poses, your superhero characters with them, and see if they can guess what your superhero is doing.

That would be lots of fun.

Okay, now it's your turn to have a go at the task.

The first task is a superhero travel task.

What I'd like you to do is put two cushions on the floor with space between them.

So you might want to put them at either side of the room.

You're going to start at one cushion.

You're going to move across the space as if you are playing outside.

As a child, you could hop, skip, pretend to bounce a ball, tiptoe, or pretend to ride a scooter for example.

When you reach the other cushion, I want you to transform into a superhero.

I want you to hold a superhero balanced pose for eight seconds, then travel back across the space using another playful action.

When you reach the next cushion, I would like you to hold a different superhero pose for eight seconds.

Have a go at this task.

There is a video following this that might help give you some ideas on how to complete the task if you are a little unsure, but I think you'll make really good superheroes.

So I'm excited to see what you come up with.

Okay, let's see how we got on with our transforming into a superhero task.

So, move, performing uniquely different actions to represent different characters requires control.

Did you do that?

Sofia said, "I controlled my balanced position of superheroes.

" And I bet you did too.

When you held your superhero pose, I bet you controlled it and held it really still.

Think, knowing how different characters look and feel requires focus and expression.

Jacob said, "I used expression on my face to represent children playing and to hold a superhero pose.

" So yeah, I wonder if when you were moving between the cushions you had a smiley childlike face, and then when you held your superhero position, maybe your expression changed because you grew stronger or more powerful, and that's how your expression changed with your face and your body.

Well done if you did that.

Feel, applying our best to clearly represent different superheroes requires self-belief.

And Sofia said, "I tried to show six different superheroes with my actions, which showed self-belief.

" Like I said earlier, sometimes it's hard to demonstrate things that we aren't, so we are not superheroes.

So sometimes it can be tricky, but actually having that self-belief to show and to have a go is really good.

So Sofia had a go at six different superheroes.

How many did you have a go at?

And finally, sharing my superhero actions helps others enjoy and understand my character.

Jacob said, "I showed my superhero actions to a parent to help them understand my character.

" Did you show your superhero actions to anyone?

Maybe it was one of your toys or maybe it was a parent or sibling.

So well done if you showed someone else or something else your superhero actions.

Okay, we are now moving on to the second part of today's lesson, creating movements that represent superpowers.

Let's go.

So different superheroes have different superpowers.

Sofia said, when we perform uniquely different actions to represent different characters, it requires control and concentration.

Now we've heard that word before, concentration, but controls means we need to make sure we know what we are doing with our body.

We're moving our body exactly how a superhero would as well.

And Jacob said, applying our best to clearly represent different superheroes requires self-belief.

Again, we need to have that self-belief that we can be that superhero and we can represent that superhero with our actions and expressions.

Sofia says, "The Flying Force flies through the air.

If I was shown this superpower, I might stretch my arms out in front of me and pretend to fly across the room.

I might lean forward slightly and move quickly to show that I'm flying.

I might land in a strong superhero pose with my fists or my hips and one arm up as I'm ready to take off again.

" Do you want to have a go at the Flying Force and try and have a go at flying through the air with some actions and expressions?

Jacob said, "Power Star has super strength and can use a lasso to catch villains.

" He said, "If I was showing her superpower, I might pretend to twirl an invisible lasso above my head.

I might hold a strong pose with my feet apart and arms out in front of me like I'm ready to stop a villain.

I might leap forward or strike a powerful pose to show my strength.

" So that might be how Jacob would show Power Star.

How might you show the Power Star superpower?

Okay, let's have a go to check.

Flying Force flies through the air.

Which action might represent this, punching the ground, stretching our arms forward, waving your arms, or jumping in circles?

Which do you think would represent the Flying Force the best flying through the air?

Well done if you said B.

stretching your arms out forward would look like you're flying through the air.

So well done if you selected that action.

Sofia said that, "Mighty Muscle is super strong and can smash things.

If I was showing this superpower, I might stomp my feet heavily like I'm shaking the ground.

I might make big punching movements to show my strength.

I might throw my arms out wide and roar to show that I'm powerful.

" So that would be how Sofia would demonstrate the Mighty Muscle actions.

What would you do to show that you were super strong and that you could smash?

Storm Warrior has super strength and controls lightning with the hammer.

So maybe the drinks bottle is a hammer.

Jacob said, "If I was showing this superpower, I might pretend to lift the heavy hammer above my head.

I might strike the ground or the air as if sending lightning through the sky.

" He might hold a strong pose with his feet apart, arms out ready like I'm about to use my powers.

So that would be how Jacob would represent the Storm Warrior's super strength.

How would you represent Storm Warrior's super strength?

And Sofia said that "Majestic Shadow is fast, strong, and moves like a cat.

If I was showing this superpower, I might crouch low and sneak silently across the space.

I might leap or pounce as if I'm jumping from building to building.

I might stand tall and strike a strong ready-to-fight pose with sharp, quick movements.

" So that would be how she would represent Majestic Shadow, the superhero.

How would you represent Majestic Shadow with actions or expressions?

Jacob said that Web Wonder is quick and climbs walls and swings from webs.

If he was showing the superpower, he might pretend to shoot webs from his hands.

He might crawl low on the ground and then move quickly as if he's climbing a wall, might leap or swing across the space and land in a powerful superhero pose.

How would you represent Web Wonder with expressions and actions, thinking about his quick climbing walls and swinging from webs?

Okay, now it's your turn for a check.

Can you show me a superhero action?

Now you had lots to choose from, so I wonder which one you selected, but you could have chosen any from our Storm Warrior, Mighty Muscle, Majestic Shadow, Flying Force, Power Star, Web Wonder, or you might have come up with your own superhero and represented their character with a different action.

So well done if you've done that.

Sofia says that sometimes I get a bit nervous performing dance actions, but I'm going to show self-belief to portray the different superheroes.

Yes, like we said earlier, sometimes it's hard to represent things that we aren't, but actually showing that self-belief that we can be a superhero really does help us get that confidence to be able to perform our dance actions.

Jacob said, "I'm dancing by myself today, so I'm going to record my move to show my cousin later.

" Okay, so he might have a tablet or a phone or a camera where he can demonstrate his moves and he can show them to someone else later.

Okay, now it's time for you to have a go at your next task.

This task is called Representing Superpowers.

Again, I would like you to place two cushions on the floor with space in between them, like we did in the first task.

You're going to start at one cushion.

You're going to move across the space as if you're a child playing in the garden.

When you reach the next cushion, you're going to transform into a superhero and hold a superhero balance for eight seconds.

After holding your pose, you're then going to move back across the room to the cushion, and you are going to move across the space using superhero actions this time.

So it might be that you're flying, it might be that you're stomping, it might be that you're crawling, depending on which superhero you are representing.

When you reach the next cushion, choose a different superhero and repeat the task.

So balance in your superhero position and then move back across to the original cushion as a different superhero.

If you're a little unsure what to do with this task, there is a video that you can watch following this that might give you some examples.

I'm really looking forward to seeing how you get on representing the superpowers of the superheroes.

Okay.

Well done.

I'm sure you all made some fantastic superheroes moving from your cushions around the room.

Let's see how we got on.

So move, performing uniquely different actions to represent different characters requires control.

Did you show that?

Sofia said that, "I controlled my unique actions of superheroes.

" So when she moved from cushion to cushion as a superhero, she was controlling her actions, so she definitely looked like those superheroes.

Jacob said.

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Think, knowing how different characters look and feel requires focus and expression.

And he said, "I used expression on my face with focus to perform different superhero actions.

" So when he's used different ones, he's changed his expression on his face.

Maybe you changed the expression with your body or with your face to show different types of actions.

Feel, applying our best to clearly represent different superheroes requires self-belief.

Sofia said that, "I showed self-belief by having a go at performing different superhero actions.

" And I bet you did too.

If you've had a go at doing the different superhero actions, which sometimes is tricky, you've really shown self-belief.

So well done.

Connect, sharing my superhero actions helps others enjoy and understand my character.

And Jacob said that, "I showed my superhero actions to a parent to help them understand my character.

" He filmed his, didn't he?

He said he was going to film his to show someone later.

So he's obviously filmed his actions to show his parent later.

So maybe you did that too, or maybe you showed a toy, or maybe you showed a pet, or maybe you showed someone that was in your house your different actions to see if they could guess the type of superhero that you were.

Well done if you did that.

Okay, now before we finish our lesson, it's important that we do a cool down.

So what I'd like you to do is move around the space slowly and, every 10 seconds, I'd like you to freeze in a different balanced pose to show a different superhero.

While you are doing that, as you travel slowly in the space, think about how you successfully created actions to represent different superhero characters.

Which actions express your superhero's unique characters?

And commitment, what could you do between now and the next lesson to practice your skills further?

You may wish to pause the video now to give yourself time to complete your call down.

Okay, let's quickly summarize today's lesson.

Our move learning point was performing uniquely different actions to represent different characters which requires control.

Our think learning point was looking at knowing how different characters look and feel requires focus and expression.

Feel, applying our best to clearly represent different superheroes requires self-belief, which I think you showed a lot of in today's lesson.

And finally, our connect learning point.

Sharing our superhero action helps others enjoy and understand the character.

So did you show someone at home?

Did you show a toy?

Did you record yourself to show someone later?

That's always good to help other people understand your character.

Now, you've worked really hard today and I hope that you've enjoyed demonstrating the different superpowers of the superheroes.

I'll look forward to seeing you again soon.