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Hi, there.

Welcome to your remote learning dance lesson.

Today's lesson is called "Dance: Can you Create Actions to Tell the Story of a Visit to the Zoo?

" My name's Miss Hacking, and I'm really looking forward to being your teacher today.

By the end of today's lesson, I'm hoping that we're all going to be able to tell the story of what happens during a visit to the zoo, and this might be using actions and expressions through dance.

Today's keywords.

Let's do my turn, your turn.

My turn, sequencing.

Your turn.

Yeah, so sequencing is a series of actions that are linked together.

My turn, story.

Your turn.

A story is a description of events, real or imaginary, told in a structured way with a beginning, middle, and end.

You might have read a story or you might have heard a story before.

So we're going to be using our story to help us in today's dance lesson.

And our final keyword.

My turn, zoo.

Your turn.

A zoo is a place where animals from around the world are kept so people can see and learn about them.

Now I wonder if you've ever visited a zoo.

Maybe you have, or maybe this will be the first time you've explored or thought about a zoo.

So before we start today's lesson, we need to warm our bodies up so that we are safe to take part.

For the warmup, I'd like you to show what you know about things that you might find at the zoo.

Move around the room as if you are exploring a zoo.

Every five seconds, hold a balanced pose of something you might see at the zoo.

Aim to show this clearly through big actions.

Challenge yourself to freeze in different poses each time and try to be a big animal, a tall animal, a little animal, a long animal, or a scary animal.

And could you think of any other actions to represent what you might see in the zoo?

There's a video following this that might help give you some ideas if you're a little bit unsure.

Okay, well done for warming yourself up.

Now, today's lesson is split into two parts.

In the first part of today's lesson, we're going to be sequencing actions to a zoo story.

And in the second part of today's lesson, we're going to be creating our own zoo story.

Are you ready to get started?

Let's go.

So Izzy said, "That in our dance lesson today, I'm going to tell you a story about visiting the zoo.

Your job is to think of some suitable actions that represent different parts of the story.

Remaining balanced and performing with control ensures a quality performance.

" That's good advice from Izzy, remaining balanced and performing with control.

So we need to think about that when we're doing our dance actions.

Today, we're going on a trip to the zoo.

Everyone grab your backpack and put on your sunhat.

Let's start by walking to the zoo with big steps.

Can you show me how you would walk to the zoo with big steps?

We arrive at the zoo gates.

Let's show our tickets and wave at the zookeeper.

Hello!

Okay, let's have a check.

Can you show me an action for showing your tickets and waving at the zookeeper?

Perhaps you've done something like this, waving and showing your ticket.

Well done if you did that.

Let's continue with the story.

First, we see the monkeys swinging high in the trees.

Can you swing your arms and jump from branch to branch?

Maybe you can scratch your head like a cheeky monkey too.

Why don't you have a go at being a cheeky monkey?

Next, we see the elephants.

They are so big and slow.

Can you stomp your feet like heavy elephants and maybe swing your long trunk?

Have a go at being an elephant.

Now, we spot the giraffes.

They stretch their long necks to reach the leaves.

Stretch up tall on your tiptoes and nibble the leaves from the trees.

Can you have a go at being a giraffe?

Look over there.

The lions are resting in the sun.

Let's creep quietly like lions going on a hunt.

Now we can roar!

Have a go at being a lion.

We walk past the pond and see some penguins waddling.

Can you waddle side to side?

Maybe you can slide on your tummy like they do on the ice.

Finally, we visit the parrots.

They flap their wings and squawk loudly.

Let's flap and twirl like colorful parrots flying high in the sky.

Have a go at being a parrot.

Okay, let's have a go at a check to see how well you are listening to our story.

Which animal might waddle around and slide on their tummy on the ice?

Would it be A, an elephant?

Would it be B, a parrot?

Would it be C, a penguin?

Or would it be D, a giraffe?

Well done if you said C, a penguin.

A penguin might waddle around side to side and slide on their tummy on the ice.

So the zoo is closing now.

Let's wave goodbye to all the animals and tiptoe quietly out.

Now, hop on the bus and drive home.

What a wonderful day we had at the zoo and what a wonderful story Izzy has told us.

We definitely thought of some actions to go along with that story to help us tell it with our dance moves.

Sequencing actions to tell a story requires imagination and concentration as well as self-belief to perform to the best of our ability.

So we need to remember that when we do our task.

So our first task today is called visiting the Zoo.

You're going to choose three animals that you might like to see at the zoo.

These can be the same as the ones in the story or different animals if you would prefer to see different animals.

Create an action to represent each animal, thinking carefully about how they move.

Sequence the three actions to create a short zoo dance.

Move with control so your actions are safe and steady.

Show accuracy so others can tell which animal you are and make sure your sequence flows smoothly from one movement to the next movement.

So for example, if you are being a lion, you move like a lion, but then you float effortlessly into your next animal, which might be a bird, for example.

So really think about how you sequence those movements together.

If you're a little unsure, there is a video following now that you can watch should you wish to get some ideas for this task.

Best of luck, I know that you're going to represent some really interesting zoo animals.

Okay, let's reflect on our task of being different zoo animals.

We were asked to move remaining balanced and performing with control ensures a quality performance.

And Izzy said, "That I remained balanced when performing a parrot action with control.

" Did you remain balanced when you were performing your animal actions or did you wobble and fall over?

I bet you managed to stay balanced.

Think: Sequencing actions to tell a story requires imagination and concentration.

And Alex has said, "That I sequenced my story by using actions to represent going into the zoo, seeing the animals and leaving the zoo," just like the story that we heard Izzy tell us, so well done, Alex.

I wonder if your actions represented the story too.

Feel" Self-belief enables us to strive to ensure our performance is high quality.

Izzy said, "I performed with self-belief to complete animal actions with confidence.

" And that's important.

So did you show self-belief and confidence to perform your animal actions?

Because sometimes it's quite tricky to be something that we are not, especially if we're trying to be an animal.

We're not an animal, we're a human.

But sometimes it takes self-belief so that we can portray those moves with our bodies.

Connect: Linking movements to real life experiences of visiting the zoo or animals helps others to relate to our story.

And Alex has said, "I remember seeing an owl in real life and used that to help me create a real action so that others could relate to my dance.

" I wonder if you used any animal actions of animals that you've already seen in real life so you could really demonstrate those and you can help others who might have watched your performance relate to your story.

So well done if you did that.

Okay, it's now time to move on to our second part of today's lesson.

We're going to create our own zoo story.

This sounds lots of fun.

Sometimes it's helpful to imagine our own experiences of going to the zoo to help relate to our real life story.

Izzy said, "When I went to the zoo, I remember seeing lots of animals.

" And Alex has said, "I've never been to the zoo, but I have been to my uncle's house and he has chickens, pigs, cats, and dogs.

" So even though Alex hasn't been to the zoo, he's still seen animals in real life, which he can use that experience to help him think about his story.

When creating your own zoo sequence, you need to start the sequence by entering the zoo.

This could be walking through the gates, showing your ticket or waving at the zookeeper.

How would you start your zoo sequence?

Show me how you would start your zoo dance.

You may have shown walking into the zoo, you might have shown your ticket to the zookeeper, or you might have waved at the zookeeper.

In your zoo story, you are likely to encounter some animals.

And Izzy said, "That in my zoo story, we would see polar bears, flamingos, and bats.

" And in Alex's zoo story, "We would see frogs, owls, and gorillas.

" I wonder which animals we'll see in your zoo story.

When creating your own zoo sequence, you need to finish your story by leaving the zoo.

This could be tiptoeing quietly past the animals.

It could be waving goodbye, getting on the bus, or walking home.

How would you finish your zoo sequence?

Okay, now it's time for a quick check.

What should a story always have?

A start?

A middle?

An end?

Or D, a start, middle, and an end?

Well done if you said that a story should always have a start, a middle, and an end.

Okay, now it's your turn to have a go at the second task, which is your zoo story.

What I'd like you to do is create your own zoo story with a sequence of actions to go with it.

Start your sequence by entering the zoo.

You could walk through the gates, show your ticket, wave at the zookeeper.

In the middle of your sequence, include different animal actions.

For example, swinging like a monkey, stomping like an elephant, or waddling like a penguin.

Make sure your actions show control and accuracy and you're keeping really well balanced as you're performing.

End your sequence by leaving the zoo.

You might tiptoe quietly past the animals, wave goodbye, or start walking home.

Try to make your sequence flow smoothly from start, middle, and end.

If you're struggling for ideas, you can watch the video after this to help you think of how you might create your zoo story sequence.

I'm really excited to see your zoo stories.

Okay, let's reflect on our second task where you've had to create your own zoo story.

Move: Remaining balanced and performing with control ensures a quality performance.

Now Izzy said, "That she performed actions of the flamingos with balance and control on one foot.

" Did you do your actions of animals with control and balance?

Were you able to hold your positions?

Well done if you did.

Think: Sequencing actions to tell a story requires imagination and concentration.

And Alex has said, "My sequence represented my zoo story with a start, middle, and an end.

" And perhaps you used imagination to create those actions for the animals.

That would've helped make the story even better.

Feel: Self-belief enables us to strive to ensure our performance is high quality.

And Izzy said, "That I used self-belief to perform my story successfully.

" Like we said earlier, sometimes it's hard to perform actions of things that we are not.

So having that self-belief to perform those moves, those actions and sequence 'em together in a story definitely shows some really good self-belief.

So well done if you performed your actions.

Connect: Linking movements to real life experiences of visiting the zoo or animals helps others to relate to our story.

And Alex has said, "I used my experience of seeing frogs and owls to help me perform so others can relate to my story.

" Now, I wonder if you picked animals that you've already seen so you could use that experience and those actions to really help your dance sequence look like those animals.

Okay, well done if you did.

Right, we're nearly at the end of today's lesson.

So before we finish, it's really important that we cool down our bodies.

So what I'd like you to do for the call down is you're going to move around the space slowly like you're walking around the zoo.

Every 10 seconds, stop and freeze in a balanced pose of a different animal.

While you're walking around, I'd like you to reflect.

When you're traveling slowly around the space, think about how you successfully created animal actions.

Which actions express your animal's unique character?

And commitment.

What could you do between now and the next lesson to practice your skills further?

You might want to pause the video now so that you can have a go at the cool down.

And finally, that gives us just enough time to summarize today's lesson.

Move: Remaining balanced and performing with control ensures a quality performance.

I think you did that when you were performing your animal moves.

Think: Sequencing actions to tell a story requires imagination and concentration.

We had to work hard to think about our previous experiences of seeing animals, and we had to use our imagination perhaps to pretend that we were at the zoo and seeing those animals.

Feel: Self-belief enables us to strive to ensure our performance is high quality.

Again, we needed that self-belief so that we could perform those actions confidently.

And Connect: Linking movements to real life experiences of visiting the zoo or animals helps others to relate to our story.

Again, I wonder if like the characters in today's lesson you used the experiences that you've had of seeing animals maybe at the zoo, on a farm, maybe some people's pets, to help you perform today's actions.

Well done today.

You've worked really, really hard in telling your zoo story, and I think you should be really proud of yourself.

I've had a lot of fun in today's lesson and I hope you have too.

I look forward to seeing you again soon.