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Hi there, welcome to your next remote learning lesson on dance development.

Today's lesson is called Dance: Can You Accurately Replicate a Movement Sequence?

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

And by the end of today's lesson, I'm hoping that we can accurately replicate a taught movement phrase and modify the rhythm to suit different music or styles.

Our keywords today, our first keyword is replicate.

Replicate means to copy, reproduce, or recreate something as accurately as possible.

Our second keyword is movement phrase, which is a short sequence of connected movements that express an idea, emotion, or story.

And our final keyword today is rhythm.

Rhythm is a repeated pattern of movement or sound.

Before we start today's lesson, it's important that we warm our bodies up.

So for our warmup today, we are going to show what you know about performing actions with control.

I'd like you to move around the room to music.

You can move however you would like to.

Try and move to the beat of the music, so you can select any music you want, but trying to move to the beat of that music.

Every 30 seconds, move around the room in a different way, so keep changing the way in which you move around the room.

Can you challenge yourself to move in time with the beat of the drum of the song?

And can you move within the room at different levels?

Can you try it high, medium, and low?

If you're not sure how to do this warmup or like some ideas, there's a video next to show you how you might do the warmup, but it is open to interpretation, and you can move however you want to move.

So you might want to pause a video now so that you can warm yourself up.

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

In the first part, you're going to accurately replicate a movement sequence.

And in the second part of today's lesson, you're going to modify the rhythm to suit different music.

Let's get started.

To replicate something means to copy, reproduce, or recreate something as accurately as possible.

And Jun said, "So if I performed a movement and you copied it, that would be replicating it.

" Izzy said, "Yes.

Shall we have a practice?

" Can you replicate this movement?

Well done if you managed to replicate the movement on the screen.

How about this one?

Can you replicate this movement?

Notice, can you try and keep at the same beat as a person on the screen?

Okay, a quick check then.

What does replicate mean?

Is it A, to mix two movements together?

Is it B, to copy someone else's moves?

Or is it C, to create your own moves?

What do you think?

What does replicate mean?

Well done if you said B.

Replicate means to copy someone else's moves, just like you were doing with the person on the screen.

So well done if you got that right.

A movement phrase is a short sequence of connected movements that express an idea, emotion, or story.

And Jun said it would be a bit harder to replicate a movement phrase as it's a sequence of movements.

Izzy said, "Yes, often movement phrases work in counts over eight.

So should we have a go?

" So this time it's going to be a little bit more tricky because it's going to be movement phrases are a sequence of movements together.

So not just one movement we're trying to replicate, but a sequence of movements.

Let's see how we get on.

Can you replicate this movement phrase?

Sometimes I find it useful to count alongside the movement so that I can remember the movement in association with the number.

What about this movement phrase?

Can you replicate this one?

Well done if you've managed to replicate these movement phrases.

Jun said that replicating movement phrases requires concentration and self-determination to keep improving.

And he's right.

Sometimes replicating movement phrases can be tricky, so it does require concentration and self-determination.

Izzy said, "I want to practice it a few times to ensure I perform most successfully and keep improving.

" Yes, sometimes if we just copy it once, it might not be our best performance.

So it's always useful to practice our movement phrases a couple of times at least to make sure that we're really performing it as best we can.

Okay, a quick check.

Show me your movements to replicate these actions.

Can you have a go?

Well done if you managed to replicate the movement with the arms and the movement with the hand and the leg and then the action of moving our arms around in circles as well.

So well done if you copied those movements or replicated those movements accurately.

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

What you're going to do is watch the person on the screen performing a movement phrase.

You're going to begin by carefully observing a full sequence from start to finish.

Note their timing, speed, levels, and body position.

You're going to replicate the movement phrase by copying each action as accurately as you can.

Try to match the performer's control, dynamics, and rhythm.

After completing the phrase once, repeat the entire sequence at least twice, aiming to improve your precision and confidence each time.

Focus on performing a phrase smoothly from beginning to end.

So you will need to watch the video following this so that you can copy and replicate the movement phrase on the screen, good luck.

Okay, I hope you managed to replicate the movement phrase that was on the screen.

Let's reflect upon that task.

Move, performing dance actions in set movement phrases requires control.

And Jun said that, "I performed the movement phrases with control.

" Did you?

Did you manage to stay balanced when you're performing your movement phrases?

Were you able to accurately control your movements, just like the person on the screen?

Think, accurately replicating a taught movement phrase requires concentration and reflection.

And Izzy said that, "After I replicated it the first time, I reflected on my actions so I could improve the movement phrase when I repeated it for a second and third time.

" Now, did you do that too, copy the person on the screen or replicate the person on the screen the first time, but then keep practicing to make sure your movements were really precise and accurate?

Feel, self-discipline enables you to keep trying to improve the quality of your performance.

And Jun said that, "I repeated the replicated movement phrase to ensure I improved.

" And I bet you did too.

I bet you didn't just practice it once.

You maybe repeated it two or three or even more times so that you were really precise and accurate with the quality of your performance.

So well done if you did that.

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

We're going to modify the rhythm to suit different music.

The rhythm is a repeated pattern of movement or sound.

And Jun's asked, "Shall we try replicating movement phrases but to different rhythms of music?

" Izzy said, "Yes, that sounds fun, though it will require self-determination and practice to make sure we're in time with the rhythm of the music because it might change.

" So that's important, so we've got to use our ears and listen really carefully to the rhythm of the music to make sure that we are in time.

Can you replicate this movement phrase?

So see if you can keep in time with the person on the screen.

Okay.

Now you've had a practice at that movement phrase.

I wonder if you can now practice a movement phrase in time with the rhythm of this music.

(upbeat music) Okay, how did the rhythm and timing compare to the first time you practiced it without the music?

Was it faster?

Was it slower?

Now I've got another piece of music that I'd like you to practice a movement phrase in time with.

And I wonder if you notice any difference between the first piece of music and the second piece of music and how you move.

Maybe you change the timing or you change the rhythm of that movement phrase.

(upbeat music) As we like to count in counts of eight, it is helpful to find the beat by counting one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight because our movement phrase was in a group of eight, so well done if you did that.

What were the differences between the different pieces of music in how we performed our movement phrase?

Was one slightly faster, one slightly slower?

Did we want to express our movements a bit more with different types of music?

It's really interesting how we can modify our dance to suit different styles and different types of music.

So just have a think now.

Or if you're with someone else, can you discuss or think about, how does a rhythm of your dance change from the first piece of music to the second piece of music?

Okay, let's have a go to quick check.

True or false?

The rhythm of a movement phrase always has to say the same.

Is that true or false?

That's false.

Can you tell me why?

Yeah, the rhythm of a movement phrase may change in time with the music.

If the music is faster, the movement phrase will be performed quicker.

And equally, if the movement is slower, the movement phrase will be performed slower.

So well done if you said something along those lines.

Okay, and now for our next check.

If you're performing a movement phrase to a song with a slow beat, what is most likely to happen to your movements?

Would it be A, your movements will take longer to complete?

Would it be B, your movements will become very fast and sharp?

Would it be C, your movements will stay exactly the same speed as a fast song?

Or would D, your movements will stop completely?

What do you think?

Well done if you said A, your movements will take longer to complete with a slower beat.

Okay, now it's your turn for the second task of today's lesson.

You're going to modify the rhythm to suit different music.

So what you're going to do is using a movement phrase you've replicated in task A.

You're going to perform a sequence to three different songs of your choice.

You can pick any songs that you wish.

Start by listening carefully to the first song and noticing its speed, beat, and timing.

Adjust your movement so they match the rhythm of the music.

For example, move slowly to a slow song or move quickly to a fast song.

Repeat the movement phrase with each of your three chosen songs.

Practice in changing the rhythm of your dance to suit the timing of the music.

And again, if you need to watch the video following this, there's an example of how the student has changed the movement phrase to suit a different style of music.

So you might want to watch the video, then pause so that you can try performing your movement phrase to three different pieces of music of your choice.

Okay, I hope you enjoyed listening to the three different types of music and performing your movement phrase to the different types.

Let's reflect on that task.

Move, performing dance actions in set movement phrases requires control.

And Jun said that, "I perform the movement phrases to different rhythms with control.

" Did you?

Were you accurate and precise with your actions?

Did you manage to stay balanced?

I bet you did.

Think, accurately replicating a taught movement phrase requires concentration, reflection.

Yes, you had to remember the movement phrase from task A, although you could have looked back on a video if you were struggling, but it does require concentration and reflection.

And Izzy said, "I concentrate to ensure I still perform the replicating movement phrase with different rhythms.

" Yes, it's important that we still kept the movement phrase that we had practiced from task A.

So you did need some concentration there.

Feel, self-discipline enables you to keep trying to improve the quality of your performance.

And Jun said that, "I showed self-discipline to keep improving the quality of my performance to different rhythms.

" Did you practice more than once to the different songs?

Perhaps you did, and therefore, you showed self-discipline because you wanted to keep improving.

So well done if you did that.

And connect, responding to the music to imagine how movements would fit with others makes an expressive performance.

Izzy said, "I responded to the different rhythms of the music by making my movement phrase fit the beat.

" And I bet you did too.

If you used three different pieces of music, your dance, your movement phrase of dance would've looked slightly different with each one because you were responding to the music and how their movement phrases would change dependent on the music.

So well done.

Okay, before we finish today's session, we do need to do a cooldown.

So I'd like you to move around the space to the beat of the music.

Every 30 seconds, change the action you are doing.

For example, you could jump to the beat, skip to the beat, or hop to the beat.

Reflection, whilst you're moving with the beat of the music, think about how you successfully created actions to move to the beat.

Which actions were more controlled?

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 complete your cooldown.

Okay, that gives us just enough time left to summarize today's lesson.

So move, performing dance actions in set movement phrases requires control.

Yes, so we had to replicate someone else's dance movement phrase, and we had to do that accurately with control if we were going to perform it to the best of our ability.

Think, accurately replicating a taught movement phrase requires concentration and reflection.

Yes, it does.

Especially when we're learning someone else's movement phrase, we definitely have to concentrate and reflect on our performance, maybe repeating it to make sure that we're performing again to the best of our ability.

Feel, self-discipline enables you to keep trying to improve the quality of your performance.

Yet again, practicing it over and over again helps you to improve your performance skills.

So well done if you did do that in today's lesson.

And connect, responding to the music to imagine how movements would fit with others makes an expressive performance.

So we looked at how our movement phrase would connect to different types of music through the timing, speed, and rhythm.

Well done today.

You've worked really hard, and I hope you've enjoyed today's lesson.

I'll look forward to seeing you again soon.