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Year 4

Dance: traditional dance of the British Isles

12 lessons

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  • Move: performance and competition
  • Think: evaluation, analysis and reflection

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A stylistic approach develops Action-Space-Dynamics-Relationships to study dances from other times and places reviewing how and why motifs are repeated and developed. Pupils develop an understanding of the impact of accompaniment, landscape and other design features on action content.

Pupils build on their prior learning of specific action content, alongside cross curricular links and cultural capital, progressing previous work on relationships. Clear movement language and stylistic features provide a framework from which pupils collaborate to create original dances, applying fundamental features of the selected style, developing their understanding of formations, motif development and stance. Pupils continue to respond to accompaniment. The content is typically energetic and so pupils develop stamina and strength alongside cooperation and team-work.

  1. Maypole dancing: England
  2. Clog dancing: England
  3. Barn dancing: England
  4. Sword dancing: Scotland
  5. Gay Gordons: Scotland
  6. Strathspey: Scotland
  7. Irish Dancing: Ireland
  8. Musical structure: Ireland
  9. Emphasis in dance: Ireland
  10. Changing formations: Wales
  11. Using props in dance: Wales
  12. Contrasting dance: Wales

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