Dance: can you choreograph your own expressive dance performance?
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can create an original dance phrase using different dynamics and expression.
Key learning points
- Move: ensuring our movements demonstrate a range of dynamics and expression enables a clear performance.
- Think: evaluating and improving our performance ensures that the motif's message is clear.
- Feel: striving to improve the quality and clarity of a motif requires resilience.
- Connect: imagining how my movements would relate to others and the music makes the performance feel expressive.
Keywords
Choreography - making a dance
Expressive skill - performance qualities made up of musicality, focus, projection, extension, facial expression
Performance - the act of executing the skill to the best of your ability, especially when it counts
Common misconception
A dance routine cannot repeat any motifs within it.
A dance routine can use repeated phrases of movement, for example, when a chorus comes back on within the song.
Equipment
Optional choice of music.
Content guidance
Risk assessment required - physical activity
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which one is an example of an action?
Q2.In which way could you explore the space more in your dance?
Q3.What would change if you altered the speed of an action?
Q4.What is a recurring pattern in dance also known as?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.What is another word for 'making up' a dance?
Q2.What do you not need to take into account when creating your own choreography?
Q3.Expressive skills are performance qualities made up of musicality, projection, extension, facial extension and what else?
Q4.How could you make an action have better projection?
To help you plan your 7 physical education lesson on: Dance: can you choreograph your own expressive dance performance?, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your 7 physical education lesson on: Dance: can you choreograph your own expressive dance performance?, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
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