Grade4:Dance

**EachclasswillfinishorstartwithDPA
Introductiontodance(1class)
Whatisdance?
Whodances?
Wherehaveyouseendance?(Wedding,banquet)
Introduce:DancePl3y
o Bubbleofawesome
o FundamentalpartstoDance
o DanceAppreciation,DevelopingConnections,CreativeExpressions,Skill
RefinementandDancePerformance.
Culturesofdance(11.5class)
Showvideosofdifferenttraditionaldancesofmultiplecultures
Venndiagramofsimilaritiesanddifferences
o Discussionofstudentsculturaldances
Whatdowethinktheyaretryingtocommunicatethroughdance?
Whataretheywearing?
Wheredoesdanceoriginate?
Body(1class)
Emotionsthroughdance
o Talkaboutpeoplesbodylanguage
o Asagroupshowactionsthatcorrespondwithemotions
Figureorshapeofthedancer,seenbytheaudience
Whatshapescanbemadewithourbodies
Reintroducebubbleofawesome
Movingwithourbubbleofawesomethroughouttheroomwhendancing
Space(1.5classes)
Poetryreadapoemwiththeclass(popcornstyle)
o Moveasthepoemisreadtoconveythefeelingsassociatedwiththepoem
o DiscusshowIexpressedthepoemthroughmydancemoves
HowNegativespaceisusedindance
Useasecondpoemandbreakstudentsintogroupsof4or5,eachgettingasecondofthe
poem(afewstanzas)
o Studentstogethercomeupwithmovestoexpressthepoem
o Aftersometimestudentspresenttotheclasstheirdancemovesandwhytheyfelt
itbestrepresentedtheirpoem
Exitcardsifitcarriesontoasecondperiod,journalentryattheend

Time(1class)
Tempo
Howdoesachangeinthetempochangeourbodymovements
Doesadifferenttempochangehowwefeel?
WorkingontheirculturalDanceassignment
Energy/Relationship(1Class)
Locomotorsmovementsvsnonlocomotormovements
o Movebodytoanewspacevs.movingyourbodyinthesamespace
Howcanweusetheelementstoconveyemotions

Levelofreadiness
ReviewofLocomotorsmovementsvsnonlocomotor
o Completingamapoftheirmovements

InorOut(1Class)(inspiredby:http://code.on.ca/resource/orout#section5)
Powerrelations
Studentsinpairs(AorB)
o Awordyes
o Bwordno
o Adoptastanceassociatedwiththosewords
Usespace/body
CultureofDance(11.5Classes)
Presentingtheirfindings
Finalgroupposter
Importanceofdancetothatculture,
*BetterwhenImdancing(1Class)
Finaldanceperformance
Studentsbreakintogroups
Listentosong,createmovestogowiththechorus
Studentsalldancetothesamesongandbreakintotheirgroupstodotheirdancemoves
Rejoiningwitheveryonewhenitsnotthechorus
Thenbackintotheirgroupswhenitsthechorus
Videotapeforfeedback
Assessments:
Dancejournal
o Feedback
o Howstudentsfeel
o Definitionsofelements

ExitCard
Studentinvolvement/effort/participation
Finalresearchproject
o Culturaldance(background?)

DanceasaPlayfulExperienceStudentsareledthroughavarietyofdanceswheretheylearnsimplemoves,
withoutworryingabouttherulesofdance(choreographyandtechnique).

DanceAppreciationStudentslearnabouttheElementsofDanceandthehistoricalcontextofdifferentdance
genres.Studentssharepriorknowledgeandexpresspersonalintereststoguidetheirlearning.

DevelopingConnectionsThroughlistening,selfreflectionadnlargegroupmovementactivities,studentslearnto
connecttomusic,gainasenseofselfawarenessanddevelopinterpersonalskills.

CreativeExplorationStudentsexplorevariouswaysofexpressingtheirthoughts,opinions,ideasandstoriesto
differentstylesandgenresofmusicbyapplyingthecreativeprocess.

SkillRefinementStudentscreateshortroutinesthatapplytheirunderstandingoftheElementsofDance.They
refinethetechniquesandmovementsthatwillberequiredtoexecuteadanceperformanceasanindividualorasa
group.

DancePerformanceStudentsperformadanceroutineasanindividualorgroupusingtheElementsofDanceto
communicatemessages,thoughtsandstories.Studentsapplystrategiestolearnandrememberchoreography.