Year 11 - Physical education
Prom night: film clips and stills as a stimulus for traditional social dances
Dance: movie moves
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Unit Summary
This unit utilises a stylistic approach that introduces both a wider movement vocabulary and demonstrates the value of dance as an important social construct; crossing time, cultures and emphasising relevance as a lifelong activity for positive physical, emotional and social health.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to create original choreography using a traditional dance style.
Key Notes
- Move: identifying the features of a dance style enables a choreographer to work authentically.
- Think: decision making is involved when considering how the style features should be applied.
- Feel: trying alternative methods of applying style features requires resilience.
- Connect: using source materials requires trust in the authenticity of the original.
Vocabulary To Learn
- authentic: a faithful representation of the original
- excerpt: a section of a work
- context: the setting in which something happens
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Films made for entertainment are an accurate representation of a social dance style.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: identifying the features of a dance style enables a choreographer to work authentically. Think: decision making is involved when considering how the style features should be applied.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'authentic'
a faithful representation of the original.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Films made for entertainment are an accurate representation of a social dance style. Correction: Whilst many choreographers may have researched a social dance and employed the key features, it is unlikely that it is a detailed and accurate representation, and should be considered to be 'in the style of' rather than an authentic account.
More Lessons In This Unit
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- Combining and refining Jive ideas to strive for greater partner awareness Study Guide
- Combining and refining Salsa ideas to strive for awareness of bodily tension Study Guide
- Prom night: Salsa Study Guide
- Prom night: the Jive Study Guide
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