Year 2 - Physical education
Hula dance
Dance: my world, how we dance
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Unit Summary
A stylistic approach applies Action-Space-Dynamics-Relationships in combination to cultural, historic and geographic factors. Pupils learn key features of different dance genres e.g. stance and formations as a stimulus for devising motifs and developing awareness of commonality between cultures.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use gestures and facial expressions to effectively communicate the meaning of a story.
Key Notes
- Move: performing actions, particularly gestures, can be used to communicate meaning.
- Move: performing actions while using facial expressions will help the emotion behind the dance to be communicated.
- Think: thinking through choices and making decisions involves evaluating.
- Feel: improving ideas needs resilience.
- Connect: listening to feedback from others and making the changes they suggested means we trust their opinions.
Vocabulary To Learn
- gesture: usually an upper body action that often communicates meaning
- facial expression: how our face communicates our feelings or emotions
- projection: how performers communicate meaning
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- In a narrative dance you have to interpret every word into an action.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: performing actions, particularly gestures, can be used to communicate meaning. Move: performing actions while using facial expressions will help the emotion behind the dance to be communicated.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'gesture'
usually an upper body action that often communicates meaning.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: In a narrative dance you have to interpret every word into an action. Correction: In a narrative dance performers aim to communicate the main parts of the story. They may add actions and join movements together to show the context and character or make it more interesting.
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