Year 2 - Physical education
Kathak 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 facial expressions when you perform actions to communicate the meaning of a story in dance.
Key Notes
- Move: actions, particularly facial expressions, can be used to communicate feelings or emotions.
- Move: creating rhythmic foot patterns to communicate the story needs balance and control.
- Think: reviewing my own work before performing involves evaluating my choices.
- Feel: rehearsing and then performing to an audience needs resilience.
- Connect: performing contrasting roles with a partner involves trust.
Vocabulary To Learn
- facial expression: how our face communicates our feelings or emotions
- focus: where the dancer is looking
- character: a person, animal or creature from a story
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Traditional dance styles are how all the people in that country dance.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: actions, particularly facial expressions, can be used to communicate feelings or emotions. Move: creating rhythmic foot patterns to communicate the story needs balance and control.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'facial expression'
how our face communicates our feelings or emotions.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Traditional dance styles are how all the people in that country dance. Correction: Traditional dance styles are still danced by some people in their communities on certain occasions. They will also dance other styles too and these will change depending on whether they are in a theatre, temple or at a social event.
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