Year 2 - Physical education
Salsa 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 perform a basic salsa step and work with a partner, performing the steps together.
Key Notes
- Move: performing the actions for a basic Salsa step needs control and timing.
- Think: choosing actions to perform solo requires evaluation of my strengths.
- Feel: choreographing and rehearsing a duet with my partner needs clear communication and resilience.
- Connect: performing a duet successfully needs trust and communication to remember the actions in order.
Vocabulary To Learn
- partner: the person you work with in a pair/duet
- solo: working alone, a performance by one person
- choreograph: creating a dance
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Dance styles such as Salsa or Ballet are 'proper' dancing.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: performing the actions for a basic Salsa step needs control and timing. Think: choosing actions to perform solo requires evaluation of my strengths.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'partner'
the person you work with in a pair/duet.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Dance styles such as Salsa or Ballet are 'proper' dancing. Correction: All dance styles were created by someone, or a group, and develop e.g. pointe work in ballet was introduced in the 1820's/1830's. New styles are still being developed. All actions can be dance.
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