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Year 3 - Physical education

Question and answer: dialogue

Dance: my word links to language

Unit Summary

A pure approach deepens understanding of Action-Space-Dynamics-Relationships and how to create, develop and analyse ideas, motifs and dances. Pupils select and combine key elements to create effects, drawing parallels between communication methods and illustrate how artistic processes are applied.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to use question and answer to communicate a conversation between performers.

Key Notes

  • Move: holding a still shape precisely communicates our mood or dance idea clearly.
  • Think: deciding when to move and when to stop is an essential factor in question and answer.
  • Feel: waiting for your partner to stop demonstrates self-discipline.
  • Connect: communicating a conversation involving question and answer requires collaboration.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • question and answer: a choreographic relationship in which the performers take turns to dance
  • stillness: not moving, the absence of action
  • focus: where a performer is looking

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Pupils think that a conversation only involves speaking aloud.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain the lesson in two key points.

Move: holding a still shape precisely communicates our mood or dance idea clearly. Think: deciding when to move and when to stop is an essential factor in question and answer.

2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'question and answer'

a choreographic relationship in which the performers take turns to dance.

3. Correct this common mistake.

Mistake: Pupils think that a conversation only involves speaking aloud. Correction: In dance, we can show a conversation by using our actions to represent the words being spoken. We can communicate the idea of dialogue without saying a word.

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