Year 4 - Physical education
Gay Gordons: Scotland
Dance: traditional dances of the British Isles
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Unit Summary
A stylistic approach develops Action-Space-Dynamics-Relationships to study dances from other times and places reviewing how and why motifs are repeated and developed. Pupils develop an understanding of the impact of accompaniment, landscape and other design features on action content.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to learn and accurately recall a sequence of actions performed with a partner.
Key Notes
- Move: matching and performing actions to the rhythm, tempo and phrasing of the music demonstrates musicality.
- Move: performing actions in pairs within a large group successfully requires accurate timings and spacing.
- Think: maintaining sufficient space requires problem solving skills.
- Feel: learning a set sequence of actions requires resilience.
- Connect: working in close contact with a partner means we have to cooperate.
Vocabulary To Learn
- side by side: positioned next to another person, shoulder to shoulder
- formation: how the performers are arranged
- forward: ahead, onward
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- When travelling around in the circle you should try to catch up with the duet ahead of you.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: matching and performing actions to the rhythm, tempo and phrasing of the music demonstrates musicality. Move: performing actions in pairs within a large group successfully requires accurate timings and spacing.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'side by side'
positioned next to another person, shoulder to shoulder.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: When travelling around in the circle you should try to catch up with the duet ahead of you. Correction: When travelling around in the circle you should aim to maintain the same distance from the duets in front and behind you.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Barn dancing: England Study Guide
- Changing formations: Wales Study Guide
- Clog dancing: England Study Guide
- Contrasting dance: Wales Study Guide
- Emphasis in dance: Ireland Study Guide
- Irish Dancing: Ireland Study Guide
- Maypole dancing: England Study Guide
- Musical structure: Ireland Study Guide
- Strathspey: Scotland Study Guide
- Sword dancing: Scotland Study Guide
- Using props in dance: Wales Study Guide
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