Year 5 - Physical education
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Dance: your tag, everyday art
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Unit Summary
A themed approach uses Action-Space-Dynamics-Relationships to react to controversial art forms. Looking at Basquiat and Banksy, pupils question if it is social comment, work of art or criminal act. Using analytical skills, infusing dance with Hip-hop influences that emerged alongside graffiti art.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to combine the use of dynamics with space.
Key Notes
- Move: moving using a light and gentle dynamic communicates the aesthetics of a floating balloon.
- Move: performing actions with changes in level, dynamic and space communicates the idea of something being shredded.
- Think: arranging ideas into a dance involves decision making.
- Feel: responding to the space that another performer is using requires self-discipline.
- Connect: listening and responding to a partner's ideas demonstrates respect.
Vocabulary To Learn
- aesthetics: appreciation of beauty
- extended: outstretched, reaching
- appreciation: critical feedback based on understanding the values of the art form
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils think that to communicate 'floating' they must use jumps.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: moving using a light and gentle dynamic communicates the aesthetics of a floating balloon. Move: performing actions with changes in level, dynamic and space communicates the idea of something being shredded.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'aesthetics'
appreciation of beauty.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Pupils think that to communicate 'floating' they must use jumps. Correction: Whilst jumping can communicate the sense of lift we associate with a balloon, the light, floating appearance comes from moving using a light, gentle dynamic which requires balance, control and coordination.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Applying a range of motifs and structuring a dance Study Guide
- Breaking the code Study Guide
- Developing motifs using question and answer Study Guide
- Everyday heroes Study Guide
- Influences: Hip Hop Study Guide
- Making your mark: applying a style Study Guide
- Multimedia Study Guide
- My tag, your tag Study Guide
- Refining, rehearsing and performing a dance using a combination of relationships Study Guide
- Stencilling Study Guide
- Visual metaphors Study Guide
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