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Year 6 - Physical education

Actions: unity and cohesion

Dance: the power of unity

Unit Summary

A narrative approach develops a wider range of creative responses to issue based work employing Action-Space-Dynamics-Relationships in a cohesive manner. Pupils express individuality through character-based work, reflecting on social issues. Pupils create dances using binary and ternary forms.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to contribute ideas and adapt actions to demonstrate unity and cohesion.

Key Notes

Move: accuracy when performing requires control, coordination, balance and stamina.
Think: choreographing dances to communicate unity and cohesion requires careful planning and problem solving.
Feel: making contact and sharing space requires all performers to be responsible.
Connect: rehearsing to improve involves collaboration from all performers.

Vocabulary To Learn

unity: working in harmony, as one
unison: performing the same action, at the same time
focus: where a performer is looking

Common Mistakes To Avoid

When making contact you always use your hands

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain the lesson in two key points.

Move: accuracy when performing requires control, coordination, balance and stamina. Think: choreographing dances to communicate unity and cohesion requires careful planning and problem solving.

2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'unity'

working in harmony, as one.

3. Correct this common mistake.

Mistake: When making contact you always use your hands. Correction: Making contact can involve different body parts, e.g. foot to foot, elbow to shoulder, back to back. Using more unusual connections can make a dance appear more interesting to the audience.

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