Year 7 - Physical education
Dance: can you use a motif to explore actions, space and dynamics?
Remote learning: dance development
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Unit Summary
This unit focuses upon personal experiences to consolidate and deepen pupil knowledge and understanding of Action-Space-Dynamics-Relationships to create, develop and analyse ideas, motifs and dances. Pupils will use similarities and differences to form connections and contrast.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use actions, space and dynamics to explore a motif.
Key Notes
- Move: accuracy and control are essential in order to perform using a range of actions, dynamics and space.
- Think: knowing how to adapt the actions, space and dynamics in a set motif requires evaluation.
- Feel: creating a range of actions while exploring space and dynamics requires self-motivation.
- Connect: relating the actions, space and dynamics to the music or theme makes the performance meaningful.
Vocabulary To Learn
- actions: the movements we perform
- dynamics: the speed and force of an action
- motif: a recurring pattern
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Once a motif is created it has to stay the same and can't be adapted.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: accuracy and control are essential in order to perform using a range of actions, dynamics and space. Think: knowing how to adapt the actions, space and dynamics in a set motif requires evaluation.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'actions'
the movements we perform.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Once a motif is created it has to stay the same and can't be adapted. Correction: You can always adapt a motif by changing the actions, space or dynamics.
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