Year 8 - Physical education
Lindy Hop: the basic movement language
Dance: crossing continents
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Unit Summary
The unit explores a stylistic approach that outlines the different application of Action-Space-Dynamics-Relationships to four contrasting but inter-related dance styles enabling the learners to draw comparisons and consider why and how wider societal factors affected their evolution.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to manipulate actions and motifs.
Key Notes
- Move: applying a 'bouncy' dynamic to an action communicates a happy mood.
- Think: deciding upon and recalling changes requires concentration.
- Feel: maintaining space from others involves self-discipline.
- Connect: appreciating the factors that influence a dance style requires empathy.
Vocabulary To Learn
- manipulate: change or alter
- social: being with others
- dynamic: the speed and force of an action, how it is performed
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- The steps learnt have to be performed in a set order.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: applying a 'bouncy' dynamic to an action communicates a happy mood. Think: deciding upon and recalling changes requires concentration.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'manipulate'
change or alter.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: The steps learnt have to be performed in a set order. Correction: In the Lindy Hop, the dancers' personal style and flair was highly prized so they would find new and inventive ways of arranging and performing the key actions seen it this style.
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