Year 9 - Physical education
A time and a place: formations and transitions
Dance: the challenge
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Unit Summary
This unit utilises a pure approach that allows action-space-dynamics-relationships to be combined with fluency, accuracy and detail with each lesson being driven by a different stimuli to challenge creativity and problem solving drawing upon prior learning and preparing pupils for KS4.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use transitions to effectively link between different formations.
Key Notes
- Move: successful transitions and formations include judging patterns, orders, spacing and dynamics.
- Move: combining two different elements requires competency in both.
- Think: making choreographic decisions involves evaluating possible choices.
- Feel: sharing opinions and ideas honestly demonstrates integrity.
- Connect: accurate placement in formations requires cooperation from everyone involved.
Vocabulary To Learn
- formations: the arrangement or pattern of a group
- transitions: the process of changing, linking, connecting
- unity: working as one
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- When performing in a group formation, this should always be in unison.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: successful transitions and formations include judging patterns, orders, spacing and dynamics. Move: combining two different elements requires competency in both.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'formations'
the arrangement or pattern of a group.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: When performing in a group formation, this should always be in unison. Correction: Unison can be highly effective in clear formations as this also communicates unity and power, but other choreographic relationships such as canon, mirroring or contact work also add interest and are visually exciting to watch.
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