Year 9 - Physical education
Same, but different: relationships
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 a variety of choreographic relationships.
Key Notes
- Move: choreographic relationships include unison, canon, mirroring and question and answer.
- Move: a motif can be varied or developed by competently changing elements.
- Think: gaining feedback from others supports our ability to evaluate effectively.
- Feel: relying on the feedback of others requires integrity.
- Connect: performing in a variety of relationships involves all group members to cooperate.
Vocabulary To Learn
- motif: a pattern of actions seen more than once in a dance
- relationships: how actions and motifs are arranged relative to others
- variation/development: ways a motif can be changed
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Motif variation and motif development are the same thing.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: choreographic relationships include unison, canon, mirroring and question and answer. Move: a motif can be varied or developed by competently changing elements.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'motif'
a pattern of actions seen more than once in a dance.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Motif variation and motif development are the same thing. Correction: Variation and development are both methods of motif manipulation. However, during variation, the action content remains the same but how it is presented can be changed. Whereas, development involves significant alteration to the actions themselves.
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