Disco Dance
Description:
This learning design enables students to explore and choreograph freestyle and disco themed dances with correct timing and technique, using a variety of different movements. In groups students will be engaged in choreographing their own short dance sequences using the principles of dance and basic dance movements. Throughout the design students will use the online learning platform schoology, along with digital video recording devices to analyse and evaluate their own performance, so that they are able to adapt and refine skills and compositional ideas effectively to resolve choreographical problems in creative ways. To conclude students will be involved in individual self assessment and reflection of their learning. This design is underpinned by the concepts of cooperative and experiential learning, in this learning is student directed and engaging.
Intended Learning Outcomes:
- Discuss and explore different dance formations using the 6 principles of dance
- Analyse their own & others performances, identifying strengths & weaknesses; compare & contrast similarities & differences
- Make decisions/suggestions about what to do to improve their performance & the performance of others
- Implement practices/changes to improve their performance
- Create different dance movement formations within specific dance themes (disco)
- Use the principles of dance to help create movement that expresses ideas, feeling, concepts or emotions to an audience
- Collaboration, decision making and reflective skills
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Dance Introduction |
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Familiarisation: In groups, students use the elements of dance to change a set choreographed dance. ↓ |
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Teacher lead discussion and dance |
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You Tube Clip |
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You Tube video to support teacher lead dance |
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6 Elements of dance provided |
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Group collaboration |
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Video of each dance on either student or teacher video recording device |
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Teacher and video feedback |
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Schoology Site - ongoing resource throughout unit. |
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Teacher computer or iPad connected to projector, speaker |
Disco dance move examples provided |
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Choreograph: Groups develop their own Disco themed dance ↓ |
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Teacher facilitator and demonstrate disco dance moves |
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Disco Dance template |
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Music choice given to students |
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Group Discussions/collaboration |
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Shared video on individual devices or schoology |
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Improvement and Analysis - Strengths and areas to improve before performance ↓ |
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Teacher as facilitator of feedback |
Question sheet or online document to guide analysis task |
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Group discussions on strengths and areas to improve |
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Teacher or student helper record each dance |
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Performance ↓ |
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Student and teacher observation |
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Teacher facilitate each groups performances |
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Self assessment quiz posted on schoology |
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Reflection and Self Assessment ↓ |
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Self assessment completed by students individually |
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Probing reflective questions |
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Video of performances posted on schoology |
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Teacher facilitate group discussions |
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