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Unit Two : Creative Explorer - Dance
Introducing the Work of Three Different Artists
Introduction
This is the first of four opportunities for you to make links with artists on Creative Explorer and the arts disciplines outlined in the Arts Curriculum. Dance is the main focus for this unit.
The work begins at the computer, then using the ideas generated, students move into another space for further exploration, development and refinement.
It is estimated that a minimum of five hours is needed to complete this unit.
Strands
Developing Practical Knowledge in Dance
Developing Ideas in Dance
Communicating and Interpreting meaning in Dance
Understanding Dance in Context
Essential Skills
Communication Skills:
- Convey and receive information, instruction, ideas, and feelings appropriately and effectively in a range of different cultural, language, and social contexts.
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Achievement Objectives
- Use a range of vocabularies, techniques, processes and technologies to extend dance practice
- Select, combine, and manipulate the elements of dance to develop ideas
- Explore, view and respond to dance using a variety of technologies
- Investigate the functions of dance in past and present cultures.
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Specific Learning Outcomes
Students will:
- Locate Neil Ieremia (dance) and select his introductory page
- Explore several pathways to gain information about Neil's background and work and increase own dance vocabulary
- Use set questions to gain information in and about dance
- Make links and view dance ideas through other artists on Creative Explorer
- Using Dance Activities, view and respond to the video clips
- Choreograph own dance using the dance choreographer and print a copy of plan
- Rehearse and refine plan then perform own choreographed dance
- Develop own set of ideas for learning in, through and about dance for your classroom.
Links to other Learning Areas
English
Strand: Visual language
Achievement Objective
Viewing:
- Respond to and discuss various meanings, ideas, and effects, describing how dramatic and visual features, are combined for different purposes.
Presenting:
Achievement Objective:
- Use and combine visual and dramatic features to communicate information, ideas or narrative to an identified audience.
Processing Information
Achievement Objective:
- View and use visual texts to retrieve, interpret, organise and present information coherently.
Social Studies
Strand: Culture and Heritage
Achievement Objective:
- The impact of the spread of new technology and ideas on culture and heritage.
Strand: Continuity and Change
Achievement Objective:
- How past events have influenced relationships within and between groups of people and continue to influence them.
Health and Physical Education
Strand B: Movement concepts and Motor skills
Achievement Objective:
- Experience ways in which cultural and social practices are expressed through the ritual of movement, demonstrate understanding of this, and learn skills associated with a range of cultural activities.
Strand D: Healthy Communities and Environments
Achievement Objective:
- Investigate community services that support and promote people's well being and take action to promote personal and group involvement.
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