Starter questions/ideas for class or group discussion

• Name the different sorts of dance genres/styles you can see on the chart.
• What words could you use to describe the type of movement that the dancer(s) in the photos are doing?
• What are the audiences/settings for each of the dances?
• What similarity do you notice about all the dancers? How important are focus, concentration, facial expression and projection when performing to others?
• What sorts of footwear can you see in the different dances? What purpose does the footwear serve? How does the footwear help the dance?
• What do the costumes tell you about where the dance comes from? For example, what do the costumes reveal about climate, environment, beliefs, and customs?
• Which photos show traditional dance and which ones are contemporary? What are the differences?
• Dance is a way of telling our stories. We interpret what we see in different ways. What stories are being told in the images that you see on the chart?
• Ask students to bring photos of themselves dancing to display in a dance space on the classroom wall, in order to share, discuss, interpret and celebrate dance.