Creative Dance / Last Lesson Plan

 

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Unit Dance

Theme: Creative Movement

 

Introduction

 Creative movement can be defined as movement that indicates the inner nature of a child. The encouragement of children to explore this movement using music and dance encourages the development of physical skills, channeling energy in a healthy way and nurtures their creativity.



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Learning Objectives

  • Understand how to appreciate creative movement and dance
  • Explain the importance of the brain dance warmup
  • Gain an awareness of the way creative movement and dance work in the classroom
  • Experience the teaching of an action word combined with a quality of movement


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III

Main Lesson


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The Warm Up


Parts of the Brain Dance

  1. Breathing
  2. Tactual
  3.  Core-distal
  4. Head-tail
  5. Upper-lower
  6. Body-half
  7. Eye-tracking
  8. Cross-lateral
  9. Vestibular
  10. Breathing


Question 1

What is important about this warm up? 
 
 Question 2

What would you change if it were your class?
 
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INTRO TO CREATIVE MOVEMENT
 
Creative Movement is a joyful way for children to explore movement through music, develop physical skills, channel energy, stimulate imagination and promote creativity. Creative movement uses body actions to: communicate an image (the wind), communicate an idea (a journey) or communicate a feeling (strength).
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The Class



Tips

Keep it simple
Easy Steps
Music current and appropriate
Face the students
Age Appropriate
Scattered dances
Allow students to apply the concept 
Do not talk too much
Let students to express through movement.


Question 3
 
What is creative movement? 
 
 Question 4

After watching the video above, what would you change to apply the tips listed above?

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 A Note to Remember
 
Benefits of creative movement:
  • Body awareness. To work on their coordination, body control, balance, stamina, and overall strength.
  • Spatial awareness. ...
  • Self-confidence. ...
  • Concentration. ...
  • Cooperation and Collaboration. ...
  • Problem-solving. ...
  • Imagination. ...
  • Fun!

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Case Study
 
 Corali
 
Corali, a leader in dance created by artists with a learning disability, have worked with Tate since 1998 and are experts in creatively taking up space in galleries. Paul, Sherri, Bethan and Dj from Corali to were invited to design performances in response to four artworks at Tate Britain. Here they show what happens when people have the freedom to enjoy the gallery however they want, and how this can open up new ways of responding to art.
 


 
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ACTIVITY 1

Students are divided into groups and each group plans to teach a different aspect of a dance/movement class. 
 
Students plan to teach each other an aspect of the class shown in the video above, which are a combination of an action word and a quality of movement.
 
The activity is fun, exciting, fast and playful. It is a perfect exercise before starting teaching your mini-lessons.
 
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ACTIVITY 2

Students who need to make up will create a lesson plan based on the video shown above. Remember this is a 5th grade class. Every movement/dance class has to have a warm up at the beginning and and a cool down at the end.



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Students' Work

 

 MAKE UP

 

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