Booklet - Intro to Dance

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Longley Park 6th Form College.

UNIT 49: Developing Movement Skills

Name: Shannon Mowat

Student Number: S120682

Submission date: 20th November

What is Dance?

DANCE



Dance is a collection of strategic movements of the body with or without apartner(s).

THE DANCER

Preparing to Dance

Skills and qualities



Why warm-up? There are three main reasons why we warm up. The first is to increase heart rate to getoxygen to the muscles quicker, you can do this by jogging round the room. To preventinjurys such as the pulling or tearing of a muscle, this can be done by performing either astatic or dynamic stretch. The last reason we warm up is to get you mentally preparedwhich may help to increase your ability to remember steps and also improves co-

ordination

Why cool down? The three main reasons we cool down are to lower the amount of lactic acid the build upin the muscles from exersion. To ensure your body gets back to its resting heart rate.Finally to prevent any achy muscles or joints that may have been strained in the sport.

What to wear? The clothes you are advised to wear clothes that don’t constrict movement such asleggings, tracksuit bottoms or a T-Shirt. You may also be advised to take out all jewlellrey

to ensure that it doesn’t catch on any other students and cause injury.

Learning to DancePlanning a programme for skills development

Choose one area which you would like to improve and write a plan to achieve this:

Aim/Objective:

Being more enthusiastic towards my performance and makingsure I put all my effort into every lesson.

Steps you will take to achieve this:Have a more positive outlook on lessons and try to get on with work to thebest of my ability without making as many complaints.

Action plan:

- Get more sleep- Heathier diet

- Always be prepared- Set my self earlier deadlines for work to avoid it piling up and causingstress.



Choose one area which you would like to improve and write a plan to achieve this:

Aim/Objective:

Being more enthusiastic towards my performance and making

sure I put all my effort into every lesson.

Date completed:

Describe each one and give an example of each one in your own dance:

Travel Travelling is transferring the the body height or placement using a range of differentmovements. E.g Stepping or Sliding.

TurnRotating the entire body either a quarter, half, or fully. This can also be performed asajump.

Transfer of weight

Moving the weight from one part of the body to another. E.g Going from a standing toleaning over on one leg.

GestureA body movement that potrays a concept or mood.

Stillness

A motionless pose usually chreographed at the start or end of a sequence. Also peoplewho are on stage but not dancing have to maintain a pose to ensure the focus is on thepeople dancing not on the people in the background.

JumpPushing the body into the air in an upward motion. There are many different way to jumpthese are; 2 feet to 2 feet, 2 feet to 1 foot, 1 foot to 2 feet and 1 foot to 1 foot.

Which dynamics did you use in your dance and what was the effect?



In my dance I was paired with Amy and we were fighting over a pen. We choreagraphedit so that we used aggressive and violent movements in order to make the sequence tolook more believeable. It also helps engage our audience so they are more compelled tocontinue watching. We had to be careful whilst doing this as even though the moveswhere meant to be agressive we had to ensure that it still looked like a dance that hadcohesion and believeability.

Describe your travel sequence



Choreographic devices wordsearch

Find the choreographic devices!

Words

• ACTION CANNON• CONTACT DIRECTIONS• DYNAMICS FORMATIONS• LEVELS PATHWAYS• RELATIONSHIPS SPACE• UNISON

S L T H D I X O H S H M R X CP N S N O I T A M R O F V S K

O Z R N I M X Q D Z I M M Y J

Q J A E S C I M A N Y D G H IS P I H S N O I T A L E R T L

M N J J Y W C Y X I C F J S S

W O N Q O H L N U L K R S H A

G L V B E E O N P G M X Q T T



C R O D V N I A N O I T C A XV D S E N S T V S V K K U F B

H P L A O H W Z F E O B R H R

J S C N W S N O I T C E R I DQ E I A T G E H R R E C A P S

G N Y J Q O H I L J E Z W V Z

U S C R C O N T A C T H X J E

Describe how you used the choreographic devices above in your owncomposition.

What do we need to think about when performing?

Observe the video of your performance. Read the following gradedescriptors and grade yourself accordingly: P=Needsimprovement, M= Developing and D= Accomplished. Then givereasons for the grade that you have awarded yourself.

Actions

P1 execute movementactions

M1 executemovement actionswith a sense of competenceand control

D1 execute movementactionsaccurately withconfidenceand attention to detail

Spatial Awareness



P2 apply spatialawareness tomovement work

M2 apply spatialawarenessto movement workwithconsideration

D2 apply spatialawarenessto movement workwithassurance and

effectiveness

Dynamics

P3 demonstrateapplication of dynamicprinciples

M3 demonstrate aconsideredapplication of dynamic

principles

D3 demonstrateapplicationof dynamic principleswith

confidence andimagination

RelationshipsP4 demonstrate use of relationships inmovement.

M4 demonstrateappropriate useof relationships inmovement.

D4 demonstrateeffectiveand imaginative useof relationships inmovement



What are you most proud of in this unit of work?

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What do you need to work on most in the next unit of work?

What did you enjoy the most about this unit of work?

Documents

Booklet - Intro to Dance