This unit starts to explore the history and repertoire of three different dance styles including: Lindy Hop, a high-energy swing dance combining acrobatic moves and African-American styles; Old School Dance rooted in Hip Hop culture with community and self-expression; and Afro-Commercial dance inspired by African cultures with fluid movements and infectious rhythms. Unit Title: Dance Styles – SYTYCD Duration: 8 to 10 weeks Grade/Level/Year: Year 9, Age 13+, KS3 Save planning time. Editable materials for Google and Microsoft. Deliver excellent, captivating dance lessons. Aligned with national curriculum and OFSTED standards. Unit Objectives: Test students’ dance skills, adaptability, learning speed, and stamina through various rounds inspired by the TV series “So You Think You Can Dance” (SYTYCD). Students will learn and perform dances in specific styles (Lindy Hop, Old School Hip Hop and Afro-Commercial), focusing on developing physical, technical, and expressive performance skills. Students will choreography their own movements using the stylistic features of each genre. Developing movement using involve actions, space, dynamics, and relationships. Measure the impact by assessing students’ ability to create and execute movement phrases, perform, discuss, and analyse with increasing knowledge of key dance terms/skills. Implementation & Impact Lesson Plans Assessment strategies SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) adjustments and challenges Worksheets and Homework: Variety of worksheets for in-class activities Homework assignments Assessment Tools: Self-testing quizzes Assessments aligned with the unit Student Resources: Lesson Packs: lesson presentations with associated assessments Student Workbooks: Yearly Progress Tracker, Learning Journey, Unit Overview for clear articulation of concepts Golden Keywords: Focusing on essential concepts Assessment & Feedback: Strategies for assessing and providing feedback Retrieval Self/Peer Appreciation: Techniques to encourage retrieval and peer appreciation of learning Non-Participant Resources: Workbook for non-participating students to remain engaged and connected to the learning process Designed to help students who are injured or unable to actively participate for an extended period Movement Videos: Videos with movement examples, breakdowns, and warm-ups Routine videos provided for all three dance styles. Music playlists to accompany the movement activities SEND Support Materials: “Getting Unstuck” support materials tailored to each dance unit Addressing challenges that SEN students, Pupil Premium (PP) recipients, or others might face Customized support to meet unique needs Challenge and Extension: Tasks for students seeking extra challenge or extension Opportunities for advanced exploration

Introducing the KS3 assessment booklets by Dance Resource. Discover three booklets designed for Year 7, 8 & 9. Customise them to match your class, key stage/grade, aligning with your teaching content. These workbooks are here to assist your dance students throughout the year. They provide unit overviews, key terms, quick reterival/progress checks, a simple final assessment checklist, and space for reflection and feedback on their dancing and progress. But that’s not all! We’ve got more in store. We’ve planned additional dance resources for KS3. Each unit in these booklets outlines each scheme of learning that will soon/is now available in our online shop. Saving you time. Helping you plan and make a successfully sequence KS3 dance curriculum.

Dance Resource’s AQA GCSE Dance assessment booklets. Tailored to slip into the front of exercise books/folders, It streamlines assessment, empowers learning journeys, benefiting both teachers and students. With student-friendly criteria, long-term plans, overviews and reflections. Here you will get two separate overview booklets—one for Year 10 and another for Year 11. These booklets are fully editable, giving you the freedom to customise them according to your course length and learning journey. Whether your course spans two or three years, you can easily modify the content to fit your needs. Not only that, but you get a long-term plan outlining what dance resources would cover in Year 10 and Year 11, providing you with a overview of GCSE dance. This outlines each scheme of work we will introduce to our shop, ensuring that every scheme aligns with this assessment booklet.

Explore our practical “Dance Movement Component Displays” – designed with students in mind. These four displays spotlight key elements: actions, space, dynamics, and relationships. We print them for our dance studio in size 150 x 113 dimensions using ‘Adverset,’ printing. Perfect for both lesson revision and sparking movement ideas, these displays make learning interactive and enjoyable.

This unit is all about having fun using the intention of playful animals. The main goal is to teach students about choreography basics like motifs, actions, and dynamics. They will learn and refine a specific technical motif to improve their performance skills. Students will also create their own movement sequences using choreographic principles. They’ll develop the ability to respond creatively and critically to dance works, including ‘Still Life’ by David Bintley. Alongside this, they’ll gain an understanding of professional studio practices in dance. Save planning time. Editable materials for Google and Microsoft. Deliver excellent, captivating dance lessons. Aligned with national curriculum and OFSTED standards. What’s included in this resource Unit Title: Introduction to Dance Skills – Playful Animals Duration: 6 – 8 weeks Key Stage/Grade/Level/Year: Year 7, Age 10+, KS2 and KS3. Originally designed for Year 7. Implementation & Impact Lesson Plans Assessment strategies SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) adjustments and challenges Worksheets and Homework: Variety of worksheets for in-class activities Homework assignments Assessment Tools: Self-testing quizzes Assessments aligned with the unitStudent Resources: Lesson Packs: 7 lesson presentations with associated assessments Student Workbooks: Yearly Progress Tracker, Learning Journey, Unit Overview for clear articulation of concepts Golden Keywords: Focusing on essential concepts Assessment & Feedback: Strategies for assessing and providing feedback Retrieval Self/Peer Appreciation: Techniques to encourage retrieval and peer appreciation of learning Non-Participant Resources: Workbook for non-participating students to remain engaged and connected to the learning process Designed to help students who are injured or unable to actively participate for an extended period Movement Videos: Videos with movement examples, breakdowns, and warm-ups Music playlists to accompany the movement activities SEND Support Materials: “Getting Unstuck” support materials tailored to each dance unit Addressing challenges that SEN students, Pupil Premium (PP) recipients, or others might face Customized support to meet unique needs Challenge and Extension: Tasks for students seeking extra challenge or extension Opportunities for advanced exploration Homework and Quizzes: Homework sheets for continued practice Self-marking quizzes for self-assessment and reinforcement of learning.

Welcome to ‘Set Phrase Shift,’ a vital tool for AQA GCSE Dance. This scheme sharpens performance skills by focusing on precise replication of actions, space, and dynamics in ‘Shift.’ Our teacher videos break down moves with imagery, and detailed presentations cover various teaching and learning strategies. Students get a user-friendly booklet/practical journal for independent learning and reflective writing, preparing for section B of the written paper. We introduce performance skills, exemplify moments, and explain their impact. Save planning time. Editable materials for Google and Microsoft. Deliver excellent, captivating dance lessons. Aligned with national curriculum and OFSTED standards.