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I have been teaching Performing Arts for over 10 years and I have a wealth of experience and knowledge to share with you. Most recently I was teaching in Bangkok, prior to this I was The Director of Theatrical Productions in Amman, Jordan for 2 years. Before this I was Head of Dance in a school in the UK for 4 years. I hope you find my resources helpful and if you do please leave a review. There are a mixture of Dance, Healthy living and PSHE resources for a range of ages and curriculum.

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I have been teaching Performing Arts for over 10 years and I have a wealth of experience and knowledge to share with you. Most recently I was teaching in Bangkok, prior to this I was The Director of Theatrical Productions in Amman, Jordan for 2 years. Before this I was Head of Dance in a school in the UK for 4 years. I hope you find my resources helpful and if you do please leave a review. There are a mixture of Dance, Healthy living and PSHE resources for a range of ages and curriculum.
KS3 Dance SOW
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KS3 Dance SOW

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Three Key Stage 3 Schemes of work. This is a great bundle, and if you teach KS3 on rotation then this is your year sorted out. Each SOW is 6 weeks lessons some lesson ppts are included for each SOW to give you an idea of how I presented this to my students. I have enjoyed all of these SOW, they have been particularly engaging for boys.
West Side Story Resources
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West Side Story Resources

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Subject: Dance Curriculum: Suitable for A Level Dance and BTEC level 2 and 3 Performing Arts Two resources to help your students studying West Side Story Overview of “The Sharks” describing who is who Overview of all characters in West Side Story I found this helped my students understand the story better and later make connections between the dance elements and how they communicate character and relationships.
Dance lesson: Capoeira for KS3
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Dance lesson: Capoeira for KS3

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This is the introduction lesson to my Capoeira scheme of work. In this lesson students will learn the basic actions (images and video linked in resource). Please note it is best that you learn these actions yourself prior to delivering the class so you can demonstrate them. Students then create their own short sequence as a soloist and then develop this in pairs. At the end of the lesson students watch an excerpt from A Linha Curva to reflect on how Itziki Galili incorporated this in his work (Links to GCSE). The full scheme of work and resources are available in my shop should you like this lesson.
Dance: Musical theatre Jerome Robbins West Side story
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Dance: Musical theatre Jerome Robbins West Side story

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This free resource is the first of three lesson workshops exploring how Jerome Robbins builds tension and tells stories through dance. In this lesson students can learn some stylised actions (videos provided) and develop a short group sequence as “The Jets”. This lesson was written for year 8 but can be adapted for older and younger dancers. The final task can also be extended into a second lesson of refining their work ready to perform it. Look out for the next two lessons if you enjoyed this one!
INFRA - Analysis of lighting
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INFRA - Analysis of lighting

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In this lesson students will: Describe the lighting in Infra Understand why the lighting has been used by Wayne McGregor Be able to answer exam questions based on lighting. This free lesson guides you through the criteria for writing a 12 mark essay question on: Explaining how lighting enhances our understanding of Infra. If you like this lesson you can buy the bundle of 6 lessons including this one plus two on costume, one on aural setting and one on set design
The Olympics
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The Olympics

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With the run up to the Olympics this was a a really fun session. It is for a double period and the resources I have added are based specificaly around Australia. This could easily be adapted to also suit KS2. I have provided the task briefs that I used but again these could be adapted to suit your students. Have fun, we did and we also created some excellent work for display!
Jerome Robbins - Comparison of works
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Jerome Robbins - Comparison of works

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Subject: A Level Dance AQA Area of Study: Jazz Dance The resource provides an overview of 4 of his works (videos available on youtube) and resouce for students to complete as you deliver the information provided and watch excerpts of each piece. The works discussed are: Fancy Free Call Me Madam Shall We Dance The Cage
Improving "elevation"
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Improving "elevation"

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This is single lesson on improving your jumping in dance. It can be used for both BTEC Performing arts dance and GCSE Dance I created this because my students were struggling to really “get off the floor” so we spent one lesson really focused on it.
Origins of Jazz SOW
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Origins of Jazz SOW

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This PPT is a sequence of 10 lesson (2 hours lessons) for A Level Dance It has a both information and activities for your students It includes information on the following practitioners and there influences on the development of this style: African Roots European Influences Mistral shows Buddy Bradley and Fred Astaire Busby Berkley Jack Cole Katherine Dunham Gene Kelly (Singing in the Rain) Jerome Robbins (West Side Story) Bob Fosse Matt Mattox, Luigi and Gus Giodorno DANNY BURACZESKI Twyla Tharp
Jerome Robbins Stylistic features
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Jerome Robbins Stylistic features

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Subject: A level Dance (AQA) Also suitable for: BTEC level 2 and 3 with adaptations This lesson can be used to teach either in person or online. It is double lesson and can be extended to 3 lessons if you need more time. Students are guided to explore the style and create their own Robbins motif and then evaluate another persons. This is an easy to follow lesson and can be included in your A Level SOW on the optional area of study - Jazz I have also included a resource on major jazz contributors in for reference.
Essay Practice Questions
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Essay Practice Questions

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Subject: A Level Dance Area: Essay style questions In this bundle you will find 12 essay style questions mark sheets for your students. I asked my students to always attach the sheet to the front of their work. It allows you to mark essays consistently and provided feedback linked to the criteria.
The Healthy Dancer
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The Healthy Dancer

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Created for: BTEC Level 3 unit 13 - The Healthy Dancer Suitable for: GCSE PE (Dance specialism) This is a 70 page ppt covering several topics to enable students to create their own fitness program . Topics include: Structure of human body: Skeletal System, Muscular System, Circulatory System, Nervous System, Respiratory System Functions of the human body Factors that affect training The effects of training on each system covered above Injury prevention and care Aspects of fitness Safe Dance Practice
Student Essay help sheets
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Student Essay help sheets

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Subject: Dance A Level Area: Writing essays One area that students struggle with in A Level dance is essay writing. In this pack you will find a few hand outs that have helped my students understand the structure of their essays. It includes a resource on: The “isms” meaning romanticism, classicism , modernism, post modernism. This will allow your students to connect context to content when writing about key works. Structuring your dance analysis: focus on the literary skills required for good essay writing Analysis reminder sheet (simple version) Peer marking assessment sheet: this is great for students as it allows them to mark each others essays by breaking them down into component parts.
A level Dance - Essay writing
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A level Dance - Essay writing

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This bundle is aimed at teachers of A Level Dance (AQA) Included in this bundle are: 10 Practice essay questions with mark scheme and area for feedback and student respones 4 student resources for improving their essays. 29 page resource that helps to prepare your students for considering context in their essays. This resource includes; images and explanations of contextual information in relation to American Jazz Dance 1940 - 1975; teacher guidance notes; 2 sample essays using the PEED structure.
Year 7 creating a solo
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Year 7 creating a solo

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Attached is two full lessons for online learning KS3 Dance. Lesson 1: using a stimulus to describe a dance idea and 3 motif ideas Lesson 2: Creating these motifs and developing Actions, Space and Dynamics At the end of the ppt are suggestions to take this into a full 6 week lesson SOW
Dance: History of Ballet
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Dance: History of Ballet

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Subject: Dance Level: GCSE / BTEC ballet unit/ A Level In this resource you will find 7 detailed theory lessons (based on 2 hour lessons): French courts (Paris 1582 – 1641) 2)18th Century developments including, Carlo Blasis, Jean-Georges Noverre 19th Century Developments - Romantic era 1855 - 1817 - Imperial Russia Diaghilev’s Ballet Russe Ballet in Britain Britain vs America Two resources mentioned in PPT: Article on British vs American style and methods of training
Kinesphere  Lesson: online or in person
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Kinesphere Lesson: online or in person

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SUBJECT: Dance KS2 or 3 Suitable for PE lessons on Dance This single lesson is a great way to explore the concept of “kinesphere” in dance Suitable for year 6 and 7 students will explore space to create their own motifs. Teacher must create for themself an 8 count phrases to teach as part of the lesson making use of a range of small and large actions for students to develop. It should be simple enough to pick up quickly
DANCE -SEN/ Non Practical Participant booklet
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DANCE -SEN/ Non Practical Participant booklet

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Subject: Dance Topic: Booklet for non- participant/ SEN student to access the class I designed this PPT booklet for a SEN student that struggled to access the class and would sometimes remove himself from practical learning. This resource was a great way for him to show his understanding and still participate. We used it to allow him the opiton of practical or theory each lesson and it worked really well. I hope you can also use it.
Jerome Robbins - A level Dance
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Jerome Robbins - A level Dance

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Suitable for A level Dance Students or Btec Level 3 Dance students studying Jerome Robbins. Bundle includes 3 of my resources also sold separately: Robbins - Comparison of professional works Robbins - Stylistic Features West Side Story - Character details
Online/ in person Heroes and Villains Dance SOW
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Online/ in person Heroes and Villains Dance SOW

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SUBJECT: Dance KS2/ 3 In this pack you will find 3 resources: SOW suitable for KS2 and 3 dance (year 6/7) based on the idea of Heroes and Villains. This is a great scheme for keeping boys engages and easily adapted to suit in person and online teaching. Two full lesson PPT: Describing a dance idea from a stimulus (all theory/ written) and then creating a solo motif and developing it. If you are using flipgrid or google classroom these can be filmed by the students and sent to you.