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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.
Haka workshop
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Haka workshop

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I used this as part of an enrichment day activity. I had years 7 - 9 all mixed ability. It's a fun one off or the a good starting point for a unit of work.
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.
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!
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!
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.
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
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.
TOP SECRET! Year 7 Dance SOW
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TOP SECRET! Year 7 Dance SOW

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SUBJECT: Dance Year 7 AREA: creating dance on a theme ALSO SUITABLE FOR: Dance year 6, PE (Dance unit) This is by far one of my most favourite SOW. Its engaging for boys, girls, reluctant dancers and high ability. It is fun and accessible on so many levels. I have adapted it several times over the years, please feel free to continue to adapt for your learners too. Resources in this pack 7 week SOW including differentiation, blooms questioning and links to GCSE PPT for Baseline lesson, Lesson 1, 2 and 4 PPT of structures in dance (you won’t need all of these for year 7 but its good to have) The Letters (resource to print or use electronically - these are each mission). I would normally put these in envelopes for each group to open at the start of each lesson. A workbook for non doers to work through and remain engaged in the lesson (possibly adaptable for your online learners if you are teaching a blended lesson Check list for peer assessment
Year 7/8 African Dance SOW
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Year 7/8 African Dance SOW

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This pack contains a 6 week SOW plan exploring African style movement and choreography skills. In addition is a peer assessment resource and a self review module sheet for the end of the unit. Students will explore the basics of this style and create duets and group dances. Youtube links are provided so even a dance teacher less confident with this style can still deliver this.
DANCE - KS3 - CAPOEIRA SOW
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DANCE - KS3 - CAPOEIRA SOW

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In this resource pack you will find the following: 5/6 week SOW with links to GCSE Intro (Lesson1 ) PPT - this is doable online/ blended Lesson 2 PPT Lesson 3 PPT Peer assessment sheet for lesson 4 Lesson 5 is your performance lesson (no resources needed) Lesson 6 - self assessment (module summary) and worksheet on capoeira provided
GCSE dance Homework / online workbook
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GCSE dance Homework / online workbook

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I have pulled together a range of my resources to create a 69page work booklet for your GCSE dance students. Also suitable in some parts for PE: healthy diet, warm up and cool down This could be used during your online learning, as a homework booklet or as a booklet of activities you pull out for cover lessons! However you use it , there are bank of activities along with a tracking page at the start and the level descriptors 1-9 at the end
Healthy Eating
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Healthy Eating

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This PPT covers the basics of a healthy diet and the effects. It was designed for ASDAN and I have used it for year 7/8 but may also serve well for revision for older students that also need this information in GCSE PE or Dance
KS3 Dance Lessons
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KS3 Dance Lessons

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In this bundle you will find several resources that mix practical and theory for KS3. Online written activity for critical appreciation (you choose the work to watch, so can be used multiple times) A booklet of non practical participant tasks - I created this for injured students and with SEN students in mind that struggled to access the practical work. The tasks allow students to meet your learning objectives and use the language of dance to write about your lesson. The KS3 written task in a KS3 friendly GCSE style exam. You can use the whole thing or parts for cover work or classwork “Improving elevation” a lesson written for KS4 when my students were struggling to really get off the floor when they jumped Kinesphere lesson: single lesson that can be taught online or in person Creating a solo: two lessons that can be taught online or in person Flamenco: 3 lessons introducing this style to KS3, the first two of which are teachable online. If you find these to be as useful as I have in using them with my students, do leave a review.
Online lesson - Tap Dance
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Online lesson - Tap Dance

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This resource will provides links to watch the “So You Think You Can Dance Season 8 Final Show performance of dancers Matt Flint ( UK season 2 winner ) with Jess and Nick. Your students will also watch “Stomp” and answers questions independently. I have used this online by uploading to google classroom so I can see them work live on their document.
Online Lesson - Ghost Dances
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Online Lesson - Ghost Dances

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Students will watch the whole 30min Production (available on youtube and linked in the document). An additional resource is also linked in the document for students to access that provides further information. Questions are then provided to guide students to provide their initial impressions of this work.
INFRA - Analysis of costume (in two parts)
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INFRA - Analysis of costume (in two parts)

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In these two lessons, students will look at a 6 mark question on costume. This is scaffolded to allow students to name features, describe them, interpret them and link to the choreographic intent of the work.
INFRA - Analysis of Aural setting (2 lessons)
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INFRA - Analysis of Aural setting (2 lessons)

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This resource is designed for you to present whilst students also have copy and complete the tasks. In this double lesson students will explore the context of Max Richters composition for Infra and the relatinoships between movement and aural setting. By the end of lesson two students will have planned and written a 6 mark question on the Aural Setting of Infra: Using your knowledge of the aural setting used in Infra, discuss how aural setting is used to enhance our appreciation of this work. (6 marks)
Dance: Musical theatre exploring Jerome Robbins West Side Story
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Dance: Musical theatre exploring Jerome Robbins West Side Story

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This is a 3 part lesson exploring ways to build tension and tell stories through dance. The lesson is focused on the work of Jerome Robbins “West Side Story” Lesson 1: Learn some stylised actions (videos provided for the non-specialist). Students explore the impact of the infamous walks and clicks and choreograph their own short sequences using this idea. Lesson 2: Focused more on the stylised actions and using them to develop the work from the previous lesson in their groups Lesson 3: Focus on expressive skills and preparing for performance of their work. Students will perform and then watch an excerpt from the musical to reflect on demonstrating critical thinking and appreciation of Jerome Robbins choreography. There are teacher guidance notes throughout, feel free to adapt and change slides according to your students needs.
Dance Theory GCSE
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Dance Theory GCSE

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In this bundle you will get a range of resources to use when teaching section C of the written paper including: 12 mark comparison question on A Linha Curva and Emancipation of Expressionsim Analysis of the choreographic content of Artificial Things Comparing choreographic content of Within Her Eyes and Artificial Things Infra: Aural setting, Lighting, Costume and set design analysis lessons Introduction to Shadows Production features of Shadows