Perfect for homework, revision or non-participant work, this booklet provides activities and further research links covering nutrition and hydration, warm-up and cool-down, the safety of the dancer and the safety of the dance space.
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This PowerPoint covers three lessons, workshopping the 3 group choreography questions:
Characteristic features of the American Pop Art Movement
Different stages of sleep
Characteristics of one or more body/bodies of water
Includes set choreographic tasks which can be used for mock group choreography before starting the exam questions.
Standard history of ballet lesson in preparation for American Modern Pioneers of Dance (also in my shop) to provide context and history before leading into Rambert AoS and ICDSIB AoS. Includes videos embedded in the PowerPoint, mini tasks, match-up cards which require cutting out before the lesson (recommend laminating them so you can use them year on year), and a ballet terminology homework booklet (which is tested in the American Modern Pioneers of Dance lesson)
This lesson follows on from Zero Degrees Section 1 and Intro to Akram Khan. It covers Sections 3 (Shadows and Sufi) and Section 7 (Barhant - Attack and Block). It could be used as a stand-alone lesson, but includes starter questions from previous lesson (about Zero Degrees starting points etc). It includes activities, a notes page for students to use, a blank A3 analysis grid with examples in the PowerPoint and a homework task.
Updated 2021
90 minute lesson plan including tasks to analyse section 3 and key information on the themes, physical set, costume, aural accompaniment, music relationships and use of dancers.
Complete with lesson PowerPoints (which may have extra/additional slides or hidden slides so you can choose to extend the lessons or adapt the type of tasks you choose to do), work booklets for students to follow, revision resources and articles.
Glen Tetley’s background style & influences
x4 Pierrot Lunaire lessons covering the intention, starting points and consistuent features in detail with an essay practice lesson.
x2 Embrace Tiger and Return to Mountain lessons focusing on set, music, themes and constituent features.
Three 60-90 minute lessons introducing the Independent Contemporary Dance Scene in Britain, covering the following:
Some background context of dance in Britain
7 key turning points which helped transform the British Dance Scene
New Dance Movement
The founding of LCDS/LCDT
Transformation of Ballet Rambert
Balletmakers Ltd
Strider (and Richard Alston’s view of The Place)
Dartington College
The X6 Collective
The 5 New Dance Philosophies
10 key ICDSIB characteristics
Includes articles, comprehension tasks and recap quizzes.
Includes printable worksheets for students to use to follow along. These are great for those who may need extra support with note taking, or for the whole class to speed up lesson times and ensure students have detailed notes. They could also be suitable as revision worksheets for later in the year.
Colletcion of lesson PowerPoints, worksheets and reviews covering the following:
Tetley’s background, style and influences
Pierrot Lunaire
Embrace Tiger and Return to Mountain
Links to the development of Rambert Dance Company
Each PowerPoint is suitable for a 60-90 minute lesson and can be edited as you wish.
12 PowerPoints with accompanying resources, tasks, quizzes, homework, and revision booklets numbered in the order I taught them:
Warm Up and Cool Down
Diet and Nutrition (theory)
Diet and Nutrition (activities)
Skeleton (bones, lever, ROM)
Skeleton (vertebrae, ROM and choreographic task)
Joints
Muscles
The Fitness Components
Alignment
Core Stability
Flexibility and Stretching
Injury Prevention
3 revision booklets and 1 exam question breakdown which can be used over three more lessons or as homework tasks.
These powerpoints are detailed using anatomical language and have been made and taught to AS dancers. They include a mixture of theoretical and physical activities and have been described as highly engaging. The price reflects the amount of resources included in this bundle as it can cover 12+ lessons.
Three starter lessons to cover the following topics over approx 3 1-hour lessons:
Health and safety of the dancer
Safety of the dance space
Nutrition and hydration
Warm-up and cool down (with homework article and task)
Injury prevention
Students need an understanding of the 5 Artistic Directors from 1966-2002, plus Marie Rambert and the Origins of the company for the first half of the lesson. The second half introduces Glen Tetley’s background, training, and influences, as well as the importance of Glen Tetley for Rambert Dance Company
Recaps origins of Rambert Dance Company and Marie Rambert, the 3 main aims of the company, the changes in 1966 and why they made such significant changes. We then look at each Artistic Director, with some basic knowledge of their backgrounds, training and influences, and then discuss their personal developments to the company. Included is a picture timeline with those key developments - I printed out a blank one and got the students to complete it by hand throughout the lesson.
This PowerPoint covers six lessons, workshopping the 3 solo choreography questions:
Different types of symmetry in geometry
‘A Short Story of Falling’ poem by Alice Oswald
functions and symbolism linked to the Roman God Janus
3 choreography lessons
Includes set choreographic tasks which can be used for mock solo choreography before starting the exam questions.
This 52 page booklet covers 6 lessons of theoretical and practical activities to cover the themes and constituent features of A Linha Curva. The activities vary and there are accompanying resources, some of which can be cut out into task cards. Included are mini class assessment questions and essay questions, alongside homework activities and key word definitions.
If you use this please review it! I am currently making very similar booklets for each of the Anthology works and feedback would be great!
The PowerPoint includes slides on the choreographer, company, costume, set, props, lighting and accompaniment for Shadows. Included are some worksheets I created to go along with the lessons including a costume booklet and differentiated starter sheets.
3 lessons worth of following the choreographic process in detail, with activities and embedded videos.
L1 - overview of whole process. Use research, improvisation and generation to make a motif based on stone balancing.
L2 - recap of process. Develop motif using space and choreographic devices.
L3 - form, structure, and refine.
Created for AS dance but would also be suitable for GCSE level.
GCSE Anthology analysis grids covering the constituent features of the 6 works. One blank for student revision and one basic example. (Please note that the preview has distorted some of the table and it does not have white boxes throughout)