Olympic Dance

Learning Through Dance

Whole Class Thinking

This sample shows...

• We are dancing with Room 20 telling the story of the Olympics.
• We are showing the ancient and modern Olympics
• The Greek battle, opening ceremony, different sports, winning on the podium and the rings at the end.
• We are dancing on stage and keeping to the beat.
• The birth of the modern Olympics.
• A dance about the Greeks inventing the Olympics.

By doing this dance we learnt about...

• The elements of dance and the ancient and modern Olympics.
• The Greeks invented the Olympics.
• We learnt about timing, using space and relationships to other things.
• We learnt about the elements of drama to help us with our dance.  FARTS is Focus, Action, Role, Time, Space
• The elements of dance are BARTS-E = Body Awareness, Relationships, Timing, Space and Energy.
• We learnt about using power and expression.
• We learnt to work together to get the perfect timing.
• We learnt to listen to the beat of the music and keep in time with it.
• Using the idea of sports movement to make a dance.

Some things we did well include...

• The battle at the beginning
• I did a really good jump and turn.
• We did the punching in the air well together.
• We showed good expression on our faces.
• The rings looked good the way the different colours came together at the end.
• We did the slow motion movement well.
• Cooperating together, listening to the music and being in time.
• In the Eye of the Tiger part we had really good timing.

Some things we can improve on include...

• Being in time with the music better when we are jogging and boxing.
• The final Olympic rings and stopping at the same time.
• We could use the space better.
• Being all in perfect time together.
• We need to be more focused and working better together.
• Better freeze fames at the beginning.
• Sometime we went too fast – slow down and be on time at the end.
• Doing a shocked face at the end of the battle.
• Better freeze frames – really really still like a statue.
• I can improve on doing the circle with my friends.
• No sword noises in the battle please boys!

Postcard Home From Gallipoli by Fraser

• This sample shows...the ANZACs fighting in the war.
• I have been learning to...use a picture to help me with my ideas for my writing and as I wrote I was thinking about actually being in the war myself.
• One thing I think that I did well was...I did a good picture. I like the way I did the parachutes and in the writing I tried to spell hard words that I needed for the story.
• One thing I think I can improve on is...using the COPS to do more editing and fixing up by myself.

Triathlon by Fraser

• This sample shows...
• I have been learning to...
• One thing I think that I did well was...
• One thing I think I can improve on is...

Thinking About Camp by Fraser

The activity I enjoyed at camp was the archery.
I enjoyed this because it was fun and exciting.  I liked shooting at the target.  I like shooting games.

An activity that I did at camp that was a challenge was doing the low rope things.
The ropes was a challenge and I needed help from the group to get over the high bar.
Something I found hard at camp was doing the biking because it was hot and i got really thirsty.

Draft Writing by Fraser

• This sample shows...me working hard on my writing.

• I have been learning to...do comics by drawing detailed pictures and put words to the pictures.

• One thing I think that I did well was...I worked with focus and stayed on task so I got lots done.

• One thing I think I can improve on is...Now that I have reread my story I think I need to add more detail to the words part to better explain my ideas.