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!
