Dance Theory in Practice for Teachers: Physical and Performance SkillsA resource for teachers focusing on the skills students need when working towards assessment of dance in performance. Describes the dance experience mainly from the dancer's perspective and in a way teachers can use in their daily teaching schedules. |
Contents
PART ONE TEACHING CONSIDERATIONS | 5 |
PART TWO THE DANCE CLASS | 12 |
Basic Technical Skills | 22 |
PART THREE DANCE PERFORMANCE | 29 |
PART FOUR STUDENT INFORMATION ASSESSMENT AND TASK SHEETS | 35 |
Assessment Sheets | 49 |
Task Sheets | 55 |
Common terms and phrases
2005 Essential Resources Achilles tendons activity alignment Answer Anthony Clark appropriate audience balance ballet body centre Chapter choreographer Co-ordination Control Curriculum Links dance action dance experience dance performance Dance Theory dancer's counts dancers need describe Educational Publishers Ltd Emphasise Flow engram Essential Resources Educational excerpt expressive skills fall feel feet flexibility floor flow of energy focus foot gravity Group awareness heels hips important improve injury Involvement of whole jumping kapa haka knees learning experiences Learning outcome minutes motor memory muscles Naughty snacks NCEA Achievement Standards partner phrase plié programme pukana Purpose quadriceps quadriceps muscles Repeat the whole repetition requires Resources Educational Publishers Rhythm safe dance practice sequence set dance space specific Standards in Dance steps stretch Student Assessment Sheet Student Information Sheet Student Task Sheet Studio date styles Suggested music technical skills torso travelling turn viewing tasks Warm-down warm-up exercises warming week weight whole body Zealand Dance