Let’s Dance Pt.1

Explicitly indicate in the following lesson where Modelled- I do (Bangady’u) Guided- We do (nii): Independent- You do (Bangadyimi) learning is in the lesson

Lesson 7: Let's Dance! Let’s Dance Pt. 1 Over the next four lessons, students will explore the concept of choreography and collaboratively develop, rehearse, and perform a dance routine. To begin, they will select a song, listen to its rhythm, and experiment with shapes and movements to create a short dance sequence. Learning Intentions: To collaborate in creating and performing a choreographed dance routine that communicates ideas Success Criteria:

• Follow safe dance practices
• Share and build on ideas respectfully
• Apply the elements of dance purposefully
• Collaborate to develop and refine a dance sequence

Teaching and Learning activity: (Resources to be hyperlinked in this section. Make sure in your resources you identify the tasks of differentiation with each ability group.)

Do Now:

1. Print and review lesson plan
2. View the teacher tip video, read the Dance Lab: Teacher Guide and familiarise yourself with Dance Lab
3. Ensure you have enough space for the activities
4. Connect to screen and speakers to play video

• After watching the video, students will discuss their prior knowledge of dance and reflect on the tips shared
• They will then complete a warm-up activity
• Students will collaborate with the teacher to begin planning their class choreography routine using Dance Lab
• The lesson will conclude with students completing a cool-down activity This lesson is taught across four parts. This is part one. Prior to teaching this lesson:
• Watch the how-to video.
• Read the Teacher Guide.
• Explore Dance Lab. You have two options for your final four Dance lessons with Dance Lab:
• Start with a pre-filled template that can be customised to suit your class
• With your class, create your own Dance through Dance Lab Alternatively, if you’d prefer to follow guided performance lessons rather than create your own dance, you can choose the ‘Learn a Routine’ option. These lessons are available under the More tab in Additional Lessons. There are four different routines to choose from, and each routine is taught in three lessons.

Activity .1 (5 minutes) Whole Class Guided Partner Work Students will complete a 'think, pair, share' to review their understanding of the elements of dance.

1. Ask students to complete a simple, 'Think, Pair, Share' by responding to these questions:

• What have you learnt in Dance?
• What is the favourite thing you have learnt?
• How can you elevate a dance routine?

2. After students have thought about the questions, have students turn and share with a partner what their responses
3. Invite a few pairs of students to share their responses with the class. Encourage students to share examples and elaborate on their understanding
4. As students share, you may want to record their responses on the board to create an overview that could be referenced throughout the lesson

Teaching Notes If there are any concepts the students need to revisit, you can access revision materials by clicking the more tab followed by revision and selecting the relevant concept. Students should be familiar with Space, Time and Dynamics.

Activity 2. (5 minutes) Whole Class Guided Students will review the tips shared in the main video.

1. Ask students to try and recall the four tips Ricky shared in the video
2. Write the numbers 1-4 on the board or on an anchor chart
3. Invite a few students to try and recall all four and/or have students build on from others. Write down the tips as students recall them until you have all four:

• Stay Safe
• Be Respectful
• Stay Focused
• Be Creative

4. Once you have all four tips, discuss each one by asking these questions:

• How can we stay safe? (By warming up and stretching our body)
• How can we be respectful? (By sharing the space, listening and working as a team) - How can we stay focused? (By using rehearsal time wisely and listening to instructions)
• How can we be creative? (Experiment with different ideas)
• Why are these tips important? (Various answers)

Activity 3. (5 minutes) Whole Class Guided Multimedia Students will warm up their bodies, so they are ready to dance in the next activity. 1. Have students to stand up and spread out around the room 2. Press play on the warm-up video 3. Have students follow along with the warm-up 4. Remind students that warming up helps prevent injuries and prepares the body for dancing Activity 4. (30 minutes) Group Work Whole Class Interactive Guided Multimedia Students will collaborate with you and their peers to begin creating a dance routine using Dance Lab. Getting Started

1. Open Dance Lab and select New Dance
2. Browse songs (filter by tempo, length, or genre) and preview them by using the speaker icon
3. Narrow the song choices to 2–3 songs and let the class vote
4. Select the chosen song and click Next Explore and Select Moves
5. Play the song in full and ask students to select some dance moves
6. Browse the movements together:

• Click the play icon to preview a move
• Click the pink star to favourite (you can favourite as many as you like)

3. Click next when ready Set Up Your Class
4. Choose Start Fresh (blank routine) or Choose a Template (pre-filled choreography) Note: If you select a pre-filled template, see teacher notes.
5. Enter the total number of students Select a starting formation
6. Assign each student a number (they’ll keep this for the routine) Build the Routine
7. You will now see the Choreography Page
8. Click add move to begin choreography

• Quick Add (adds directly to timeline), or
• Next (allows you to customise your move and make notes).

3. Select which students perform the move and confirm
4. Click the eye icon to watch the tutorial
5. Arrange students into formation and rehearse the move
6. Use the metronome to practise in time. The metronome starts on 5, 6, 7, 8 to count the dancers in
7. Repeat the above steps to continue to build the routine Rehearse the Routine
8. After adding a sequence of moves, rehearse the current sequence with metronome only, then with music once students are confident
9. When finished, click Exit (Your progress automatically saves while building the routine, so you can safely move on to your next activity) and move on to the next activity Teaching Notes For more detailed instructions on how to use Dance Lab:

• Watch the how-to video.
• Read the Teacher Guide.
• Explore Dance Lab. While using Dance Lab, it is important to have as much student contributions as possible. The more students contribute to the dance routine, the more engaged they will be during rehearsals and performances. Selecting a song that appeals to all students can be challenging. Encourage students whose song choice was not selected to contribute in other ways, such as helping with choreography, formations, or creative ideas. Every song and classroom is unique, so choreography will naturally vary from class to class. It is recommended to begin choreographing the introduction and first verse during this lesson. Template (pre-filled choreography)
• If you have selected a template, your dance routine will be automatically pre-filled when you arrive at the Choreography page
• You can customise the routine by adding notes or editing individual moves. Simply click the three dots next to a move to make changes
• Since the routine is already pre-filled, your class is ready to begin learning the choreography straight away
• Start at the beginning of the routine, focusing first on the Introduction and Verse sections
• Click Moves or the eye icon to view each move individually. Watch the demo and tutorial to learn the steps
• Once students feel confident with a move, use the metronome to practise performing it in time Variations Create a routine prior or select a premade template

Teaching Notes Use the button in the bottom right-hand corner of the video player to make the video full screen. Variations If you'd like to lead your own warm up, find some music in the 'Warm Up 3-6' playlist in our Playlist Library.

Activity 5. (5 minutes) Multimedia Whole Class Guided Students will cool down their bodies to relax after dancing.

1. Have students stand up and spread out around the room
2. Press play on the cool down video
3. Have students follow along with the cool down
4. Remind students that cooling down helps the body recover, improves flexibility, and prevents soreness Variations If you'd like to lead your own cool down, use the 'Cool Down Tunes' playlist from our Playlist Library.

Where applicable, delete any gradual release not required in lesson: Modelled- I do (Bangady’u) Guided- We do (nii): Independent- You do (Bangadyimi)