THE BASIC CONFIGURATION OF ALL OF THE DANCE NOTES IN THIS TEXT
NAME OF DANCE
(Country of Origin)
NAME OF DANCE
(Country of Origin)
Form: Specifies which of the four forms of recreational dance dance represents (Indiviual, Circle or Line, Formation or Set, Closed Position Couple
Formation: Starting position of dancers on dance floor, i.e. circle, square, contra line etc.
Background: Information about the dance that describes its position in history or social significance, or an interesting side not about it
Description: Very basic description of the movements of the dance.
Skills taught or reinforced: (Might include any of the following examples)
Dance Description:
Example - Used to describe movements of the first dance in the book SEVEN JUMPS.
Chorus: Students jog clockwise (left) around the circle for 16 counts, and then return back to place with 16 more jogging steps. Starting foot is unimportant.
Verse: (1) On first long held note dancers lift their “favorite leg” at the knee.
Right leg could be specified for more intense practice in right and left, and is probably the knee raised in the dance’s original form, but is not essential to the dance. Leg is held raised for duration of the note and then put down.
Chorus: Repeat jogging clockwise and back.
Verse: (2) Repeat (1) put foot back on floor and on second long note, raise the other leg.
Chorus : Repeat jogging clockwise and back.
Verse: (3) Adding to (1) & (2) dancer lowers to one knee on ground.
Chorus: Repeat jogging clockwise and back.
Verse: (4) Continue pattern following (1) & (2) & (3) by putting down the other knee
Chorus: Repeat jogging clockwise and back.
(5) Add to previous 4 verses by putting one elbow to ground. (students release hands)
Chorus: Repeat jogging clockwise and back.
(6) Add to previous 5 verses by putting other elbow to ground.
Chorus: Repeat jogging clockwise and back.
(7) Add to previous 6 versus by putting head to ground (could be in hands).
End with chorus
Teaching Strategies Page - This page follows the dance description of each dance. It either contains methods for avoiding pitfalls possible in the introduction of the dance and/or extends the lesson beyond the dance itself. It contains specific objectives and activities that address the methods for meeting each of those objectives.
Formation: Starting position of dancers on dance floor, i.e. circle, square, contra line etc.
Background: Information about the dance that describes its position in history or social significance, or an interesting side not about it
Description: Very basic description of the movements of the dance.
Skills taught or reinforced: (Might include any of the following examples)
- Specific steps learned or practiced
- Sequential order of steps
- Concept of left and right.
- Movement as a group in a circle
- Listening to music “cues”
- Moving in time with the music
Dance Description:
Example - Used to describe movements of the first dance in the book SEVEN JUMPS.
Chorus: Students jog clockwise (left) around the circle for 16 counts, and then return back to place with 16 more jogging steps. Starting foot is unimportant.
Verse: (1) On first long held note dancers lift their “favorite leg” at the knee.
Right leg could be specified for more intense practice in right and left, and is probably the knee raised in the dance’s original form, but is not essential to the dance. Leg is held raised for duration of the note and then put down.
Chorus: Repeat jogging clockwise and back.
Verse: (2) Repeat (1) put foot back on floor and on second long note, raise the other leg.
Chorus : Repeat jogging clockwise and back.
Verse: (3) Adding to (1) & (2) dancer lowers to one knee on ground.
Chorus: Repeat jogging clockwise and back.
Verse: (4) Continue pattern following (1) & (2) & (3) by putting down the other knee
Chorus: Repeat jogging clockwise and back.
(5) Add to previous 4 verses by putting one elbow to ground. (students release hands)
Chorus: Repeat jogging clockwise and back.
(6) Add to previous 5 verses by putting other elbow to ground.
Chorus: Repeat jogging clockwise and back.
(7) Add to previous 6 versus by putting head to ground (could be in hands).
End with chorus
Teaching Strategies Page - This page follows the dance description of each dance. It either contains methods for avoiding pitfalls possible in the introduction of the dance and/or extends the lesson beyond the dance itself. It contains specific objectives and activities that address the methods for meeting each of those objectives.