Leisure and Entertainment - CHOREOGRAPHER

A New Dance? Have a go at choreographing!

Primary Middle Secondary

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Critical & Creative Thinking

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Personal and social capability
Australian Curriculum General Capability: Literacy

Choreographer Instructions

1. Individually create a dance sequence of a minimum of 5 steps using the following website to gain ideas:

2. After creating these moves, brainstorm different ways of describing and drawing them. Video your moves with friends.

3. You now create an instruction sheet or book for other people to read and learn the dance moves.

4. Re-create your video moves on Tik-Tok.

Jerusalema Dance Moves!

Primary Middle  Secondary

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Intercultural Understanding

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Personal and social capability

Cooperative Learning Activity

1. In groups of 3 - 4 students, you are to look at the following video

10 Best Jerusalema Dance Moves | WORLDWIDE
https://youtu.be/1zl3f6zwc-M

2. Using the Number 1, write down all the dance moves as steps.

3. Add the arm movements as notes to the steps.

4. Teach yourself this dance.

5. Adjust your dance steps in your instructions.

6. As a class perform the dance.

7. As a class, teach another class using your dance steps.

8. Video tape your class dance. Would you be Number 1?

9. Extension.

Secondary

Why has this dance become a sensation in 2020? Read about it in The Conversation 30 October 2020.

Websites, Games & Apps

Showreels NB. Not a real WebQuest but has a good task to complete. Australian Curriculum General Capability: ICT Capability Australian Curriculum General Capability: Critical & Creative Thinking "Dancers, choreographers and dance companies often advertise through showreels. Showreels are edited videos of sample dance work, prepared to showcase an individual or company. Your task is to research the use of showreels to advertise the work of dancers and choreographers, then create your own showreel, showcasing your own work. You need to work with a partner, who will help you to video and edit your showreel." (Source: Website) 1. Using the following website and its tips to learn about Showreels: 2. create a showreel using Movie Maker

Arts Alive Teacher Teachers need to register and their school needs to be on the Australian Registration List (no contact information is on the site) Primary Middle Secondary Australian Curriculum General Capability: ICT Capability Australian Curriculum General Capability: Critical & Creative Thinking Australian Curriculum General Capability: Personal and Social Capability 1. Go to the Arts Alive website and choose from the following dances to choreograph.             - Ballet (female)             - Modern Dance (female)             - Modern Dance (male) 2. Go through the steps to choreograph your dance and then watch the performance. Dance Choreography App Middle Secondary Australian Curriculum General Capability: ICT Capability Australian Curriculum General Capability: Critical & Creative Thinking Creator: Jens-Uwe Pohl COST: $7.49 In English and German

2wice - DOT, DOT, DOT app Primary Middle Secondary Australian Curriculum General Capability: ICT Capability Australian Curriculum General Capability: Critical & Creative Thinking Creator: 2wice Arts Foundation, Inc. COST: 0.99 cents