Dance Reflection 3:

Dance in Education Part 3

Agenda - Lessons to Improve our Understanding of Dance: 

• Elements of Dance
• Getting Moving (seems to be a pattern in this course!) 
• Choreographic manipulations 

Elements of Dance: 

• Body 
• Energy 
• Space
• Time 
• Relationship

We learned about these 5 elements of dance, going over what each of them look like, feel like, and the importance of connecting the elements of dance. 

Let’s Get Moving!    

DANCE WARM UP:

Fill in the Spaces – positive & negative shapes

• This is a great activity to ensure both competence at moving around the classroom safely, and maintaining your own body awareness!

Our Special Education Focus of the Day: 

English Language Learners (ELL) 

- For students who are acquiring English as an additional language(s).
- Newcomers to Canada have come for a variety of reasons, and ELL students's make up a large portion of those newcomers.
- These students need to feel welcome, particularly when expressing certain movements that may feel vulnerable.

Choreographic Manipulations

As educators, how else can we manipulate choreography?

•   Size
•   Direction you face
•   Stationary vs. Locomotor
•   Forwards & backwards
•   How can you repeat it? (patterns, forms)
•   Percussive vs. Non-percussive
•   Levels

Dancing into the Thoughts Section: 

• This was a great dance class that allows for both inclusive learning, and has the potential to attach itself to other curriculum expectations. 
• It is important to meet the needs of all learners, so I liked how we discussed how we can communicate this lesson to students with exceptionalities (this week ELL students)