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Dance / Foundation to Year 2

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Curriculum content descriptions

Explore, improvise and organise ideas to make dance sequences using the elements of dance (ACADAM001)

Elaborations
  • exploring fundamental movements safely to improvise dance ideas, for example, running in a race, jumping like a frog, stomping like a giant, rolling like a log, falling like an autumn leaf, floating like a cloud, gliding like a bird
  • Considering viewpoints – forms and elements: For example – Which levels are you using in your dance? What sort of movements did the dancers perform? What are they wearing? What kind of music are they dancing to?
  • exploring movement possibilities in response to a stimulus, such as imagery, music and shared stories
  • experimenting with the elements of space, time, dynamics and relationships through movement, for example, considering levels, tempo and dynamics
  • taking photos or videoing dance sequences to view and extend their dance ideas
General capabilities
  • Numeracy Numeracy
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and creative thinking
ScOT terms

Movement sequences

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