Dance
•Year 3
•6 Lessons
This unit uses the engaging context of Ancient Romans to develop Year 3 students' creative dance composition skills, progressing from individual motif creation to polished group performances. Through exploring historical themes, visual stimuli, and poetry, students learn to transform ideas into movement whilst developing technical vocabulary and choreographic devices. The Romans context provides rich opportunities for dramatic expression whilst teaching essential dance elements like levels, pathways, canon, and formation.
6 lessons in this unit
Lesson 1
Big Question:
How can we use our bodies to tell the story of Ancient Romans through creative movement?
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Lesson 2
Big Question:
How can we transform our static dance actions into exciting travelling movements that show different levels and pathways?
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Lesson 3
Big Question:
How can we use pictures and partner work to create meaningful dance sequences that tell a story?
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Lesson 4
Big Question:
How can we transform words and poetry into powerful group dance performances?
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Lesson 5
Big Question:
How can we use canon and formation changes to make our group dance performance more interesting and engaging?
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Lesson 6
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How can we use technical language to evaluate and improve dance performances?
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