Space Exploration Dance
•Year 4
•Dance
•Position where all students can hear clearly
Alternative: Tablet with speakers, portable speaker
Prepare tracks with clear beginning and end points
Alternative: Instrumental music with steady beat
Mark performance area boundaries
Alternative: Bean bags, hoops
Prepared with key observation points
Alternative: Simple feedback cards
Only if available and won't distract from movement quality
Alternative: Scarves, ribbons, space helmets
Performing with confidence and engaging the audience with facial expressions and body language
Moving in time with the music and coordinating movements with your partner
The pattern of beats in music that dancers move to
Staying in role as an astronaut or alien throughout the entire dance
Movements that connect or link with your partner's movements
Moving at exactly the same time as your partner
A still, statue-like pose that shows clear meaning
Using your face, body, and energy to show feelings and emotions
Understanding where pupils are coming from and where they're going
Storytelling through movement, expressing narrative through character, using descriptive language in feedback
Understanding space, gravity effects on movement, exploring forces and motion through dance
Creative expression through movement, understanding composition in performance space
Cooperation, confidence building, constructive feedback, celebrating diversity in creative expression
Stand where you can see all performance areas and audience, move during performances to observe from different angles
Character commitment, partnership cooperation, stage presence, movement quality, creative choices in endings
Step in if partnerships struggling with cooperation, if audience behaviour becomes disruptive, or if performers need confidence support
Demonstrate: Strong character work, stage presence, appropriate audience behaviour, and constructive feedback giving
Minimum 8m x 8m clear space for performance area, additional space for audience seating
Clean, dry, non-slip surface suitable for dance and lying down
Stop activity immediately, assess situation, provide appropriate first aid or support, ensure rest of class remains calm and safe
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