Dance
•Year 5
•6 Lessons
This unit introduces Year 5 students to the powerful art of Māori Haka, exploring how cultural traditions use movement and voice to express identity and tell stories. Through a progression from learning authentic movements to creating original choreography, students develop both technical dance skills and deeper understanding of cultural respect and creative interpretation. The unit uniquely bridges cultural education with dance composition, encouraging students to honour traditional forms whilst developing their own choreographic voice.
6 lessons in this unit
Lesson 1
Big Question:
How can we use our bodies and voices to express cultural identity and tell stories through traditional Maori dance?
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Lesson 2
Big Question:
How can we transform static Haka actions into dynamic travelling movements that tell a story?
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Lesson 3
Big Question:
How can we transform visual images into powerful paired movements that tell a story through dance?
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Lesson 4
Big Question:
How can we use chance and collaboration to create powerful Haka-inspired dance sequences?
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Lesson 5
Big Question:
How can we combine individual creativity with group collaboration to create a powerful dance performance?
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Lesson 6
Big Question:
How can we use technical language to evaluate and improve dance performances?
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