Dance
•Year 5
•6 Lessons
This unit takes Year 5 students on a chronological journey through 20th century dance styles, using movement as a lens to understand cultural and social change. By embodying the distinctive characteristics of each decade from the 1920s to 1970s, students develop both their performance skills and their appreciation of how dance reflects the spirit of different eras. The unit uniquely combines historical awareness with creative choreography, culminating in collaborative performances that demonstrate technical proficiency and interpretative understanding.
6 lessons in this unit
Lesson 1
Big Question:
How can we tell the story of the past through movement and dance?
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Lesson 2
Big Question:
How can we use our bodies to express the energy and spirit of 1940s and 1950s dance styles?
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Lesson 3
Big Question:
How can we use our bodies to tell the story of different decades through dance?
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Lesson 4
Big Question:
How can we use random elements to create exciting and unpredictable dance sequences that tell a story through movement?
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Lesson 5
Big Question:
How can we collaborate effectively to create a dynamic dance performance that tells the story of different musical eras?
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Lesson 6
Big Question:
How do we recognise and describe excellence in dance performance using technical vocabulary?
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