Dance
•Year 6
•6 Lessons
This unit introduces Year 6 students to the powerful Māori tradition of the Haka whilst developing sophisticated choreographic skills. By starting with authentic cultural movement, students explore how gesture, voice, and emotion combine to tell stories through dance. The unit uniquely balances respectful cultural appreciation with creative choreography, progressing from learning traditional movements to creating original performances using advanced compositional techniques.
6 lessons in this unit
Lesson 1
Big Question:
How can we use our bodies and voices to express cultural stories and emotions through the powerful movements of the Haka?
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Lesson 2
Big Question:
How can we transform static movements into dynamic travelling sequences that tell a story?
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Lesson 3
Big Question:
How can we use images and visual stimuli to create meaningful movement that tells a story through dance?
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Lesson 4
Big Question:
How can we use chance to create powerful dance sequences that tell a story?
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Lesson 5
Big Question:
How can we use sophisticated choreographic devices to create a powerful group performance that tells a story?
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Lesson 6
Big Question:
How can we evaluate dance performances using technical language to help ourselves and others improve?
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