1. Primary Creative Arts Dance in the K-6 Classroom Deirdre Russell-Bowie

2. Dance AA ction W hat we move TT ime W hen we move DD ynamics H ow we move SS pace W here we move RR elationships W ith whom we move SS tructure H ow dance is organised

3. Add movements to learn the elements of dance! A (Action)AllSlap T (Time)TogetherClap Dy (Dynamics)Dance andClick right Sp (Space)Swing!Click left R (Relationships)Ready,Slap St (Structure)Set,Clap GO!Click up

4. Elements of Dance  What are the six elements of dance? A T D Sp R St

5. Dance Contexts  Teacher-directed dances  Students’ compositions  Cultural and historical dances

6. Planning for Dance Lessons Indicators Are specific to activities in program Used to evaluate effectiveness of lessons; link to assessment pointers Introduction Relates to KNOWN (experiences, curriculum areas) Catch children’s imagination and attention Sets rules, rewards and routines Warm up Focus attention on lesson content Physically warms the body up to prevent injury Links Intro to exploration and development of lesson Introduces children to dance elements in lesson

7. Planning for Dance Lessons Exploration and development of dance ideas Children improvise, explore, try out different moves Select movements to form into sections of dance Children practise, clarify, refine dance Appreciation/Sharing dances Children should observe, describe, analyse, interpret and evaluate peers’ and their own dances Use the language of dance Encouraged to give reasons for their views Performance for an audience (from 1 - 100+!) Clear start and finish Clarity of movement and phrasing Group working together well, focussed, communicates Closure Cool down / discussion, if appropriate

8. Programming in Dance For further information, see Chapters 6 and 9 in MMADD: About the Arts: An introduction to Primary Arts Education by Deirdre Russell-Bowie, published by Pearson Education Australia

9. 101293: Dance Lecture Content in Dance 

10. 101293: Dance Lecture Programming in Dance MMADD page 298;

11. 101585 : Dance Lecture Learning THROUGH Dance  Children whose preferred intelligences are: Bodily-kinaesthetic Musical Visual-Spatial Interpersonal will learn other subjects more effectively when they move and dance

12. 101585 : Dance Lecture Learning THROUGH Dance  Children can learn knowledge, skills and attitudes from other subjects, through dance, e.g. Physical Fitness Musical Knowledge Social Skills Recreation and Dance Different Cultures and Contexts Creativity and Self-Expression

13. Revising Elements  Dance All Together Dance and Swing! Ready, Set, GO! Action (What we move) Time (When we move) Dynamics (How we move) Space (Where we move) Relationships (With whom we move) Structure (How dance is organised)

14. Dance is a poem of which each movement is a word! Mata Hari