1. Dance education Bombay School Years 1-8
Contents:
Links to New Zealand Curriculum documents/Unit and lesson plans
Dance posters
Ideas and resources

2. Link to the arts on line-Dance - Achievement objectives
Link to the arts on line - unit plans and lesson sequences
Link to dance wall charts- as per pictures below

3. Practical Knowledge

4. Communicating and interpreting

5. Developing ideas

6. Understanding contexts

7. Ideas/Resources

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9. Celebration of the arts Showcase /Day-Oral language-Presenting
Once a year have showcase of the arts day where students show their work in dance, drama and music. This could also include examples of visual art.

10. Dance a book- literacy/oral language
This can be almost any book but the most successful text are the one’s that are full of verbs and adjectives, have a mood to them or are characters going on a journey.
Variation -students dance out their own stories- Working pairs one student can read out their story and the other interprete.

11. Dance a Poem- literacy/oral language
This can be almost any book but the most successful text are the one’s that are full of verbs and adjectives, or have a mood to them

12. Dance and maths
Introducing geometry and shape- pause the video and discuss the 3D shapes he is making with his hands
Negative numbers- how to multiply negative number. WARNING...this song gets stuck in your head for days!!!

13. Dance and Te reo Learning to count to ten in Te reo
Resource from Jasmin

14. Learning actions to remember numbers.

17. Why should we dance? To finish - sort
Top 10 Reasons to Dance
Keeps You Alive
Dance keeps both the body and the brain active, this is important for people of any age.
It’s Healthy & Fun
Dancing is such great exercise but it’s so much fun at the same time… What could be better?
Don’t You Feel Free
You can forget all of your worries and stresses when you dance, isn’t that just so awesome.
Boost Self Esteem
Dance is a great way for you to get good self confidence. Performing in front of people, dancing solo.
Learn About Your Own Body
Dance is one of the only activities where you can really be in your body and feel it. You can learn it’s strengths and weakness’, the way it moves bests.
New Cultures
Not just different dance styles from around the world, but dance can take you all around the world. Also you can meet so many different types of people through dance. It’s so wonderful.
Lead To Great Opportunities
Becoming a professional dancer can lead to most amazing jobs, and inspire people that see you perform.
Express Yourself
Dance is the only form of art where you get to express your self and true emotion through your body.
Challenge Yourself
Dance is incredibly hard and it is full of tough challenges. When you can hit that double pirouette, aim for the triple. When you have your box splits get that tilt.
Creativity
Dance is such an amazing chance for us all to be creative. Let our bodies speak, create amazing movements and routines. It’s a great skill and exercise for your brains to get working.