Contemporary Dance Companies
Students play Aussie dance map.
Teaching Activities
Cultural Dances
Students discuss cultural dance styles and individual heritages. Plan and teach a cultural dance.
Dance Style and Terminology
Students discuss dance styles, create a mind map, select a style and create a glossary of terms.
Family Traditions
Students consider family traditions and create a movement phrase based on action words.
Graffiti Dance
Students find examples of graffiti and create a phrase based on graffiti images.
Haka
Students create their own Haka.
Hip Hop Fashion
Students create a hip hop fashion show.
Leading Men
Students research leading men, place on timeline, select one and research him.
Males who Dance
Students define the physical advantages for men in dance.
Origins of Contemporary Dance
Students research an Australian modern dance pioneer and construct a timeline of key works.
Parents – Them and Us
Students consider leisure activities – shared and different using a Venn diagram.
Perfect Minutes
Students discuss a song that resonates with them; try to find a song that resonates for the class.
Superstitions
Students discuss superstitions for good and back luck and create a phrase from the verbs, nouns and adjectives found in a collection of superstitions.
Unity
Students experience a range of activities and create a dance to be performed in unison. Feedback by peer review.
What is Perfection?
Students discuss perfection in Western Culture and create a collage of the perfect person.