Costume
Students create costume designs for their cygnet dance.
Teaching Activities
Hip Hop Fashion
Students create a hip hop fashion show.
Improvisation
Students attempt to expand their solo ideas through improvisation techniques.
Lighting
Students develop a lighting plan and then attempt to realise it via low tech lighting found in and around the school.
Makeup
Students view a number of images of dancers wearing stage makeup. They select or create a character and design makeup for a performance in a large auditorium.
Nutcracker Costume
Students select a character from the Nutcracker and design a costume with consideration to the particular movement performed by the dancer in the role.
On Tour
Students role play interviewer and artist on tour. Students create a poster advertising an upcoming tour.
Scheherazade
Students learn about the influence of the Ballet Russes, hear the story of Scheherazade and design a costume for one of the characters.
Space – Body Shape
Body shape is explored through improvisation of shapes – call and response method with reflective activity.
Spatial Design
Students learn about symmetry and asymmetry in pairs and as a group. They apply spatial arrangements of groups to an existing dance.
The Nutcracker Ballet
Students watch the ballet and write a synopsis of the story.
Theatre Design
Students follow Tara as she moves backstage, map her journey and record/sketch/design the backstage areas.