A Healthy Menu
Students discuss the dietary requirements of an adolescent. Play food group bingo.
Teaching Activities
A Shoe Advertisement
Students discuss De Bono’s Six Action Shoes and use this information to support the development of a shoe advertisement.
Avoiding Injury
Students discuss safe dance practice and generate a dance injury report.
Bare Feet
Students discuss the kinds of occupations that focus on feet. They create a script, written/spoken from the foot’s point of view as it spends a day dancing in pointe shoes.
Dealing with Stress
Students discuss a stressful situation, create a slogan, vote for slogan, create a campaign, pitch the campaign to a panel of experts.
Eating Disorders
Students discuss the signs of an eating disorder and either write a letter to a friend with body image issues or hold a debate.
Fitter, Faster, Stronger
Students perform activities from the Ausdance Fitness Test then devise their own speed test.
Hydration
Students learn about our bodies need for water and calculate the amount of water needed by people according to weight.
Injuries
Students learn about soft tissue injuries and fractures, create an injury report.
Pre-performance Nerves
Students identify the symptoms for this kind of stress; learn what causes it and how to manage anxiety related to performing.
Results
Students discuss one character’s results failure and write an internal dialogue for her.
Safe Dance Spaces
Students learn what constitutes a safe dance space and carry out a check.
Safe Stretching
Students learn how, when and why to stretch and create a poster demonstrating understanding of the theory.
Sporty Dance
Students select movement from three different sports and create a dance.
The Foot as a Tool
Students learn about range of motion in the foot and ankle and explore personal range of motion.