A Shoe Advertisement
Students discuss De Bono’s Six Action Shoes and use this information to support the development of a shoe advertisement.
Teaching Activities
Angles
Students learn about camera angles and trial them using phone cameras and other media equipment.
Behind the Scenes
Students discuss behind the scenes roles and duties. Play hot spot role play.
Costume
Students create costume designs for their cygnet dance.
Dance Boot Camp
Students design and promote a free dance bootcamp.
Dance Video
Students discuss framing and editing, plan camera angles for a dance shoot
Evaluating a Community Dance Program
Students decide on the ways in which their program will be evaluation. Design interview questions.
Fundraising
Students plans a number of fundraising activities to pay for a performance.
Hip Hop Fashion
Students create a hip hop fashion show.
Kat’s Choreography
As a whole the class learns a sequence from Kat’s routine. They then create variations of this dance sequence.
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.
Origins of Contemporary Dance
Students research an Australian modern dance pioneer and construct a timeline of key works.
Perfect Minutes
Students discuss a song that resonates with them; try to find a song that resonates for the class.
Performance Costs
Students plan for a performance and create a budget for it.
Planning a Community Dance Program
Students plan a community dance program.
Roles in a Film Studio
Students look at roles on set and create a “postcard” of a set and bring it to life for 15 seconds.
Scheherazade
Students learn about the influence of the Ballet Russes, hear the story of Scheherazade and design a costume for one of the characters.
Storyboarding
Students create a dance, photograph or draw it and arrange as a storyboard. Extension activity rearranging the elements.
Telling the Story
English skills practices in creating 1-line, 1-paragraph and 1-page synopses.
Theatre Design
Students follow Tara as she moves backstage, map her journey and record/sketch/design the backstage areas.
Time Calls
Students consider pre-performance processes and relate to time calls.