MOVEMENT

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MOVING WITH EMOTION

WE ARE GOING TO BE EXPLORING HOW TO EXPRESS OUR

EMOTIONS THROUGH DANCE.

EVERYONE HAS EMOTIONS AND EMOTIONS ARE JUST

NORMAL.

DANCE MOVEMENTS ARE A WONDERFUL WAY TO DISPLAY

DIFFERENT EMOTIONS.

LET’S LOOK AT WHAT DANCE ELEMENTS HELP TO DISPLAY

EMOTIONS.

FIRST OF ALL, LET’S REMEMBER THE ELEMENTS OF DANCE CHOREOGRAPHY.

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SPACE

SPACE IS THE AREA IN WHICH YOU ARE

DANCING.

WE USE LEVELS WHEN WE DANCE:

LOW FLOOR MOVES

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MEDIUM STANDING MOVES

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HIGH LEAPING AND LIFTING MOVES

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SPACE• AND DON’T FORGET DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT – WE CAN MOVE

• STRAIGHT,

• DIAGONAL,

• FORWARDS AND BACKWARDS,

• IN CIRCLES.

TIME• WHAT PACE IS THE DANCER MOVING?

• FAST? SLOW?

• IS IT CONTINUOUS OR ARE THERE MOMENTS OF STILLNESS?

• ARE DANCERS MOVING AT DIFFERENT TIMES

• ARE THE DANCERS STARTING, OR COMMENCING, AT DIFFERENT TIMES?

RELATIONSHIPS• SOMETIMES THE DANCERS ALL PERFORM THE SAME MOVEMENT AT THE

SAME TIME –

• THIS MEANS THEY MOVE IN U_ _ S _ N

• HOW MANY DANCERS?

• SOLO ____________

• DUO ____________

• TRIO ____________

• GROUP __________

RELATIONSHIPS

• RELATIONSHIPS CAN ALSO

DESCRIBE THE DANCERS

MOVEMENT WITH, AND

ABOUT, PROPS AND OBJECTS.

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DYNAMICS

•DYNAMICS DESCRIBES HOW A DANCE IS

PERFORMED.

DYNAMICS• IS IT SHARP AND PERCUSSIVE?

• WATCH – YOUR TEACHER WILL SHOW YOU THIS CLIP!

Or you can find it at:

https://youtu.be/f7P9HDK07is

DYNAMICS• OR SOFT AND LYRICAL

Watch – Your teacher will show you

this clip!

Or you can watch it at:

https://youtu.be/YutJVYSNMEE

MOVING WITH EMOTION

• HI! WE ARE GOING TO

ESCORT YOU THROUGH THIS

EMOTIONAL JOURNEY!

HAPPY• WHEN WE WANT TO PORTRAY HAPPINESS IN

DANCE, WE USE CERTAIN ELEMENTS:

• MUSIC – UPBEAT

• FACIAL EXPRESSION: HAPPY, SMILING EXPRESSIONS.

• SPACE: MEDIUM AND HIGH LEVELS

• TIME: FAST AND CONTINUOUS MOVEMENTS

• DYNAMICS: EXCITEMENT CAN BE SHOWN AS

SHARP AND PERCUSSIVE, BUT SOFT AND LYRICAL

CAN ALSO PORTRAY HAPPINESS. GENERALLY, THE

CHEST AND HEAD ARE HELD HIGH.

• RELATIONSHIPS: DEPENDS ON THE

CHOREOGRAPHY.

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HAPPYWATCH THESE TWO VIDEOS

• THE FIRST ONE IS AN ABORIGINAL WELCOME DANCE

Watch – Your teacher will

show you this clip!

Or you can watch it at:

https://youtu.be/sUxDNyrCtCo

HAPPY• THIS ONE IS PHARRELL WILLIAMS’ “HAPPY”

Watch – Your teacher will

show you this clip!

Or you can watch it at:

https://youtu.be/JRMOMjCoR58

NOW ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS IN YOUR WORKBOOK

• WHAT SORT OF MOVEMENTS DID YOU SEE THAT MADE YOU THINK THAT THE DANCERS WERE

HAPPY? _____________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

• WHAT LEVELS DID THE DANCERS USE? _____________________________________________

• WHAT WERE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TWO STYLES OF DANCE? __________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

• WHAT PACE WERE THE DANCERS USING? ___________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

SADNESS• WHEN WE WANT TO PORTRAY SADNESS IN DANCE, WE

USE CERTAIN ELEMENTS:

• MUSIC – SLOW MUSIC

• FACIAL EXPRESSION: GLOOMY AND SAD FACIAL

EXPRESSIONS.

• SPACE: LOW AND MEDIUM LEVELS

• TIME: HEAVY AND SLOW MOVEMENTS. THERE MAY BE

MOMENTS OF STILLNESS IN MOVEMENT (NON

LOCOMOTIVE).

• DYNAMICS: MOVEMENT IS SOFT AND LYRICAL. THE HEAD

AND CHEST MAY HANG LOWER.

• RELATIONSHIPS: DEPENDS ON THE CHOREOGRAPHY.

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SADNESSWATCH THESE TWO VIDEOS

THE FIRST ONE IS CALLED “HEY LITTLE FIGHTER”

Watch – Your teacher will show you

this clip!

Or you can find it at:

https://youtu.be/-CfdYcKY9sU

SADNESS• THIS SONG IS FROM AN ANIMATION CALLED “STEVEN UNIVERSE”

Watch – your teacher will show

you this clip!

Or you can find it at:

https://youtu.be/-TRE2MJM2Eg

NOW ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS IN YOUR WORKBOOK

• WHAT SORT OF MOVEMENTS DID YOU SEE THAT MADE YOU THINK THAT THE DANCERS WERE

SAD? _______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

• WHAT LEVELS DID THE DANCERS USE? _____________________________________________

• HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE MUSIC? _________________________________________

• WHAT FACIAL EXPRESSIONS DO THEY HAVE? _______________________________________

• WHAT PACE WERE THE DANCERS USING? __________________________________________

ANGER• WHEN WE WANT TO PORTRAY ANGER IN DANCE, WE USE

CERTAIN ELEMENTS:

• MUSIC – LOUD AND SHARP, PERCUSSIVE.

• FACIAL EXPRESSION: ANGRY, ANNOYED EXPRESSIONS.

• SPACE: LOW, MEDIUM AND HIGH LEVELS

• TIME: FAST AND CONTINUOUS MOVEMENTS

• DYNAMICS: SHARP AND PERCUSSIVE MOVEMENTS. LARGE,

STRONG ARM AND LEG MOVEMENTS. GENERALLY THE

CHEST AND HEAD ARE HELD HIGH.

• RELATIONSHIPS: POUNDING ON SURFACES, THROWING

OBJECTS.

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ANGERWATCH THESE TWO VIDEOS

• THE FIRST VIDEO IS THE MAORI HAKA DANCE – THE DANCE OF WAR

Source: Original Maori Haka

Dance; YouTube

Watch – your teacher will show you this

clip!

Or you can find it at:

https://youtu.be/JRMOMjCoR58

ANGER• THIS IS THE PASO DOBLE

Source: Dancing with the Stars, Australia, 2019.

Watch – your teacher will show you

this clip!

NOW ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS IN YOUR WORKBOOK

• HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE MOVEMENTS THAT MADE YOU THINK THAT THE DANCERS

WERE ANGRY? ______________________________________________________________

• WHAT LEVELS DID THE DANCERS USE? ____________________________________________

• WHY DO YOU THINK THE MAORI DANCERS MAKE THOSE FACIAL EXPRESSIONS? __________

______________________________________________________________________________

• WHAT PACE WERE THE DANCERS USING? __________________________________________

• WERE THE DANCERS USING SHARP AND PERCUSSIVE MOVEMENTS OR SOFT AND LYRICAL

MOVEMENTS? ________________________________________________________________

ALL THE FEELS!• WATCH THIS DANCE……

• WHAT SORT OF EMOTIONS ARE THE

DANCERS DISPLAYING?

• WHAT MOVEMENTS DESCRIBE THE

DIFFERENT FEELINGS?

• WHAT OTHER ELEMENTS HELPED TO

DESCRIBE EMOTIONS?

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this clip!

NOW IT’S YOUR TURN

• YOU ARE GOING TO CREATE A DANCE THAT DESCRIBES EMOTIONS.

• YOU ARE TO DEMONSTRATE MORE THAN ONE EMOTION IN YOUR DANCE.

• YOU CAN DANCE SOLO, IN A DUO, OR IN A TRIO.

• YOU CHOOSE THE MUSIC, THE EMOTIONS AND THE CHOREOGRAPHY.

• LET’S LOOK AT SOME OF THE IMPORTANT ELEMENTS TO REMEMBER!

YOUR DANCE

• STARTING POSITION – REMEMBER TO HAVE A NEAT STARTING POSITION (FREEZE POSITION)

• YOUR MUSIC NEEDS TO GO FOR BETWEEN 60 SECONDS TO 90 SECONDS.

• YOU NEED TO SHOW REPETITION IN YOUR MOVEMENTS.

• YOU ALSO NEED TO INCLUDE CONTRASTS – FAST AND SLOW, MOVEMENT AND STILLNESS

• USE APPROPRIATE LEVELS – HIGH, MEDIUM AND LOW.

• DON’T FORGET TO USE FACIAL EXPRESSIONS.

• END POSITION – FREEZE AT THE END, THEN FACE THE AUDIENCE, MOVE YOUR FEET TOGETHER,

AND BOW.

HAVE FUN!