Challenge Card Dance - Actions

primary Intra-school/Level 1 Resource - challenge card Dance - actions

Quick introduction Actions can be described as the movements the body makes. Examples of actions are travelling, jumping, turning, gestures and stillness. As young people develop they will be able to perform more complex combinations of these actions. To get started have a look at the information below and click here for more resources.

Getting started JUMPING: What is it? It is when your body leaves WARM-UP and returns to the floor using the feet A 10 minute session is sufficient to get and legs as springs. A jump can be as the blood flowing and the body ready. small as a hop and as big as a leap. Include some aerobic activity and stretching. ■■ Example jumping moves in different dance styles: MAIN SESSION Use the below actions and their videos ■■ Street Dance: Kris Kross to start to build and progress these ■■ Bollywood: Basic Turn different moves and skills ■■ Party Fitness: Flash Jack

TRAVELLING: ■■ Dance Circuits: Cross Jumps What is it? It is using your feet and ■■ Click here to see videos of the body to move across a space. To add above moves! variety you can change the size, height, GESTURES: speed and strength of the step or use TURNING: What is it? It is when you move a part different parts of the foot. What is it? It’s when you use your feet or the whole of your body but not using to turn the body around in a circle, half your weight, e.g. stretching, bending ■■ Examples of travelling moves in circle or quarter circle. and twisting. different dance styles: ■■ Example turning moves in different ■■ Example gesture moves in different ■■ Street Dance: Back Slide dance styles: dance styles: ■■ Bollywood: Limp Step ■■ Street Dance: Spin ■■ Street Dance: The Wop ■■ Party Fitness: Running Man ■■ Bollywood: Around the World ■■ Bollywood: Turn the Lightbulbs ■■ Dance Circuits: Grapevine ■■ Party Fitness: The Swoosh ■■ Party Fitness: Glow and Roll ■■ Click here to see videos of the ■■ Dance Circuits: Charleston Twist ■■ Dance Circuits: Bicep Curls above moves! ■■ Click here to see videos of the ■■ Click here to see videos of the above moves! above moves! Dance - actions Getting started (continued) GESTURES Health and safety ■■ Try to create your own story by making hand gestures Example class activities/sessions incorporating for the following: water, wind, bird, fish, moon, flower, ■■ All activity should start with an adequate warm up different types of ACTIONS: stars and sun. Use some of these to create a story: and cool down. You can use these activities to practice stretch, collapse, clap, nod, wave, punch, shrug, twist, ■■ Focus on the quality of movement and performance different actions and also as mini challenges to wiggle, reach, expand and crouch. skill rather than technical ability. integrate a little bit of competition! 1. Children move around the space using one type of Equipment required travelling action. Call jump, gesture or turn and the Social me children respond by performing a chosen move. Leading and volunteering ■■ Dance requires no equipment apart from the body itself and a safe space in which to move. 2. Children stand in a circle. An action is chosen and Encourage young people to: passed around the circle one at a time. Variations can be passing/throwing the action across the ■■ Support each other throughout the moves. circle and changing the action. ■■ Select their own music. Tactical me ■■ Introduce one or two of their own moves to the Link the actions together to create a performance Physical me performance and get them to teach each other. and use the Dance Competition card as a framework to judge the actions. This will give Some ideas of how to progress each action: ■■ Come up with their own versions of different actions. young people the understanding of what they may TRAVELLING Think inclusively (STEP) need to work on to be able to do better. ■■ Using different moves like creeping, swooping, scurrying, sliding, crawling, limping or shuffling; try to Space make your way around a room using different sizes of ■■ Alter the space to ensure all children have enough steps and directions. Use different parts of the feet to room to perform. Thinking me create interesting pathways. Task ■■ What can I do to improve my movements? JUMPING ■■ Adapt the routine to ensure all children have the ■■ What can I do better to link more action ■■ Using different jumps like spring, leap, pounce, skip, opportunity to perform to the best of their ability. movements together? hop, gallop, and vault try to imagine there are puddles Equipment of water around the room that you need to try and get www.youRschoolgames.com■■ Which movements make me work harder and get www.youRschoolgames.com ■■ Vary the music or props (if applicable). over or around without getting your feet wet. more out of breath and which are more relaxing? People TURNING ■■ Vary the number of people in the team/group. ■■ Using three different types of turns try to perform a

sequence together imagining you are skating on an Sporting me ice-rink. You can rotate, spin, twirl, pivot, pirouette, spiral and whip. Spirit of the Games: Excellence through Competition www.youRschoolgames.com www.youRschoolgames.com All routines and movements require cise great determination from young people exer movedance both in practice and performance.

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www.youRschoolgames.com www.youRschoolgames.com primary Intra-school/Level 1 Resource - challenge card dance - Dynamics

Quick introduction Dynamics provide the colour and the texture of movement to a dance. The main elements to dynamics are force, speed and flow.

Getting started WARM-UP A 10 minute session is sufficient to get the blood flowing and the body ready. Include some aerobic activity and stretching. SPEED: What is it? Speed in dance can be MAIN SESSION applied slowly or quickly. Use the below actions and their videos to start to build and progress these Examples of speed dynamics: different moves and skills. ■■ Street Dance: Loose Legs

FORCE: ■■ Bollywood: Polka Step What is it? Force in dance can be applied gently or with strength. ■■ Party Fitness: Big Fish Little Fish Cardboard Box Examples of force dynamics: ■■ Dance Circuits: The Can-Can

■■ Street Dance: Locking Points ■■ Click here to see videos of the ■■ Bollywood: Water Arms above moves!

■■ Party Fitness: The Swoosh FLOW: What is it? Flow in dance can be ■■ Dance Circuits: Swing Gallop applied continuously or abruptly. ■■ Click here to see videos of the above moves! Examples of flow dynamics:

■■ Street Dance: Popping Waves

■■ Bollywood: Bollywood Head

■■ Party Fitness: Rave Arms

■■ Dance Circuits: Arm Pulses

■■ Click here to see videos of the above moves! dance - Dynamics Example class activities/sessions incorporating FLOW Equipment required different types of DYNAMICS. ■■ Playing different types of music will enable the You can use these activities to practice different children to experiment with what different flow is Dance requires no equipment apart from the body itself dynamics and also as mini challenges to integrate a most appropriate. They can range their movements and a safe space in which to move. little bit of competition! from continuous through to abrupt dependent on the speed and beat. 1. Design a routine and perform to two different tracks, one at approx. 70bpm and one at Thinking me 130bpm. This will show a variation of speed. Social me ■■ What can I do to improve my movements? 2. Play different styles of music so that the children Leading and volunteering ■■ What can I do better to link more dynamic can experiment with what different force and movements together? flow is most appropriate. They can range their Encourage young people to: ■■ Which movements make me work harder movements dependent on the music played. ■■ Support each other throughout the moves. and get more out of breath and which are For example a Bollywood track may be more more relaxing? continuous movements and a hip hop track more ■■ Introduce one or two of their own moves to the abrupt. performance and get them to teach each other. ■■ Lead their own sessions. Physical me Think inclusively (STEP) Some ideas of how to progress each dynamic: Space Tactical me Examples of dynamics are explosive, smooth, powerful, ■■ Alter the space to ensure all children have enough Link the dynamics together to create a delicate, soft, relaxed, fluid, light, strong and energetic. room to perform. performance, use the Dance Competition As young people develop they will start to introduce card as a framework to judge the rhythm to their routines in order to better express their Task dynamics. This will give young people the dance. ■■ Adapt the routine to ensure all children have the opportunity to perform to the best of their ability. understanding of what they may need to FORCE work on to be able to do better. Equipment ■■ Children can practice using two different parts of their body with different forces at the same time. For ■■ Vary the music or props (if applicable). www.youRschoolgames.com www.youRschoolgames.com example gentle ripples with the right arm and strong People ripples with the left. ■■ Vary the number of people in the team/group. SPEED Sporting me ■■ Children can select a number of the dynamics that they Health and safety Spirit of the Games: have been practicing and experiment changing the ■■ All activity should start with an adequate warm up speed at which they perform that dynamic. You Excellence through Competition and cool down. can also incorporate stillness. For example the Can-Can fast, slow and with a freeze part way through. ■■ Focus on the quality of movement and performance www.youRschoolgames.comYoung people are able to www.youRschoolgames.com skill rather than technical ability. understand the importance of their individual contribution to the cise performance and how they help the exer movedance team to achieve the best result.

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www.youRschoolgames.com www.youRschoolgames.com primary Intra-school/Level 1 Resource - challenge card dance - space

Quick introduction Space helps bring the dance to life in a way that is meaningful and can be easily understood. Things to think about are direction, formation, body shape, position and size of movement or shape.

Getting started WARM-UP Examples of directions are: A 10 minute session is sufficient to get the blood flowing and the body ready. ■■ Street Dance: Six Step Include some aerobic activity and ■■ Bollywood: Butterfly stretching. ■■ Party Fitness: Gangnam Style

MAIN SESSION ■■ Dance Circuits: Rocking Horse Use the below actions and their videos to ■■ Click here to see videos of the start to build and progress these different above moves! moves and skills. FORMATIONS: LEVEL: What is it? Dance can be What is it? Dance can be performed at performed in different formations varying levels such as low, medium and such as in a line, circle, square, high. wedge, cluster, scattered. Examples of different types of levels: Examples of different formations.

■■ Street Dance: Up Rock and ■■ Street Dance: 2 vs 2, 3 vs 3, a Down Rock crew/ team, a cypher circle, a ■■ Bollywood: Flower Box battle (2 groups facing each other performing one group at a time) ■■ Party Fitness: Glow and Roll ■■ Bollywood: Follow the leader Polka ■■ Dance Circuits: Frog Jump Step and Bollywood Arms ■■ Click here to see videos of the above moves! ■■ Party Fitness: In a line Gangnam Style DIRECTIONS: What is it? Dance can be performed ■■ Dance Circuits: In a circle the in various directions such as forwards, Can-Can backwards, sideways, up, down, ■■ Click here to see videos of the diagonal. above moves! dance - space

Example class activities/sessions incorporating different types of SPACE. Social me You can use these activities to practice different actions Leading and volunteering Thinking me and also as mini challenges to integrate a little bit of Encourage young people to: ■■ What can I do to improve my movements? competition! ■■ What can I do better to link more action ■■ Support each other throughout the moves. 1. Choose a simple routine and ask children to try movements together? and perform it in as many different formations as ■■ Select their own music. ■■ Which movements make me work harder possible. ■■ Introduce one or two of their own moves to the and get more out of breath and which are 2. Explore using different levels and directions at the performance and get them to teach each other. more relaxing? same time. Use imaginary obstacles to travel over, ■■ Lead their own sessions. under, round and through. Think inclusively (STEP) Physical me Space Some ideas of how to progress each type of space: ■■ Alter the space to ensure all children have enough Tactical me LEVEL room to perform. Link the actions together to create a ■■ You can achieve different levels by just using Task performance, use the Dance Competition particular parts of the body for example moving the ■■ Adapt the routine to ensure all children have the card as a framework to judge the arms low and high. You could also physically move opportunity to perform to the best of their ability. actions. This will give young people the understanding of what they may need to the whole body to another level, for example standing Equipment on a block. work on to be able to do better. ■■ Vary the music or props (if applicable). DIRECTIONS People ■■ You can achieve variety by changing directions part ■■ Vary the number of people in the team/group. way through a movement. It is also possible to have different people moving in different directions or Health and safety Sporting me allowing children to choose their own direction of www.youRschoolgames.com www.youRschoolgames.com travel. ■■ All activity should start with an adequate warm up Spirit of the Games: FORMATION and cool down. Excellence through Competition ■ ■ You can make up your own formations to suit your ■■ Focus on the quality of movement and performance group and working space. You can add variety by skill rather than technical ability. Working together to choreograph changing the space between dancers and combining and perform the best routine different formations with different directions. Make possible is important in dance. dances more interesting by changing formations Equipment required Dance is a team sport requiring throughout. Dance requires no equipment apart from the body itself www.youRschoolgames.comcollaboration and communication www.youRschoolgames.com and a safe space in which to move. between young people. cise exer movedance