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Learn! Week 8 – Creative Dance
Aim: To make a dance sequence with a travel, turn, jump, moment of stillness and lots of gestures throughout.
Task 1 – Look at a range of superheroes clips online, look at the way superheroes move and the poses (shapes) they make.
Choose your favourite superhero
- Can you think of 3 poses (shapes) that show the strength/ character of your superhero? Practise moving from one pose to the other.
- Now practise your 3 superhero poses at different levels. Can you do one low down, one at medium height and one high? How do you move from one pose to the other?
- Choose a piece of superhero music and try performing your poses to the music. Think about the timing – how many counts are you going to hold pose for (remember normally dancers count in 8’s, you could hold your pose for 2, 4 or 8 counts)
Task 2 – Can you make a sequence of moves that tell the story?
Section 1 – Alter ego
- Start the dance as your super heroes alter ego, you could be Peter Parker in the library. You hear that your help is needed. Make a short sequence setting the scene. E.g. reading a book sitting down, look startled as you hear your help is needed, jump up.
- Use your 3 pose sequence from task 1 to turn into your super hero.
- Practise putting the two sections together.
Section 2 – Travel to the rescue
- Think about how your superhero would travel, can you travel on a variety of levels?
- Can you travel on a zig zag pathway and a curved pathway?
- Practise and set your travel sequence
Remember to keep safe when exploring travelling around the space.
Section 3 – Save the day
- Can you create a short story about rescuing someone in difficulty?
- Can the sequence have a travel, turn, jump, moment of stillness and lots of gesture throughout so we clearly know which superhero you are? These can be done in any order.
- Think about timing, levels, pathways, interesting shapes, facial expressions and lots of superhero gestures.
Improvements
- How will you get from one move to the other?
- Could you do a bit in slow motion?
- Could you repeat a move?
- Can you hold a move still for 4 counts?
Section 4 – Mission accomplished
- Can you create an ending sequence where you have saved the day and then return home?
Can you now put the dance together?
- Section 1 – Alter Ego
- Section 2 – Travel to the rescue
- Section 3 – Save the day
- Section 4 – Mission accomplished
Can you find some music to go with your dance?
Repeat this several times until you can remember the order.
Perform it to someone in your house.
Task 3 – Change the Character – Try being a different superhero
Repeat the process
- Section 1 – Alter Ego
- Section 2 – Travel to the rescue
- Section 3 – Save the day
- Section 4 – Mission accomplished
Think about how you will show what you are doing with your body and facial expressions.
Example sequence showing the focused move in that section
| Travel | Jump | Turn | Stillness |
| Point your spider web and swing through the buildings | Jump high and land crouched down looking out for person to rescue | Spin on bottom | Freeze with hands on hips, shoulder back and proud |
Points to help improve:
- Can you add change of levels – high, middle and low?
- Can you change direction in your dance?
- Can you use facial expressions?
- Can you make your moves big and strong?
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