Critical Learning

The elements of dance and choreographic forms can be used and manipulated to convey an idea of feeling. Dance film techniques can also be used to convey an intended message.

Guiding Questions

  • How will your group use the elements of dance and choreographic forms to convey your chosen theme?
  • What are the techniques used in dance film? 
  • As choreographer how can you use these techniques to manipulate what the viewer will see?

Questions directrices

  • Comment votre groupe utilisera-t-il les éléments de la danse et les formes chorégraphiques pour transmettre le thème choisi ?
  • Quelles sont les techniques utilisées dans les films de danse ?  
  • En tant que chorégraphe, comment pouvez-vous utiliser ces techniques pour manipuler ce que le spectateur verra ?

Learning Goals

At the end of this lesson, students will be able to: 

  • create movement sequences based on their theme, using the elements of dance and choreographic forms to communicate their idea
  • plan how they would like to film their movement and consider how this may shape their choreography
  • give and receive peer feedback

Buts d'apprentissage

A la fin de cette leçon, les élèves seront capables de :

  • créer des séquences de mouvements basées sur leur thème, en utilisant les éléments de la danse et les formes chorégraphiques pour communiquer leur idée
  • planifier la manière dont ils souhaitent filmer leurs mouvements et de réfléchir à la manière dont cela peut influencer leur chorégraphie
  • donner et de recevoir un retour d'information de la part de leurs pairs

Instructional Components

Readiness

  • Students will have created a definition for Dance Film.
  • Students will have created a set of criteria for evaluating Dance Film.
  • Students will have explored themes found in a storybook (i.e.The Fox and The Hound)

Terminology // Terminologie

  • Elements of composition // Éléments de composition
  • Canon
  • Repetition // Répétition

Materials

  • Definition of dance film (from lesson 1)
  • Criteria from lesson 1
  • PDF # 1 Your Task // PDF-FR #1 Votre tâche
Approximately 20 minutes

Minds On // Esprit en marche

Pause and Ponder

Whole Class > Introducing the Task //
Classe entière > Présentation de la tâche

Handout PDF #1 Your Task. Inform students of their groups (based on the feedback from the previous lesson), and provide assignment instructions to students.

Distribuez le document PDF-FR #1 Votre Tâche. Informez les élèves de leurs groupes (en fonction des commentaires de la leçon précédente) et donnez-leur les instructions relatives à la tâche à accomplir.

Prompt: Today you will be developing the content for your dance film. You will be working on developing ideas, organizing staging and creating choreography based on your groups theme, setting the overall mood or message of the piece.

Invitation : Aujourd'hui, vous allez développer le contenu de votre film de danse. Vous travaillerez au développement d'idées, à l'organisation de la mise en scène et à la création d'une chorégraphie basée sur le thème de votre groupe, en définissant l'ambiance générale ou le message de l'œuvre.
Assessment for Learning (AfL)

Circulate as the students work through the BLM task to gauge their understanding of the task. Prompt with additional information as necessary.
Assess the groups planning on PDF #1. 
Assess the students work in progress.
PDF #2 Feedback Carts // PDF-FR #2 Cartes de rétroaction can be used to guide the following lessons 

Differentiation (DI)

Groups should be created so that students with various strengths are grouped together. Give cues to students who are having difficulty remembering compositional tools.

Quick Tip

Circulate throughout the class and if necessary pause the class to clarity concepts or details. 

Link and Layer

Remind the students of their previous improvisational work, and methods of responding to others work as needed.  

Hyperlinks in the Lesson

More information on the elements of composition can be found at

https://www.contemporary-dance.org/dance-composition.html

Approximately 170 minutes

Action!

Small Groups > Choreography

Have students work in their groups to do the PDF #1 // PDF-FR #1 content worksheet. If necessary, review group tasks and strategies before beginning the lesson. Circulate between groups. When the worksheets are filled out, guide the students to teach each other their movement phrases from the previous lesson. Coach students to work together to blend the movement sequences. Remind the students of various elements of composition, ex. use of solo, duet, canon, repetition. Have the students rehearse their movement sequences, planning how they would like to film the movement.  

Small Group > Sharing Movements with the Class

When the groups have had time to rehearse their choreography, stop the class and ask each group to select a short movement sequence they would like to share with the class.

Have each group share a movement sequence with the class. They should perform it, then they should verbally tell the class how they would film it.
Approximately 20 minutes

Consolidation

Individual > Feedback Cards

Ask each student to complete a feedback card (See PDF #2 // PDF-FR #2) responding to each groups' sharing of their work in progress. Review the exit cards so you can distribute the feedback to the groups the following day.