National 5 Dance
Miss Davey 2015/2016
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Course Structure
The Course assessment will consist of one Component, a performance.
The purpose of this performance is to assess the learner’s ability to apply the technical and choreographic skills learned across the Units.
The performance will have 100 marks (100% of the total mark). It will have three Sections.
•Section 1 — performance of a solo in one dance genre (35 marks)
The solo dance will be tutor-choreographed and will last a minimum of one and a half minutes.
•Section 2 — performance of a choreography for two dancers (35 marks)
The choreography will take the form of a duet, excluding the learner, and should last a minimum of one and a half minutes.
•Section 3 — support log for choreography (30 marks)
The purpose of the support log is to provide evidence of the process of planning, developing and evaluating choreography for two dancers.
Contract
I ________________________ agree to always bring appropriate kit to
National 5 Dance. For assessments, I will wear black leggings and a
black leotard/tight black vest top.
I will wear appropriate footwear every lesson, this means bare feet for
contemporary and jazz shoes for any other style.
I will treat other members of my class and my teacher with respect at all
times.
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Contemporary
Centre work
-Lateral spine curve
-High release
-Contractions
-Roll downs in parallel
-Plies in parallel and turn out
-Tendus and footwork in parallel and
turnout
Swings
-standing swings
Floor Exercises
-Figures of eight
-Swings
-Ski swings
-curves
-high release
-tilts
-transitions from standing
to floor and reverse
Travelling
-Triplets
-Leaps
-Skips
-Turns
-Movement phrases
-Gallops
-Jumps and runs
Peer Assessment
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Peer Assessment
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Self Assessment
Learning Intention:
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Self Assessment
Learning Intention:
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Assessment
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I have arrived on time and dressed appropriately for my dance assessment
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I have practiced the skills required for assessment to the best of my ability
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I am confident in my ability and the performance I am able to give
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I have recorded my performance and analysed it before assessment
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I can identify the techniques within the dance that are appropriate to the style
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I maintained focus throughout my performance
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I used expression to add to the performance
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I executed the routine accurately
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I executed the routine with confidence
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Contemporary Research
1.1 Describe technical skills and characteristics of the selected
dance style.
1.2 Explain the development of the selected dance style.
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Where did the dance style originate?
Who was the founder?
How has it developed over the years?
Who are two famous choreographers in this style?
Describe their work.
What does the style look like?
What qualities does it have?
What is the music like?
Is there a set number of dancers for this style?
What kinds of costumes would you wear?
What are the main technical steps?
Once you have researched....
Compile your answers in a project booklet. This should have the following:
1. Front Cover
2. Contents page
3. Historical background
4. Social and cultural influences on the dance style
5. Technical skills in contemporary dance
6. Famous choreographers in contemporary dance
Make sure you make your booklet eye catching, it should have pictures and
lots of colour.
Warm Up:
-Roll Downs
-Isolations using head
shoulders ribs hips and
feet
-Lunges
-foot exercises
Prep for jumps in 1st and
2nd
Centre Work
Cardiovascular
-Use of feet and legs 1st and
movements
2nd
-Use of arms 1st and 2nd
-tendus and glisses
-Jazz plies
-isolation sequence
-ripples including dolphin and
snake
-Preparation for developpe and
developpes in first
-preparation for pirouettes
-pas de bourree
-kicks
Jazz
Travelling:
-Elevation including step hops,
sautes, jetes
-Turns including open turns and jazz
turns
-Step ball change, cross ball change,
flick ball change
Jazz walks
Straight leg kick combinations
including forwards/back and side
-Combination of travel movements.
Peer Assessment
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next time.
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Peer Assessment
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next time.
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Self Assessment
Learning Intention:
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Self Assessment
Learning Intention:
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next time.
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Assessment
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I have arrived on time and dressed appropriately for my dance assessment
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I have practiced the skills required for assessment to the best of my ability
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I am confident in my ability and the performance I am able to give
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I have recorded my performance and analysed it before assessment
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I can identify the techniques within the dance that are appropriate to the style
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I maintained focus throughout my performance
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I used expression to add to the performance
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I executed the routine accurately
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I executed the routine with confidence
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Choreography
My Stimulus is........
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Stimulus
Write down 4 sources that you collected a stimulus
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Dancers and stage structure
The dancers I have chosen for my dance are:
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Mark out
on the
stage
your
starting
positions
I can apply theatre arts technology to add excitement and drama to performances.EXA 4-08b
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Use this page to brainstorm ideas for your choreography. Make sure you write down the
movements you want to include and the choreographic structures and devices.
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Famous Choreographers
Research a choreographer of your choice. Choose someone who
inspires you and produce a piece of writing that details there
work.
Evidence for Choreogrphy
1. Candidates should have a choreography essay that identifies
choreographic principles, structures, devices and spatial patterns.
2. Candidates should complete a personal project on a choreographer of
their choice
3. Pupils should make a mood board to keep stimulus ideas together and
to provide motivation.
4. Pupils should create a choreography log book to keep information
about principle and rehearsal times etc together.
5. Pupils should make up, teach and present choreography to tutor
6. Pupils should evaluate choreography describing strengths and areas for
improvement.
Added Value
• Extend your choreography by 30 seconds and introduce more
complex movements to your routine.
• Learn the extended and more complex version of the set
dance for your assessment.
Evidence
• I can describe the historical context, dance skills and characteristics of a
chosen dance genre
• I can describe the factors that have influenced a professional dance
practitioner and their work.
• I can demonstrate technical skills in two dance styles (jazz and
contemporary)
• I can apply technical skills when performing skills in a routine lasting 1.5
minutes in two dance styles.
• I can self reflect and evaluate the technical skills used in the performance
of self, peers and others
• I can perform safely taking into consideration things like posture,
alignment, warm up, cool down, hydration, attire.