Holly Hall Academy – Key Stage 3 Curriculum Document, September 2015 – 2016
YEAR 9 – Dance Fitness
Unit 1
Dance
Unit 2
Health and Fitness
Unit Question:
How can you affect the mood of an audience through a contemporary dance
performance?
Key Unit Focuses:
To develop skills learnt in dance to date. Use this to create a piece as a small group,
showing individuality in choreography. Main focus is to use a set theme or song to
evoke a change in emotion for the audience.
Unit Question:
Can you create a programme to improve your fitness incorporating the principles of
training?
Key Unit Focuses:
Key Unit Concepts/Words:
Space, Dynamics, Gesture, Levels, Emotion, Audience, Composition, Motif,
Choreography, Individuality, Theme.
Key Unit Concepts/Words:
Cardiovascular Endurance, Speed, Strength, Power, Agility, Balance, Coordination,
Body types. Eat well plate, Carbohydrates, Proteins, fats, Minerals, Grip
Dynamometer, Vertical jump test, Broad Jump, 30 meter sprint test, SMART targets,
FITT principle, Recovery, Thresholds and Progression.
Key Assessments/Creative Outcomes:
The successful performance of a dance piece created with a small group, showing a
strong theme/emotion.
Key Assessments/Creative Outcomes:
Students to assess their fitness levels at start and end of a unit.
Understanding of the following: Methods of training, recapping fitness components,
Principles of training, balanced diet, training programmes, levels of fitness.
Use information gained to create and take part in a personalised fitness
programme.
Imagination, creativity, and contribution to choreography.
Devise a training programme to improve their fitness explaining how this will help
them. Then carry out the training programme.
The evaluation and improvements shown after analysing performance of self and
group.
Critically evaluate and analyse their training programme commenting on the
effectiveness and impact on health and fitness.
Key Unit Homework:
See Unit Homework Sheet
Key Unit Homework:
See Unit Homework Sheet
Useful Websites:
www.youtube.com
www.youngdancers.org
www.dudleyperformingartsonline.org.uk/
Useful Websites:
www.brianmac.co.uk
www.youtube.com
www.topendsports.com
www.health.com
http://www.nhs.uk/Pages/HomePage.aspx
www.change4life.co.uk