Dancing About Me!

What makes me unique?  What can I do?  How can I improve what I'm doing?  

Grade Two students have been exploring creative movement to express these ideas.

Learning Objectives:

In this unit students used their knowledge of Fantastic Shapes, Axiel Movements, Locomotor Movements, and Pathways to create their own dance sequence.  They worked with a partner to share feedback to improve their dances.  

Learning Engagements:

Students explored each of these creative movement concepts to express ideas about themselves. 

What's a Fantastic Shape? 

-Move your feet.

-Move your arms.

-Move your torso.

-Move your head, and change your expression.

What are Axiel Movements?

These are movements done in one place.  Here are some examples.

Sway

Melt

Explode

Compress

Expand

Reach

Twist

Turn/ spin

What are Locomotor Movements?

These are movements done from one place to another.  Here are some examples.

Walk

Run

Leap

Skip

Slide

Tiptoe

March

Hop

Jump

Gallop

What are Pathways?

We can create pathways in the air by moving our arms and torso, or on the floor by moving from one place to another. We use these three pathways.

Straight

Curved

Zigzag

Here are some examples of student work.  Students created a dance using the following form--ABCBA.

A (Fantastic Shape), B (Axiel Movement), C (Locomotor movement with pathway).