Modern Dance I / Spring 2023

  I  Unit: Relationships Theme: Body Relationships    Introduction  Relationships are the way in which dancers move with other dancers eg lead and follow, mirroring, action and reaction, accumulation, complement and contrast, counterpoint, contact, formation. There are also relationships between one's own body parts that can be explored.   II  Learning Objectives Explain the relationship between dance terms when creating dance   Explain the relationships between  body parts Giin an awareness of movement focused on body parts Experience the creation of a solo phrase where body parts are the main motivation III Main Lesson   1   Warm Up Stretch   2        Body Parts Patterns Whole Initiation Shapes Systems Inner Self Question 1   Explain in your own words the relationship between these terms when creating dance?    3   Video (min. 2:30 - 5:130) Question 2 What do you think about the relat...

    Geri Brown   I Warm Up   II Unit: Guest Artist Theme: Hip Hop   Introduction Geri Brown has been invited to our class to share with us her experience in Hip Hop dance and other issues such as equity in dance teaching and performance.   III Learning Objectives   Understand the importance of the warm up Explain the use of Hip Hop in Modern Dance Gain awareness of how hip hop can inform modern dance  Experience the input of another dance style   IV Main Lesson   1 Barriers to dancers Sports Science   2 Dance History 1526 First Africans that made it to America via Spanish conquerors Hip Hop Dance (bent knees, groove, and bouncing) Reconstruction 1865 - 1877   3 Improvisation  Sir Duke (Steve Wonder) 4 Abraham Lincoln (Wanted to send people back to Africa after freedom) Civil War   5 Improvisation   Sir Duke (Steve Wonder)   6 The South was winning   7   Sir Duke (Steve Wonder)   8 Andre...

     I  Unit: Assessment  Theme: Mid-Term Quiz   Introduction Every semester I assess your understanding of the content covered so far. Just right before the progress report's dead line, you test your own abilities to retain some of the themes we have learned and experienced together.   Today's quiz evaluates how efficient I have been in communicating ideas about Modern Dance based on your responses to the questions below.   II Objectives Understand the nature of self-assessment Make sense of the various concepts explored in class Gather an awareness of assessment that is conducive to further learning Experience what is like to put into practice the content learned in class   III Main Lesson   1   Elements of Dance    1.  Place:  self-space/general space(also called personal / shared)    2. Size:  big/small, near/far    3. Level:   ...