Year 7 Dance

General Skills in Dance Technique

To give the pupils a greater understanding of dance as an art form
To introduce the basic performance skills and expectations
To briefly introduce all three strands in dance
To encourage a greater understanding of rhythm and timing and the importance of musicality when dancing
To increase the pupils' awareness of the importance of accuracy when learning a technical study
To introduce the following aspects of space:

Pathway and Direction
Level change
Mirror, copy, complement and contrast design

To increase the pupils' ability to realise what is good and bad in performance and begin to encourage the pupils to analyse their personal performance

Relationships Within Dance

To give the pupils a greater understanding of dance as an art form
To introduce the basic performance skills and expectations
To increase the pupils' awareness of the importance of accuracy when learning a technical study
To focus on the following relationships within dance:

Space
Partner work

To increase the pupils' ability to realise what is good and bad in performance and begin to encourage the pupils to analyse their personal performance

Rotation, Flight and Travel

To give the pupils a greater understanding of dance as an art form
To introduce the basic performance skills and expectations
To increase the pupils' awareness of the importance of accuracy when learning a technical study
To focus on the following body actions

Rotation
Flight
Travel

To increase the pupils' ability to realise what is good and bad in performance and begin to encourage the pupils to analyse their personal performance.