People around the world use song and dance to express themselves and their traditions

• People express themselves through song and dance (Function)

• How song and dance are used to tell stories of people’s tradition (connection)

Tuning In

Students had the opportunity to reflect about the use of instruments to create atmosphere and emotions within stories when they viewed various dance performances from around the world on the iPad’s.

Provocation

The students watched a Mexican Dance performance by Emilia, Sara and Sophia White. They then reflected the dance based on music, movement and clothing. Using these skills the students reflected on other dances from around the world describing the listed elements.

Finding Out

The students viewed Chinese Dancing Dragons and learnt about their history and significance.

We read an Indigenous story the story of the Brolga and painted visual response to the text.

We had various opportunities to learn how to perform various dances from different cultures from around world with Jan Simpson the dance specialist.

Going Further

The students were again given more opportunities to express themselves through song and dance. They leant how to play the recorder, dance the the macarena and respond through art using coding with Spheros.

The students had opportunities to investigate about different cultures of their choice with a partner, develop a poster and present this to the class.