KS1 · Physical education · Year 2
American line dancing
Dance: my world, how we dance
Learn it. Recall it. Make it stick.
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Your learning goal
I can create a simple Line Dancing motif and apply changes in direction.
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American line dancing: slides adapted from the imported teaching text; recall questions created from its keywords, learning points and common mistakes. Self-check practice, with no automatic grading or XP. Answers stay on this page and are cleared when you leave.
What you’ll learn
I can create a simple Line Dancing motif and apply changes in direction.
Key learning points
- Move: performing a Line Dance motif requires us to perform actions in a set order with changes in direction.
- Move: performing actions at the same time, in unison, requires careful timing and control.
- Think: creating a motif requires thinking about a range of ideas before selecting the best ones to perform.
- Feel: remembering actions in a set order involves resilience to keep trying.
- Connect: working in unison with others requires trust to perform with accurate timings.
Words to know
- motif
- a pattern of movements that can be repeated, changed or developed
- direction
- where we face or travel
- unison
- performing the same action at the same time
Common mistakes
Line dancing must use the feet.
Whilst it is typically performed with an emphasis on footwork, this can easily be adapted to use the arms or any other body part. The emphasis is on the use of a repeating pattern, with a change of direction through 90'.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Name the four directions e.g. North, South, East, West or red, blue, green, yellow and have signs/symbols visible so it is clear which direction they should face.