KS2 · Physical education · Year 5
Applying a range of motifs and structuring a dance
Dance: your tag, everyday art
Learn it. Recall it. Make it stick.
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Your learning goal
I can use the images in a painting as a stimulus to actions, shapes and pathways.
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Applying a range of motifs and structuring a dance: 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 use the images in a painting as a stimulus to actions, shapes and pathways.
Key learning points
- Move: applying angular shapes to our movements requires precision and creates a different aesthetic.
- Move: performing actions that combine angular shapes and pathways brings the stimulus to life.
- Think: each step of creating, developing and arranging motifs involves decision making.
- Feel: rehearsing changes to a motif requires resilience to continue to apply ourselves fully.
- Connect: ensuring everyone has enough space to perform their actions fully demonstrates respect.
Words to know
- angular
- having angles or sharp corners
- stimuli
- something that evokes ideas
- pathway
- the course of a journey
Common mistakes
A dance only has one motif.
Most dances will contain several motifs, these can be as short and simple as a gesture or more complex sequences. If they are performed more than once in a dance, then they are a motif.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Have whiteboards and pens available for pupils to anotate their dances in some way to aid their recall. Alternatively supply groups with a tablet to film their work.