KS2 · Physical education · Year 4
Emphasis in dance: Ireland
Dance: traditional dances of the British Isles
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Your learning goal
I can add emphasis to actions by changing their size or speed.
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Emphasis in dance: Ireland: 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 add emphasis to actions by changing their size or speed.
Key learning points
- Move: changing an action to add emphasis requires control, balance and demonstrates musicality.
- Move: combining emphasis in music with emphasis in the dance actions demonstrates musicality.
- Think: selecting appropriate actions and deciding how to add emphasis requires decision making skills.
- Feel: remaining active and determined when feeling tired demonstrates resilience.
- Connect: listening skills are an important part of cooperation.
Words to know
- emphasis
- adding stress or importance
- size
- making actions appear bigger or smaller
- forceful
- powerful, adding strength / effort
Common mistakes
Emphasis in dance only means making actions bigger or more forceful.
Emphasis is adding stress or importance and can involve making actions bigger/more forceful or smaller/less forceful.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Making an action bigger and remaining in time with the music is challenging and may require moving quicker.