KS4 · Physical education · Year 10
Meteorology: choreography
Dance: phenomenal
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Your learning goal
I can apply retrograde to choreography.
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Meteorology: choreography: 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 apply retrograde to choreography.
Key learning points
- Move: performing actions in reverse requires accuracy.
- Think: anticipating future outcomes of our actions involves imagination.
- Feel: understanding that our small actions affect climate change requires self-belief.
- Connect: using choreographic relationships such as unison, canon and contact work requires cooperation.
Words to know
- retrograde
- to perform an action or motif in reverse
- structure
- how the sections of a dance are organised
- choreography
- the process of composing/designing a dance
Common mistakes
Retrograde is a term only used in dance.
Retrograde is a term used in many artforms, it is particularly prevalent in music and films.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Describing retrograde as being performed in reverse or 'rewind' can be helpful, as well as beginning with a simple, isolated action e.g. raising an arm, before building the number or the complexity of the actions.