KS4 · Physical education · Year 11
Prom night: film clips and stills as a stimulus for traditional social dances
Dance: movie moves
Learn it. Recall it. Make it stick.
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Your learning goal
I can create original choreography using a traditional dance style.
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Prom night: film clips and stills as a stimulus for traditional social dances: 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 original choreography using a traditional dance style.
Key learning points
- Move: identifying the features of a dance style enables a choreographer to work authentically.
- Think: decision making is involved when considering how the style features should be applied.
- Feel: trying alternative methods of applying style features requires resilience.
- Connect: using source materials requires trust in the authenticity of the original.
Words to know
- authentic
- a faithful representation of the original
- excerpt
- a section of a work
- context
- the setting in which something happens
Common mistakes
Films made for entertainment are an accurate representation of a social dance style.
Whilst many choreographers may have researched a social dance and employed the key features, it is unlikely that it is a detailed and accurate representation, and should be considered to be 'in the style of' rather than an authentic account.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Using the music from the soundtrack of the chosen film/television programme is likely to support engagement for less experienced pupils by allowing them to make a direct connection between the images seen and the accompaniment heard.