KS2 · Physical education · Year 6
Space: levels
Dance: the power of unity
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Your learning goal
I can use different levels effectively in my choreography.
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Space: levels: 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 different levels effectively in my choreography.
Key learning points
- Move: holding a shape still requires accuracy and control.
- Move: moving between shapes and actions, at different levels, requires control of the space used and dynamic applied.
- Think: using contrasting levels within a group requires problem solving skills.
- Feel: moving around other people closely involves being thoughtful and responsible.
- Connect: watching the work of others and offering useful feedback is a form of collaboration.
Words to know
- levels
- the height at which a shape or action is performed
- complementary
- harmonious, where shapes or actions are different but blend together
- choreography
- the way a dance is planned out
Common mistakes
To demonstrate changing levels, you have to stay on the spot.
Whilst you may wish to remain on the spot, changing levels can be incorporated into other actions such as travelling or with other spacial elements such as pathways or directions.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Emphasising the effect of 'status' through using levels may guide the pupils to create a character or narrative based piece, this can be complemented by looking at professional works such as the opening section of 'Swan Song' by Christopher Bruce.