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What do you know about dance?

What do you know about dance?

Assessment

Presentation

Arts

6th - 8th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Ms. Loper

Used 45+ times

FREE Resource

5 Slides • 12 Questions

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What do you know about dance?


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Multiple Select

Would you rather

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Which dance leap do you want to learn first?

no correct answer

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Multiple Select

Which dance performance would you rather be in?

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Multiple Select

Which dancer is doing ballet?

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Multiple Select

Which show would you rather be at?

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Multiple Select

Which picture shows dancers doing hip hop?

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Multiple Select

Which picture shows the dancers doing modern?

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Dance

This year we are going to learn all about different dance styles, famous dancers and choreographers, dance history, performances, cultural dances around the world, creating your own dances, and MUCH more.


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Open Ended

Let's get thinking... What do you KNOW about dance already?


To get your thoughts going, think about...

- dance classes you have been to

- dance performances you have seen

- what dance moves do you know

- dances you do with your family

- TikTok/Dubsmash

- purpose of dancing

- different styles/types of dances

- where you can dance

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Watch "What is Dance for Video"

  • Listen for what the speaker says dance is for

  • Take note of things that you may have heard of before

  • Remember things you may have never heard.

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Multiple Select

Check the boxes of the topics you heard the speaker talk about in the video.

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Dance is good for our mental and physical well-being. It makes us feel good.

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You can learn patterns and shapes in dance.

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Dance brings us together.

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Dance will make you have bad fitness in your future.

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Dance keeps culture alive. It is always changing with the times.

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Open Ended

Share a Nugget of Knowledge: What do you think? What did you LEARN from the video?


- how does the speaker describe dance

- what stood out to you

- what do you think the dancers can dance about

- what kind of movements did you see

- what was interesting to you

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Watch "Brand New Day" Dance Performance Video

  • Be looking for what movements, costumes, background, and dancers you see

  • Performers are expressing emotions

  • Take note of what is interesting about the video

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Poll

What emotion do you think the performers are portraying in the video?

Scared

Tired

Hopeful

Angry/Upset

Happy/Joyful

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Open Ended

What are you CURIOUS about after watching the videos?

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Now Let's DANCE!! :)

Mute your mics, turn your camera on, stand up, and find a little space to move around in

What do you know about dance?


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