Welcome to USHS Dance

Welcome to USHS Dance

By Kylie Clough

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We study the two dimensions in dance.  Making and Responding.

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Making (Performance) – where you will perform a teacher devised dance in front of an audience

Making (Choreography) – this involves you creating a dance in a specific style

Responding – a written task that allows you to respond to professional dance works and inform the teacher what you know about the given dance.

​WHAT IS DANCE IN HIGHSCHOOL?

Poll

What do you think your favourite component of dance will be?

• Making

  PERFORMANCE

• Making

  CHOREOGRAPHY

• Responding

  RESPONDING

A typical performance lesson​

•Warm up

•Revise any dance sequences learnt in previous lessons

•Begin learning a new section of the dance

•Rehearsal and or small performances to demonstrate your knowledge and ability.

Dance | Performance

•HOMEWORK - for performance will involve you practicing the given dance in your own time and documenting your progress with the routine in your dance journal.

A typical choreography lesson​

•Warm up

•Working either in groups or individually to choreograph a routine.

•Teaching your choreography to other members of the group

•Documenting your ideas and your creative process.

•Presenting your choreography to the class for feedback and proof of progress J

Dance | Choreography

•HOMEWORK - for choreography will include documenting your ideas and sequences in your dance journal.

A typical responding lesson​

• Watching a dance performance

• Answering questions based on that performance

• Converting notes into paragraphs

• Linking the dance components (which I will teach you about) to the dance

• Working on your written communication skills.

• Drafting work for feedback

• Proof reading

• Making statements about dance and providing evidence for those statements.

Dance | Responding

HOMEWORK

Drafting essays, watching dances, checking and editing work.

Multiple Select

Select the items you think you will need to bring to class everyday.

• Shorts or dance pants that you can change into

• Dance book or device

• A positive attitude

• Hair tie for long hair

Multiple Choice

Can you bring another shirt to change into?

• Yes

• No

Leotard/ or genre specific costume (obviously boys do not wear a leotard)

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This was on your school book list :) ​

​Performing assessment

• Shorts or dance pants that you can change into.

• Dance book or device

• A positive attitude

• Hair tie

What to bring to class

Performance requirements

Perform given routine in small groups in front of classes.

Perform choreography in small groups in front of classes.​

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DANCE NIGHT!

We encourage you to perform on our USHS Dance night at the end of the semester.

$5 Costume hire (Costumes are professionally cleaned)​

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Please let us know ASAP if you are unable to attend so we can make the necessary arrangements. ​

Poll

Who is excited about performing in Dance Night?

• YES!!!!

• Yes but I'm nervous

• Not my ideal Friday night

• Do I have to??

Classroom expectations

• Arrive on time so that you don’t miss any of the work.

• Be organised – bring dance clothes to change into and your dance book.

• If you are injured make sure you supply a note from home.

• If you injure yourself during class, please inform your teacher.

• ​Arrive ready to participate - have a go!

Respect yourself

Classroom expectations

• Use appropriate language and manners at all times.

• Do not criticize others or put them down.

• Encourage and support the learning of others.

• Raise your hand if you have a question.

• Listen quietly when the teacher and other students are talking.

Respect others

Classroom expectations

• If you make a mess, clean it up.

• If you move something put it back.

• Use roll on or pump spray deodorant.

• Be careful with school equipment, props, curtains, sound equipment and lighting equipment.

• Learn theatre etiquette

Respect the environment

Take responsibility for your learning!

Find solutions!​

Multiple Choice

What's a solution for...

my assignment isn't completed?

• Hand in what you have completed...

• Don't hand in anything... what's the point

• Hand in what you have completed. Ask if you can use your lunchtime to complete the assessment and hand in by 3pm.

Multiple Choice

What's a solution for...

One of your group members is away on assessment day...

• Inform your teacher that someone is away from your group. Perform the dance without the person knowing that you will have another opportunity to when the other person returns.

• Refuse to dance...

• Praise

• Positive learning environment

• Good news sms/call

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​positive consequences

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Poll

What is your favourite positive consequence?

• Praise

• SMS or phone call home

• Moved within the classroom

• Moved to buddy classroom

• Phone call home

• Litter pick up/lunch time detention

• Referral

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​negative consequences

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Multiple Choice

Does Ms Saliba enjoy negative consequences?

• Yes

• No

What to do if...

You feel you can not do the dance.

• Do extra practice at home

• Ask a classmate to help

• Talk to the teacher about your concerns

What to do if...

You have stage fright

• Self positive talk – you are in a performing subject and it is expected that you perform in front of your peers and a live audience

• Talk to your teacher

What to do if...

You’re having difficulty with an assessment item

• Talk to your teacher well before the due date so they can help.

What to do if...

You’re injured

• Bring a note from home

• If you injure yourself in class please tell me immediately!

What to do if...

there is a conflict between you and another student

• let your teacher know before the class begins... (before school, lunch time or via email)

What to do if...

You’re having a bad day.

• Let your teacher know

• Dance it off.

Poll

How do you feel about the subject of dance...

• Stop talking so we can dance

• Excited

• I wish we were on holidays still...

• Nervous