Dance 1 · Week 17 · Dance, Culture, and Celebration
Group Choreography
Groups collaborate on a short dance using choreographic devices and practice making sure every member's ideas appear in it.
- Students will
- Groups collaborate to design a short dance phrase using two choreographic devices and structures, and ensure every member's idea appears in the final piece.
- SEL skill
- Paraphrase a groupmate's idea before adding to it
- What it looks like
- Students build relationships by listening, sharing ideas, and combining contributions so the dance belongs to everyone.
- Content focus
- Group Choreography
- Format
- Group roles share
Relationship skills
Relationship skills mean communicating clearly, listening well, cooperating, and working through disagreements to build healthy relationships. More relationship skills activities
What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- DA:Cr2.1.HSI: Dance, Creating, Anchor Standard 2 (Organize and develop artistic ideas and work), High School Proficient
- Artistic process: Creating
- Level: High School Proficient
More relationship skills activities for Dance 1
- A Safe Space to Move Relationship skillsStudents cocreate studio agreements and practice a group warmup that welcomes every body and ability level.
- Time and Togetherness Relationship skillsGroups dance a rhythmic phrase in unison and in canon and notice how shared timing builds connection.
- Feedback in the Studio Relationship skillsStudents give feedback on a peer's dance study using kind, specific language and revise their own study.
- Trust in Partnering Relationship skillsPartners practice counterbalance and weight sharing with clear verbal check ins, building trust step by step.
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