PRESENTATION AND WHAT IS DANCE?

 DANCE is a performing art form, which consists of sequences of movement.

These sequences can be pre-planned (choreographed), or improvised (made up as the dancer is dancing).

The value of dance is that is it can have both aesthetic (what it looks like) and symbolic (how it makes you feel) merit to the audience.

How can we categorise dance?

Dance can be categorised
and described by:

• The historical period in which it was created.
• Where the dance was created.
• The types of movements or choreography in the dance.

How to teach a dance routine

Teaching a dance routine isn’t as simple as you may think. Everyone’s body has different capabilities, such as flexibility balance and coordination.

Here are some tips to help you teach a dance routine to children as successfully as possible:

• Make sure everyone has warmed-up before you begin teaching the dance routine to avoid any injuries.
• Break the routine up into manageable chunks, so the children can take one part at a time.
• Ensure all the children understand that learning a dance routine takes practice and will require lots of repetition.
• Use visual cues, videos of the choreography or someone performing the dance to the children will help them understand how you hope their dance looks.
• Make it exciting! Use a theme for the dance, or link the choreography to a well-know story to help engage the children and keep their interest through the more difficult parts.
• Encourage them to assess both themselves and each other. If they can suggest where others can improve, they will begin to understand the choreography better themselves.