Pupils in Year 9 are building on all previous knowledge and skills inyear 7 and 8. There are 2 shorter topics, with a final choreography task to combine and challenge all skills throughout the key stage.
Year 9 overview Trinity 2 June July War - Street dance
Michaelmas 1 Sept Oct Developing contact skills
Michaelmas 2 Nov Dec Improvisation, developing confidence when creating movement in different ways.
Lent 1 Jan Feb Mar Re-visiting contemporary dance. Choreographing to an intention.
Theme(s)
World War 1 and 2. Conflict and resolution
Safety, accuracy, trust.
Exploring unique and interesting action choices. Aiming to create unique, original actions. Seeing dance as any type of movement. Dance through play!
Social injustice, human rights, contemporary dance
Key Knowledge
Building on prior contact knowledge Dance actions, understanding the different ways to create movement Contemporary dance history re-visited (year 8). Exploring and understanding social justice. How to apply motif Recalling the history of street dance Choreography skills- question and answer, choreographing actions, using contact. Expressive to a popular dance (Year 7 knowledge).The importance of during Ghost dances topic. Safety checks and being open minded when creating movement. physical skills when replicating actions. of the space, correct hand holds, more skills. Developing dance appreciation skills and understanding how to analyse a dance work. song. Knowledge of advanced contact ideas. Recognising Just Dance. alignment as a key part of safety in contact / lifting (life skill)
Key Skills
Physical skills- strength, control, balance Physical skills - flexibility, alignment, and alignment. Communication skills balance, mobility, isolation, strength, during contact work to ensure safety. stamina, posture, extension, control, coordination. Rehearsal techniques and Respnsibility f self and others safety. discipline.
Assessment
Verbal feedback throughout. Performance assessment only - ac curacy.
Careers
Performer
Topic/Big Question
Personal and Spiritual Hope, creation, compassion. Development
Any other key information (If relevant)
Lent 2 Apr
Trinity 1 May Just dance - dance in technology Technology, dance for fun, dance for confidence, dance for exercise, dance for all
Actions, space, dynamics and relationships.
Contact, action and reaction, question and answer, technical skills (ASDR). Applying expressive skills to communicate character. Communication within groups, time management, rehearsal discipline. Interpretative, evaluative and analysis skills
Dance actions, space, dynamics and relationships, extension, coordination, control, balance, mobility, posture.
Informal checklist of 3 chosen contact ideas
Informal checklist of response to a movement task.
Performance at the end of the topic to the class. Self assessment via recording.
Whole class performance of the recorded Just Dance. Self reflection.
Performer, anything sport/ physically related.
Choreographer
Choreographer, performer, designer.
Programmer, Gaming design, dancer, choreographer.
Trust, hope.
Creation, hope, trust, compassion, truth.
Trust, hope, service, justice, compassion, humility, Koinonia, forgiveness.
Creation, hope,