Unit Plan

 I. Classroom Information


Subject Area: Dance Arts


Grade Level: 2nd- 5th grade 


Class Situation: Have studied ballet at our studio for at least one year (12), have studied ballet at another studio for at least one year (4), have studied ballet at any studio for over 5 years (3), have had no dance experience at all (4), have only had experience in other dance styles such as jazz or tap (5), have an understanding of basic ballet terminology (17), girls (15), boys (13)


II. Unit Summary

In this class, students will be introduced to basic and intermediate ballet terminology.  Allowing them to build a strong foundation in regards to their knowledge of ballet this will then allow them to properly execute movements and techniques asked of them in higher level classes. The vocabulary will be taught in French and English, in order for them to have a better understanding and easier way to memorize the terms . 


Class Interests: enjoy working across the floor with partners, want to incorporate lifts with the boys, favorite ballet is Swan Lake, wants to perform variation of Nutcracker for Christmas


Environment Assessment: One dance classroom, hardwood floors, ballet barres on three walls with one wall entirely covered by a mirror, large speakers in each corner of ceiling that can be connected to the teacher’s phone, no aids will be provided


Curriculum Resources: Miami Dade http://www2.dadeschools.net/students/cbc/Volume%20III/Dance/Senior%20High/Grade%209/Ballet%20I.pdf

National Dance Education Organization


Standards: 

  1. Generate and conceptualize and participate in ideas and work

  2. Organize and develop artistic ideas and work

  3. Refine and complete artistic work

  4. Select, analyze and interpret artistic work

  5. Develop and refine artistic technique and work for presentation

  6. Convey meaning through presentation of artistic work

  7. Receive and analyze artistic work

  8. Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work

  9. Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work

  10. Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experience to make art

  11. Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding


Dance Goals: be able to correctly identify the corresponding english definition for each french term and perform the associated dance movement

Task: Learn English definitions for French ballet terms

Assessment: Provide an oral exam to determine whether students are able to correlate the words properly, students participate and show that they are able to understand and learn from their mistakes, make a “dance sentence” by combining different terms

Strategies: Give students flashcards to use outside of class with the terms, create songs and analogies to help correlate the terms to specific movements


Task 

Assessment

Strategies

Terminology for head positions

  

Terminology for body positions

  

Terminology for across the floor 

  

Terminology for beginner ballet movements

  

Terminology for basic jump movements

  

Terminology for feet positions

  

Terminology for hand and arm positions

  

Terminology for when students are at the bar 

  

Terminology for turns and positions

  
   

How to count music

  

Future: Words for different directions on each wall of the room, pictures of students in different body positions with labels posted along the top of the walls


Lesson Plan:


Body - part, shape, base

Energy - movement quality

Space - level, pattern, direction

Time - tempo, duration

Relationship - to other things


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