DANCE I & II
River Mill Academy
Pauline Johnson (pjohnson@rivermill-academy.org)
Course Description: In this elective course, students will be presented with concepts of Dance at an introductory/intermediate level. This class is a performance-based class under the category of physical education. Students will be expected to participate daily unless there is an illness or injury that prohibits movement. The topics learned will include ballet, jazz, modern, tap, musical theatre, world dances and choreography.
Textbook: Variety of resources
Required Materials / Dance Attire:
Composition Notebook
Female: Sports Bra, Leotard or Fitted top, Leggings, and Socks
Male: Compression Shorts under Athletic pants or Leggings under shorts, T-shirt and Socks
Footwear: Recommended if accessible but not required for this course
Lesson Plans: Dance - Week of February 22, 2021
|
|
Daily Activities
|
Homework
|
|
Mon.
2/22
|
Lyrical Jazz Unit (No dress)
Students share their research for Jazz Unit
Review Dances in Flipgrid
History of Modern Dance
|
Lyrical Jazz – I Won’t Give Up
Flipgrid due today
History of Modern Dance
(Assignment in Teams)
Due Friday
|
|
Tues.
2/23
|
Modern Unit
Core/Pilates Warm Up
Center Floor/Diagonal Crosses
Jazz Combo
Cool Down
|
|
|
Wed.
2/24
|
Modern Unit
Core/Pilates Warm Up
Center Floor/Diagonal Crosses
Jazz Combo
Cool Down
|
|
|
Thur.
2/25
|
Modern Unit
Core/Pilates Warm Up
Center Floor/Diagonal Crosses
Jazz Combo
Cool Down
|
Flipgrid: Modern Combo
(Assignment in Teams)
Due Monday
|
|
Fri.
2/26
|
Modern Unit (No dress)
Share images and film of modern dance
History of Modern Dance (due today)
|
History of Modern Dance
(Assignment in Teams)
Due today
|