Smooth Ballroom Dance for Grades 5-8
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Sort Desciption: Smooth Ballroom Dance for Grades 5-8. This material is designed for use in public and private academic schools. All exercises may be performed without ...
Content Inside: Sample Page from “Smooth Ballroom Dance Grades 5-8” ABC For Dance www.abcfordance.com ©2003 Anneliese Burns Wilson Smooth Ballroom Dance for Grades 5-8 This material is designed for use in public and private academic schools. All exercises may be performed without barres, dance flooring, or mirrors. There are 30 lesson plans similar in structure to the sample page. Each lesson would be used for one or two classes depending on how well the students pick up the material. Each dance has an information page similar to the sample page included. There is also a brief history of each dance included. There is a background information section to the manual which defines terminology, additional resources, national standards in arts education, and progress tracking charts. Exercises are laid out in a similar manner to the samples included. The dances included in the syllabus are Waltz, Tango, Foxtrot, Quickstep. Sample Page from “Smooth Ballroom Dance Grades 5-8” ABC For Dance www.abcfordance.com ©2003 Anneliese Burns Wilson Lesson Plan 18 1. Have a student lead the warm up to 1 Tango, Waltz, or Foxtrot rhythm song. 2. Have students dance a Foxtrot. 3. Have students change partners. Have students dance a Waltz. 4. Have students change partners and dance the Tango 5. Have the students review the Fan. 6. Break the students into small groups and have them choreograph a Tango piece. They can incorporate concepts, such as underarm turns, from the Waltz and Foxtrot to create their own steps. They should strive to keep the character of the dance different from the other dances both by maintaining the proper timing and application of styling. Lesson Plan 19 1. Have a student lead the warm up to 1 Tango, Waltz, or Foxtrot rhythm song. 2. Have students dance a Foxtrot. 3. Have students change partners. Have students dance a Waltz. 4. Have students change partners and dance the Tango 5. Introduce Quickstep timing. 6. Teach students the Q ...
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