Create and connect dance phrases using ideas about community as stimuli (e.g., our school, community events, farm life, city life, cultural heritage).
| (a) |
Select and connect movements from explorations to create dance phrases. |
| (b) |
Create dance phrases that have a beginning position and an end position. |
| (c) |
Extend own body's range of movement and strength. |
| (d) |
Describe and use dance ideas drawn from sources in own community (e.g., occupations, vehicles, or nature in and around our community). |
| (e) |
Recognize how various stimuli such as personal observations, stories, poems, music, or objects can be used as starting points for own dance explorations. |
| (f) |
Ask questions related to the stimuli to contribute to dance-making inquiry process (e.g., How can we show this idea in our movement?). |
| (g) |
Identify and compare characteristics of own and peers' dances. |
| (h) |
Reflect and discuss ideas with peers to help make decisions about own dances. |
PLEASE NOTE: Métis Jigging Part 2 builds on skills and knowledge from Part 1, which aired in 2015. Teachers should review Part 1 and its accompanying activities with their students before commencing Part 2.
