Saturday, October 22, 2016
In the Manner of the Energy - 14 October 2016
This week, we had a great time dancing! We reviewed what we learned last week, and everyone remembered everything really well! After reviewing, we moved on to learning about different Energy Qualities, such as Sustained (all the same speed, like the sloths in Zootopia), Percussive (sharp, like when you hit a drum), Vibratory, Swinging, Growing, Melting, and Collapsing. Once we learned these different Energy Qualities, we played a game called "In the Manner of the Energy." This game involved doing an action (either locomotive or axial, from last week) with a certain secret Energy Quality, which the rest of the class had to guess. All the dancers were really clear when dancing with specific Energy Qualities, and it was really fun to not only see them realize how to express the different Energy Qualities by moving their own bodies, but to also see them recognize how to distinguish the different Energy Qualities in their classmates' movements. The whole class is learning and growing so quickly, it's been really neat to see how willing they are to learn!
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I love the visual examples you included in your descriptions of energy qualities. Comparing sustained energy to the sloths in Zootopia is relatable and helps the students make connections. I also loved the way you checked for their understanding of energy qualities. Using their voices to speak about what they see is a great way for students to practice analyzing dance. What a lovely and clear lesson plan!
ReplyDeleteDana it is so fun to see your pictures and hear about your experiences! First being because we visit the same school but also to see what cool things you are doing with your class! I love in this lesson where you had the students guess which energy qualities they were doing. There is something really great about performing for each other as well as checking for understanding in a fun game like this! I really like your different imagery that you used for the energy qualities and you taught it to them in a way that they could understand clearly. I am sure they love having you come, you are great!
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