Nov 12 - Week 13 - Meeting 24 / Teaching: A Dance Documentary

 

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Unit: Teaching

Theme: A Dance Documentary

 

Introduction

Today's class introduces a number of dance professionals who have dedicated their lives to the art. The diversity of their work is inspiring. The documentary illustrates the possibilities of success inherent to dance performance.

 

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Learning Objectives 

 

  • Understand the different possibilities of dance as a career
  • Explain the importance of dance as a professional experience
  • Gain an awareness of the variety of dance styles and genres
  • Discuss these ideas with other members of the class 

 

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Main Lesson

 

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Mini-lessons

 

 

2

Read 

Dance About Anything

https://www.google.com/books/edition/Dance_about_Anything/A_i3x06-2dMC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Dance+performance&pg=PA72&printsec=frontcover

 Open the link and read the information. Answer the questions bellow.

Performing the Completed Work Page 68 - 69

Question 1

What is the performance process after the dance is completed?

 

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https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Artist_and_Academia/szONEQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Dance+performance&pg=PT187&printsec=frontcover

 Essay 9 (Read the Introduction)

 
 Question 2
 
When did dance become part of academia? Why was this important?
 
 
 
 
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 A Note to Remember
 
"Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion". Martha Graham
 
 
 
 Question 3

Why is passion an important aspect of dance performance?  

 

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Case Study




Question 4

Please, write your reaction to this video in whichever way it affects your ideas, feelings, hopes, prejudices about dance and dance education.




 

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Journaling

 

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Glossary

 

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Sources

 

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Students' Work

 

 

 

 

  



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