AC9ADA2D01 Years 1 to 2 The Arts

Content descriptor experiment with ways to move safely and expressively using fundamental movement skills and the elements of dance

Elaborations

• • Elaboration developing awareness of, and taking responsibility for, their own safe dance practice; for example, being aware of self and others in the dance space, moving with care, respecting others dancing in the space; developing an awareness of the boundaries of the dance space and an awareness of what their bodies need; for example, getting a drink to hydrate themselves after dance activities
• • Elaboration using improvisation to explore movement possibilities in response to a stimulus such as imagery, music or shared stories; for example, improvising movements in response to prompts such as “Make a long, narrow shape”, “Stretch the shape as wide as possible”, “Make your shape long, narrow and low/high”, “Connect your shape with the shape another person has made”, “Make your combined shape move sideways/forwards/in a circle/ backwards”
• • Elaboration using Viewpoints to ask questions and identify movement possibilities, such as “What levels are you using in this dance, and why?”, “How are you communicating your ideas and intentions in this dance?”, “Are there other body parts you can use for this movement?”
• • Elaboration exploring fundamental movements safely to develop ideas for movement; for example, ideas about familiar situations, objects, animals or environmental features, such as running in a race, jumping like a frog, stomping like a giant, rolling like a log, falling like an autumn leaf, floating like a cloud, gliding like a bird
• • Elaboration moving around open and crowded spaces safely and using a variety of travelling steps, such as running, skipping, rolling, jumping, walking backwards and sideways movements; identifying the distance between themselves and others when dancing and using props such as scarves; and responding by reflecting on the space and movements that made them feel safe or unsafe