OUTCOME DESCRIPTION The group dance focuses on expanding your technical and physical skills and expressive execution of movement vocabulary. We will also be concentrating on the safe and accurate execution of group movement sequences, phrases and technically complex movement sections. Alongside of learning, rehearsing and performing the choreography you must keep a journal to analyse these three processes as well as your own record of improvements and challenges of your dance technique. The expressive intention of this group dance choreographed by Cara Mitchell is Gaining Balance – Life on a Tightrope. The Beginning section Unbalanced. Unsure yet determined, the group will journey together to find Balance Phrases will be learnt, manipulated and developed by the choreographer to express our first responses to fear. The Development section In 3 parts, a) “You either follow or you lead”. Archetype of the Fool or the Hero, innocence and wonder beginning the quest. The decision to lead. b) “You gotta keep your balance or you fall into the gap”. Being tested, being challenged and pushed by external forces to push us off, we have to work hard and overcome to obtain what we want. c) “You can rock or you can leave”Confidence, strength from overcoming, balance obtained. The Phrases choreographed will express how we find our balance and master our own tightrope. The Resolution section celebrates our achievement. In staying true to our path we find inner strength and joy, this is where we enjoy the fruits of our labour.
DATE FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS TASK: 18H JUNE CRITERION FOR ASSESSMENT OF PERFORMANCE OF GROUP DANCE
Systematically repeat and refine technical and physical skills through appropriate exercises over time.
Correctly align body parts in movement and in stillness.
Memorise and safely execute movement sequences in a learnt dance work.
Accurately execute a range of body actions through the safe use of technical and physical skills.
Execute expressively in performance the range of body actions and movement sequences of a learnt dance work.
Move with an awareness of others in a group, and perform group formations accurately.
Rehearse a learnt dance work.
Perform a learnt dance work demonstrating an understanding of the expressive intention.
Each criteria is worth 5 marks. Total marks /40, then scaled /20 for final marks.
The group dance focuses on expanding your technical and physical skills and expressive execution of movement vocabulary. We will also be concentrating on the safe and accurate execution of group movement sequences, phrases and technically complex movement sections. Alongside of learning, rehearsing and performing the choreography you must keep a journal to analyse these three processes as well as your own record of improvements and challenges of your dance technique.
The expressive intention of this group dance choreographed by Cara Mitchell is Gaining Balance – Life on a Tightrope.
The Beginning section Unbalanced. Unsure yet determined, the group will journey together to find Balance Phrases will be learnt, manipulated and developed by the choreographer to express our first responses to fear.
The Development section In 3 parts, a) “You either follow or you lead”. Archetype of the Fool or the Hero, innocence and wonder beginning the quest. The decision to lead. b) “You gotta keep your balance or you fall into the gap”. Being tested, being challenged and pushed by external forces to push us off, we have to work hard and overcome to obtain what we want. c) “You can rock or you can leave” Confidence, strength from overcoming, balance obtained. The Phrases choreographed will express how we find our balance and master our own tightrope.
The Resolution section celebrates our achievement. In staying true to our path we find inner strength and joy, this is where we enjoy the fruits of our labour.
DATE FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS TASK: 18H JUNE
CRITERION FOR ASSESSMENT OF PERFORMANCE OF GROUP DANCE
Each criteria is worth 5 marks.
Total marks /40,
then scaled /20 for final marks.