Dance 1

Kinesphere Assignment

Write a one page reflection on why kinesphere is important in dance, after reading the link above.
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Skeletal PowerPoint



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Adjective List:

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Poems for axial movement:

Warmth
I took a sip.
A little one.
The liquid flavor running down my throat.
The explosion of sensation.
Warmth.

A big blue bend in an endless sky
A yellow fire clinging deep in a dry well
It is all the same
A cloud of stars
Simple.

A train moans and roars through the valley distance
Down the hill in cooling last summer night
Carry away despair and worry
Leave all silent shining in the morning sun

Sunlight falls in stripes on the path
"The water is high today,"
she points.
"Look, this is where the children usually stand
and play with their dogs."

All night the storm grumbled around
Lightning flickered through my eyelids
With one tremendous crack-rumble
ripping me out of loose sleep
into dripping dark.

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After watching this video, write a one page response, answering these questions:

1.  What similar axial/locomotor steps can you see in this performance

2. Why are these steps important to dancers

3. How can “putting a twist” on these movements be effective (i.e. its not a regular bend, or run…it’s a deviation)

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Dance 1 REVIEW:

WRITTEN TEST (same as review handed to students):

Define the following:

1. Axial Movement ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Locomotor Movement -

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3. Name 4 axial movements:

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4. Name 5 locomotor movements:

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5. Kinesthetic movement:

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DANCE 1 Final unit Rubric

	3	2	1
Demonstrates history of art	Movement sequence clearly and directly demonstrates the history of art in correct order	Movement sequence somewhat demonstrate history of art	Movement sequence does not demonstrate history of art
Axial movement	Audience can recognize clear axial movement within sequence. 4-5 axial movements.	Audience can recognize axial movement within sequence. 2-3 axial movements.	Audience can recognize only 1-2 axial movements within sequence.
Locomotor movement	Audience can recognize clear locomotor movement within sequence. 5-6 locomotor movements.	Audience can recognize locomotor movement within sequence. 3-5 locomotor movements.	Audience can recognize only 1-2 locomotor movements within sequence.
Participation	Each student participated and performed to their best ability. This means they help the audience stay engaged through performance quality as well.	Almost every student participated and performed. Quality of performance was average.	Participation from each student lacked and performance was of low quality.