6th Grade Class Page
6th Grade Dance Class Page
2013-2014 School Year Below:
2012-2013 School Year Below
May 31st 2013
Costume Information:
-Long pajama pants and dark colored tshirt.
-Shoes and socks.
-You will change into your costume. Do not wear it to school.
Both sections of 6th grade will meet together. We will finish our Dream Journal Dances together and rehearse on the Lodge Patio.
Dream Journal Choreography Sequence:
Walk from behind the Lodge and Van Buren - totally silent!
6 Sleep Positions (4 counts each)
6 Count Phase (repeated 3 times)
6 Sleep Positions (4 counts each)
Walk through audience down the grass towards the clock tower - totally silent!
May 13th 2013
No Class - You'll be on a field trip!
May 21st 2013
We will begin our Dream Diary Projects.
May 2nd 2013
We will finish and show our group dances.
Please bring in music on an electronic device or a CD ***that does not require an internet connection** I will provide a CD player.
April 16th 2013
No Class. My child was sick and I had to leave class.
Next Class is May 2nd. We will continue where we left off with our group dances.
April 8th 2013
We will begin our group dances.
Please bring in a music choice on an electronic device or a CD. I will provide a CD player.
March 26th 2013
REHEARSE - REHEARSE- REHEARSE!
The three phrases are: Original, Accumulated, Retrograde.
The first phrase is Original Phrase: 12345.
The second phrase is Accumulated: 1, 12, 123, 1234, 12345.
The third phrase is Retrograde: 54321.
You should be able to perform all three phrases one right after the other at class on the 21st.
**Bring costumes (and tennis shoes) to class!!**
Definition of Phrases:
Original: original movement found on your index card - 12345
Accumulation: pile the movement on top of each other - 1, 12, 123, 1234, 12345
Retrograded: perform movement backwards starting with Movement 5 - 54321
March 21st 2013
Please come to class having memorized your Winged Migration Solo!
Remember, your solo is made up of three phrases.
The movements are written on your index card found in Mrs. Denham's classroom.
The three phrases are: Original, Accumulated, Retrograde.
The first phrase is Original Phrase: 12345.
The second phrase is Accumulated: 1, 12, 123, 1234, 12345.
The third phrase is Retrograde: 54321.
You should be able to perform all three phrases one right after the other at class on the 21st.
**Bring costumes (and tennis shoes) to class!!**
Definition of Phrases:
Original: original movement found on your index card - 12345
Accumulation: pile the movement on top of each other - 1, 12, 123, 1234, 12345
Retrograded: perform movement backwards starting with Movement 5 - 54321
March 13th 2013
During class we will create & record our winged solos.
Costumes - Look in your closets and find clothes that look just like your bird.
March 5th 2013
Please wear comfortable clothing! You need to be able to move in your clothes. If you wear jeans, they should not be too tight or too loose.
During class, we will define DANCE, learn about our motto, get to know the teacher, a little more about each other and begin our first integration project.
2011-2012 School Year Below
Week of May 14th
"Move Your Body"
Week of May 21st
Dream Journals - Choreography
Week of May 28th
Dream Journal - Choreography
June 5th 2-3pm 6th Grade Presentation
Costume: wear a solid color tshirt and PJ pants.
Week of April 23rd
We will help Mrs. R out with her "equation of a line" song again and she will video you performing it!
Week of April 30th
Reflection of Winged Migration
Class Objective
Students will understand that Dance is a series of shapes made with your body that do or do not tell a story with or without emotion or sound. Through this definition the students will learn and perform basic dance formations and movement that relates to the curriculum in other classes.
MS Dance Standards
1. Strives to follow rules of the Dance Class
2. Uses movement as personal expression
3. Respects movement created by others
4. Participates in movement activities, discussions and reflections
5. Exhibits self-control
Students are assessed on a 4-3-2-1 scale based on the above criteria.
Throughout this course - if you ever have any questions - please email me, Ashley Dashputre at adashputre@woodlawnschool.org
Week of April 2nd
We will chart our bird's migratory pathway on the world map and rehearse our solos.
Week of April 9th
Spring Break
Week of April 16th
Wednesday - both sections of 6th grade together to rehearse solos in the Lodge and possibly the field.
Thursday - Dress Rehearsal with both sections of 6th grade together on the field.
Friday - Performance: Winged Migration at 2:15pm
Week of March 26th
Using what we know about each of our birds we will create our original phrase and learn how to retrograde it. Last we will record (on paper) our dance so we don't forget it!
Week of March 19th
We will warm-up and explore the choreographic manipulation: accumulation.
Week of March 12th
Welcome to the Spring Trimester Dance Class!
This trimester we will discover Dance and explore ways it relates to the curriculum in other classes. Students should come to each class wearing comfortable clothes and prepared to move.
Today we will...
...take time to get to know the instructor, more about each other, define Dance, and learn about course expectations and procedures. We will also explore stage directions, space, levels, locomotor, non-locomotor movements with common action words, create a dance and perform it for the class.
2010-2011 SCHOOL YEAR BELOW:
Week of May 31st
No class
Week of May 23rd
This is our last class. We will work on our group dances. Please bring music choices. We will choreograph and perform them in class.
Week of May 16th
Flash Mob!
We will watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYP4MgxDV2U
and do this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc_PizWNp6k&feature=related
Week of April 11th
Math Dances - we will warm up and practice and record the movement Mrs. Reulbach has been teaching you in Math class. If the weather is nice we will go outside to do this.
Week of April 4th
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Math Dances - we will warm up and practice and review the movement Mrs. Reulbach has been teaching you in Math class.
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Week of March 28th
We will create our own phrase books about our dance. Your books will be shared with the 2nd and 3rd graders over the next two weeks. The younger students will read your books and learn your winged migration choreography. We will reflect on this entire project and start discussing out next project.
Week of March 21st
Our performance is this week! Please bring your costumes on Wednesday and practice your movement.
End of February through the middle of March
Here is the narration for the performance - Mrs. Denham will be practicing with you in Science class over the next week.
Narrator: In dance class we created our own "winged solos." To create our choreography we learned about different ways to make movement. First we had create an original phrase. The movement we picked came right from our research about our birds and the video we watched in Science class called Winged Migration. Each of us chose 4 movements that resembled our birds. You may think of some of movements are funny, its okay to laugh but do not laugh too loud!
Once we created our original phrase we learned 4 different ways to manipulate or change our movement. Our demonstrators will show you what I mean!
The first demonstrator will show their original phrase and then the manipulation. The manipulation they will show is called accumulation. Accumulation means you do the 1st movement, then the 1st and 2nd movement, then the 1st, 2nd and 3rd movement, then the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th movement.
**Demonstrator shows original phrase and then the accumulated phrase**
Narrator: Our second manipulation is called retrograde. Retrograde means you do all the movements backwards. Lets watch our demonstrator perform their original phrase and then their retrograded phrase.
**Demonstrator shows original phrase and then the retrograded phrase**
Narrator: Our third manipulation is called diminution. Diminution means you do all the movements very little and sometimes slow. Lets watch our demonstrator perform their original phrase and then their phrase of diminution.
**Demonstrator shows original phrase and the phrase of diminution**
Narrator: Our fourth and last phrase manipulation is called augmentation. Augmenting a phrase means you do all the movements very large and fast! Lets watch our demonstrator perform their original phrase and then their phrase of augmentation.
**Demonstrator show original phrase and phrase of augmentation**
Narrator: We all memorized our five phrases and in doing so we created our solo. When you watch our performance - try to pick out the different manipulations!
Week of March 7th
Write down and bring to class your Original Phrase, Accumulated Phrase, Retrograded Phrase, Augmented Phrase and Dimunized Phrase. Remember, you will be turning all five phrases into me. Scroll down for an example of what these should look like.
Below is an example of what your phrases should look like (remember, you will write down your own movement, I am using made-up movement.
VERY IMPORTANT -- Look at your bird - and find in your closet clothes that look like you bird. For example: if you bird body is blue and the neck is black and the feet are yellow - try to find clothes that represent your bird and bring them to class on March 9th... this will be your costume for the 16th!
Original:
1. start in a ball on the ground
2. stand up and flap arms travelling 4 steps forward
3. run quickly in a circle
4. fall to the ground and hide face in arm (like a beak)
Accumulated:
1. start in a ball on the ground
1. start in a ball on the ground
2. stand up and flap arms travelling 4 steps forward
1. start in a ball on the ground
2. stand up and flap arms travelling 4 steps forward
3. run quickly in a circle
1. start in a ball on the ground
2. stand up and flap arms travelling 4 steps forward
3. run quickly in a circle
4. fall to the ground and hide face in arm (like a beak)
Retrograded:
1. fall to the ground and hide face in arm (like a beak)
2. run quickly in a circle
3. stand up and flap arms travelling 4 steps forward
4. start in a ball on the ground
Augmented:
1. start in a ball on the ground - ball is slightly larger than usual, not tight.
2. stand up and flap arms travelling 4 steps forward - flap arms wildly and fast.
3. run quickly in a circle - run quickly in about 3 or 4 circles.
4. fall to the ground and hide face in arm (like a beak) - fall to the ground quickly.
Dimunized:
1. start in a ball on the ground - really tight.
2. stand up and flap arms travelling 4 steps forward - flap arms slowly and very small.
3. run quickly in a circle - run in a slow motion circle.
4. fall to the ground and hide face in arm (like a beak) - fall to the ground in slow motion.
Week of February 28th
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Be sure you write down your Original Phrase, Accumulated Phrase and Retrograded Phrase and bring them to class next week. We will learn about augmentation and diminution. We will continue to create phrases about our birds and share them with the class. Bring your bird drawings and all Science material related to your Winged Migration!
VERY IMPORTANT -- Look at your bird - and find in your closet clothes that look like you bird. For example: if you bird body is blue and the neck is black and the feet are yellow - try to find clothes that represent your bird... this will be your costume for the 16th!
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Week of February 22nd
We will learn about Accumulation and Retrograde. Create phrases and share them with the class.
Bring your bird drawings and all Science material related to your Winged Migration!
Week of February 14th
This week we will critique and reflect on our performance in written form and then discuss our reflections. We will begin discussions on our next project! You do not need to dress out this week!
Week of February 7th
**Renaissance Minds Costume - DO YOU HAVE IT READY??**
All students will need to wear dark shoes (no heels), black pants, a white button down shirt or white long sleeve shirt or another plain white top UNDER (or apart of their) Renaissance Minds costume. Remember -- Your Renaissance Minds Character's costume is optional to wear (your neck up costume) for the our court dance, but not required.
Florentine Court Dance Notes and Choreography:
Introduction (Jake and Savannah) **Memorize before February 11th**
Greetings, welcome to our renaissance inspired court dance entitled: Hither and Yon.
Hither and Yon means "here and there" in Old English. Throughout the trimester we have learned basic principles of court dancing. We used famous renaissance artwork as inspiration for our shapes and movements in our dance. The title of our music is Concerto for Violin #2 in E Major, originally composed by Bach. We hope you enjoy Hither and Yon.
Title of Music: Concerto for Violin, No. 2 in E Major, BWV 1042 - Allegro
Count 8 counts of music and then enter.
Everything is the same as last week
After your 6th shape:
Hold 6th shape - 4 counts.
R arm to second (to the side)
L arm to the side
Both arms over head
Both arms go down
L hand to hip
R arm is second position.
Walk in a Circle (Jake leads) 8 Counts
Girls walk in and out with arms - 4 counts each
Boys walk out and in - 4 counts each
Claire lead everyone to a single file line
Chris leads- peel out to a V Shape
Claire leads the bow.
Venetian Court Dance Notes and Choreography:
Introduction (Matt and Steven) **Memorize before February 11th**
Hello, welcome to our performance entitled, Ring Around the Renaissance. Over the past few weeks, we have been preparing our renaissance inspired court dance. We chose movement and shapes from renaissance art and incorporated them into our performance. The title of our music is Concerto for Violin in A Minor. Enjoy "Ring Around the Renaissance"
Title of Music: Concerto for Violin, No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041, Allegro moderato
Wait 8 counts and then enter
Take 16 counts to enter in a line
everything is the same as last week
After the 6th shape - hold 4 counts.
R arm goes to second position (to the side)
L arm goes to the side
Both arms up
Put L arm on hip and R arm in second position
Walk RR for 4 and Tundue
Repeat: L, R, L
AJ leads a 16 count circle
2's face out
1's face in
1's walk forward and flip
2's walk backward and flip
1's step forward, hold hands and chase, and ripple to the floor
2's ripple to the floor
Stand up and Bow!
Week of January 31st
**Renaissance Minds Costume** All students will need to wear dark shoes (no heels), black pants, a white button down shirt or white long sleeve shirt or another plain white top UNDER (or apart of their) Renaissance Minds costume. Remember -- Your Renaissance Minds Character's costume is optional to wear (your neck up costume) for the our court dance, but not required.
Florentine Court Dance Notes and Choreography:
Title of Music: Concerto for Violin, No. 2 in E Major, BWV 1042 - Allegro
Count 8 counts of music and then enter.
Everything is the same as last week
After your 6th shape:
Hold 6th shape - 4 counts.
R arm to second (to the side)
L arm to the side
Both arms over head
Both arms go down
L hand to hip
R arm is second position.
Walk in a Circle (Jake leads) 8 Counts
Girls walk in and out with arms - 4 counts each
Boys walk out and in - 4 counts each
Claire lead everyone to a single file line
Chris leads- peel out to a V Shape
Claire leads the bow.
Venetian Court Dance Notes and Choreography:
Title of Music: Concerto for Violin, No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041, Allegro moderato
Wait 8 counts and then enter
Take 16 counts to enter in a line
everything is the same as last week
After the 6th shape - hold 4 counts.
R arm goes to second position (to the side)
L arm goes to the side
Both arms up
Put L arm on hip and R arm in second position
Walk RR for 4 and Tundue
Repeat: L, R, L
AJ leads a 16 count circle
2's face out
1's face in
1's walk forward and flip
2's walk backward and flip
1's step forward, hold hands and chase, and ripple to the floor
2's ripple to the floor
Stand up and Bow!
Week of January 24th
Choreography Notes:
16 counts - walk in. Left Hand on Hip, Right Hang in 2nd position.
4 balances forward.
2 balances (evens- back, odds- forward)
4 walks around your partner
6 shapes
*we will finish our choreography and write our introduction for the presentation*
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**Renaissance Minds Costume** All students will need to wear black pants and a white button down shirt or white long sleeve shirt UNDER (or apart of their) Renaissance Minds costume. We will talk about this in more detail in class.
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Week of January 18th
1. Warm up as a class
2. Discuss Improvisation
3. Guided Improvisation based on daily activities in the Medieval Times.
4. Chose music for Renaissance Minds Presentation
5. Begin choreography
6. Discuss costume options and introduction for presentation
*Please remember to wear comfortable clothes as discussed in class. No jeans or jeggins*
Week of December 13th
1. Warm-up as a class
2. Review space, levels, locomotor, nonlocomotor movements
3. Explore pathways, shape, size and directions.
4. Create a phrase of your own movement.
5. Observe and record other movement.
Reminder:
MS Dance Standards
1. Strives to follow rules of the Dance Class
2. Uses movement as personal expression
3. Respects movement created by others
4. Participates in movement activities, discussions and reflections
5. Exhibits self-control
To receive a 3 each class - they must come dressed for class and fully participate in the activities, journal entries and discussions - and will be assessed by the standards. If the student exceeds this expectation then they will receive a "4" for each class. If the student does not come dressed for class, then they are not prepared for class. They would then have to mark a tally on the sheet and will receive a 2 for the class. If the student is absent from class, then will not receive a grade for that class. At the end of the trimester all of the grades will be averaged and that will be the students final grade (4-3-2-1).
Week of December 6th
1. Journal Entry
2. Explore stage directions, space, levels, locomotor, nonlocomotor movements with common action words, create a dance and perform it for the class.
Please remember to bring basketball shorts, sweatpants or yoga pants to change into for class.
Week of November 29th
Welcome to the Winter Trimester Dance Class!
This trimester we will discover Dance in the Middle Ages.
We will highlight dance contributions of Dance in the Middle Ages.s
Objectives:
- Students will be become familiar with basic dance contributions and share them with the class.
- Students will understand that Dance is a series of shapes made with your body that do or do not tell a story with or without emotion or sound. Through this definition the students will learn and perform basic dance formations and movement from the Middle Ages.
- Students will form an appreciation for Dance based on its contributions. Throughout this unit, students will also compare and contrast through class discussions, a codified technique of Dance, such as, Classical Ballet or Modern Dance with the tradition of Dance in the Middle Ages.
During our first class we will take time to get to know the instructor, more about each other, define Dance,
and learn about course expectations and procedures.
Throughout this course - if you ever have any questions - please email me, Ashley Dashputre at ashleydashputre@gmail.com
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Sixth Grade – Dance
Each trimester your child will learn about the elements of dance, principles of choreography and dance vocabulary through creative movement and improvisation. We will also begin to integrate key academic concepts into our dance classes. Examples include math, social studies, science and language arts concepts.
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