Lesson Plan


UNIT:    Dance

GRADE:   10

LESSON:   4

THEME OR TOPIC:
Intro to Jive/Swing/Lindy
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
-
Rhythm, footwork, partner dancing, dance positions



EQUIPMENT:

- Stereo, music, bongos, video, task cards

   TIME                        LESSON CONTENT                                            TEACHING POINTS & ORGANIZATION

10 minutes
Introductory Activities/Warm-up

- Show video
- Rhythm finder


 - find space
- have music cued
                                            
35 minutes
Skill Development- Concept

Intro to partner dancing
- demo dance positions
-practice with partner switching
- they choose positions
- 2 lines, moving forward and back
-leaders forward,
- slow music than fast

- new partner- can't dance with same
partner twice
10 minutes
Culminating Activity

Grand march to finish

two = lines- show picture

alternating directions, no budging
slow than faster
5 minutes
Closure
- postural questions, footwork questions
- following/leading
Q's dance positions


Evaluation