- Ask pupils to explore different stimuli on a chosen theme,
eg jitterbug, rock 'n' roll, lindy hop - mood, relationships, stepping patterns, explosive jumps, supporting, lifting, dragging partner.
- Teach pupils some set dance patterns from a variety of dance crazes,
eg the jitterbug - step kicks on the diagonal; moving away, towards and round a partner holding opposite hands. Ask them to identify, copy and repeat movement patterns from videos.
- Help pupils to take steps and actions they have been taught, and to improvise and develop their own step and action sequences and variations.
- Ask pupils to practise working in unison or canon with a partner. Focus on step patterns, gesture, body shape, rhythm and, where appropriate, partner shapes and holds, and expressive and dynamic qualities.
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- perform dance step and action patterns in response to a range of dance styles
- show an awareness of the rhythm and phrasing of the music when improvising
- perform movement patterns effectively with a partner
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