Performing Arts with Mrs Menelaou in Semester 1

This semester in Performing Arts students will be exploring the 3 components of Performing Arts:Dance, Drama & Music.

We have began the semester with Dance:

Grade 3/4 A, 3/4 B & 3/4 E

During the first 7 weeks of term 1, the students have been learning and focusing on the Dance component during their Performing Arts classes. We began by playing ‘Alpha Body’ which is using our bodies to create letters so to spell out students’ names. We then explored the 4 elements of Dance. Students watched some examples of professional dancers dancing to different types if dance and they had to reflect on each dances elements. Then, students created an ‘Alphabet Dance’, which involved creating a dance move for each letter of the alphabet, remembering them and putting each move in different orders so to spell out words, and at the same time creating a unique unison dance.

All Grade 5/6's

During the first 7 weeks of term 1, the students have been learning and focusing on the Dance component during their Performing Arts classes. We began by playing ‘Alpha Body’ which is using our bodies to create letters so to spell out students’ names. We then explored the 4 elements of Dance. Students watched some examples of professional dancers dancing to different types if dance and they had to reflect on each dances elements. Then, students created a ‘Fizzie Dance’, which involved creating dance moves that are influenced by different types of sports.