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I have been teaching Performing Arts for over 10 years and I have a wealth of experience and knowledge to share with you. Most recently I was teaching in Bangkok, prior to this I was The Director of Theatrical Productions in Amman, Jordan for 2 years. Before this I was Head of Dance in a school in the UK for 4 years. I hope you find my resources helpful and if you do please leave a review. There are a mixture of Dance, Healthy living and PSHE resources for a range of ages and curriculum.

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I have been teaching Performing Arts for over 10 years and I have a wealth of experience and knowledge to share with you. Most recently I was teaching in Bangkok, prior to this I was The Director of Theatrical Productions in Amman, Jordan for 2 years. Before this I was Head of Dance in a school in the UK for 4 years. I hope you find my resources helpful and if you do please leave a review. There are a mixture of Dance, Healthy living and PSHE resources for a range of ages and curriculum.
Dance: History of Ballet
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Dance: History of Ballet

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Subject: Dance Level: GCSE / BTEC ballet unit/ A Level In this resource you will find 7 detailed theory lessons (based on 2 hour lessons): French courts (Paris 1582 – 1641) 2)18th Century developments including, Carlo Blasis, Jean-Georges Noverre 19th Century Developments - Romantic era 1855 - 1817 - Imperial Russia Diaghilev’s Ballet Russe Ballet in Britain Britain vs America Two resources mentioned in PPT: Article on British vs American style and methods of training
Kinesphere  Lesson: online or in person
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Kinesphere Lesson: online or in person

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SUBJECT: Dance KS2 or 3 Suitable for PE lessons on Dance This single lesson is a great way to explore the concept of “kinesphere” in dance Suitable for year 6 and 7 students will explore space to create their own motifs. Teacher must create for themself an 8 count phrases to teach as part of the lesson making use of a range of small and large actions for students to develop. It should be simple enough to pick up quickly
DIfferentiation Training
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DIfferentiation Training

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Subject: Teacher Training CPD Topic: Differentiation for high attainers Quite often we are very clear on how to differentiate for our lower attainers but we forget that this strategy should also be used for “stretch and challenge” This pack contains an hours CPD training on differentiation for higher attainers. I delivered this at my school for my department when it was a key focus for our school development plan and it went down really well - and I enjoyed delivering it, I hope you do too. Included: PPT for training session Facilitator guide Resource for participants Command words (GCSE) Task design resource Not included: You will also need the marks scheme for your subject area
DANCE -SEN/ Non Practical Participant booklet
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DANCE -SEN/ Non Practical Participant booklet

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Subject: Dance Topic: Booklet for non- participant/ SEN student to access the class I designed this PPT booklet for a SEN student that struggled to access the class and would sometimes remove himself from practical learning. This resource was a great way for him to show his understanding and still participate. We used it to allow him the opiton of practical or theory each lesson and it worked really well. I hope you can also use it.
Jerome Robbins - A level Dance
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Jerome Robbins - A level Dance

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Suitable for A level Dance Students or Btec Level 3 Dance students studying Jerome Robbins. Bundle includes 3 of my resources also sold separately: Robbins - Comparison of professional works Robbins - Stylistic Features West Side Story - Character details
Online/ in person Heroes and Villains Dance SOW
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Online/ in person Heroes and Villains Dance SOW

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SUBJECT: Dance KS2/ 3 In this pack you will find 3 resources: SOW suitable for KS2 and 3 dance (year 6/7) based on the idea of Heroes and Villains. This is a great scheme for keeping boys engages and easily adapted to suit in person and online teaching. Two full lesson PPT: Describing a dance idea from a stimulus (all theory/ written) and then creating a solo motif and developing it. If you are using flipgrid or google classroom these can be filmed by the students and sent to you.
TOP SECRET! Year 7 Dance SOW
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TOP SECRET! Year 7 Dance SOW

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SUBJECT: Dance Year 7 AREA: creating dance on a theme ALSO SUITABLE FOR: Dance year 6, PE (Dance unit) This is by far one of my most favourite SOW. Its engaging for boys, girls, reluctant dancers and high ability. It is fun and accessible on so many levels. I have adapted it several times over the years, please feel free to continue to adapt for your learners too. Resources in this pack 7 week SOW including differentiation, blooms questioning and links to GCSE PPT for Baseline lesson, Lesson 1, 2 and 4 PPT of structures in dance (you won’t need all of these for year 7 but its good to have) The Letters (resource to print or use electronically - these are each mission). I would normally put these in envelopes for each group to open at the start of each lesson. A workbook for non doers to work through and remain engaged in the lesson (possibly adaptable for your online learners if you are teaching a blended lesson Check list for peer assessment
KS3 Dance: FLAMENCO
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KS3 Dance: FLAMENCO

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This is three lessons in 1 ppt. It is usable for online learners and contains links to resources they will need. You will need to also set up FLIPGRID in order to see their videos (or any other ways - google classroom, teams etc) It covers the basics of Flamenco and an introduction to its origins. Students will also create their own 8 count “Zapeteado” rhythm. You can have them do this as solos or in pairs. The 3rd lesson is working in pairs to create duets using mirroring and unsion.
Year 7/8 African Dance SOW
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Year 7/8 African Dance SOW

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This pack contains a 6 week SOW plan exploring African style movement and choreography skills. In addition is a peer assessment resource and a self review module sheet for the end of the unit. Students will explore the basics of this style and create duets and group dances. Youtube links are provided so even a dance teacher less confident with this style can still deliver this.
DANCE - KS3 - CAPOEIRA SOW
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DANCE - KS3 - CAPOEIRA SOW

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In this resource pack you will find the following: 5/6 week SOW with links to GCSE Intro (Lesson1 ) PPT - this is doable online/ blended Lesson 2 PPT Lesson 3 PPT Peer assessment sheet for lesson 4 Lesson 5 is your performance lesson (no resources needed) Lesson 6 - self assessment (module summary) and worksheet on capoeira provided
GCSE dance Homework / online workbook
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GCSE dance Homework / online workbook

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I have pulled together a range of my resources to create a 69page work booklet for your GCSE dance students. Also suitable in some parts for PE: healthy diet, warm up and cool down This could be used during your online learning, as a homework booklet or as a booklet of activities you pull out for cover lessons! However you use it , there are bank of activities along with a tracking page at the start and the level descriptors 1-9 at the end
Human Rights SOW - Dance
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Human Rights SOW - Dance

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This sequence of PPTS was written for my year 13s. It is a long project and is adaptable for younger students (8-12 weeks) It lays out what unit 6 is and starts their investigation. Students will research and practically explore the dance idea “Human Rights”. This can be used as intended or adapted for other groups who want to explore this topic It includes several teacher led choreographic tasks and leads students to develop and deliver their own workshop lesson to the class based on their research. From each workshop, as the teacher, you then facilitate the rehearsal process to produce their pieces for final performance. When I did this my class of 12 produced a 50min production. As part of the project you also explore Ghost Dances and the work of Christopher Bruce.
Healthy Eating
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Healthy Eating

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This PPT covers the basics of a healthy diet and the effects. It was designed for ASDAN and I have used it for year 7/8 but may also serve well for revision for older students that also need this information in GCSE PE or Dance
Introduction to Shadows - GCSE Dance
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Introduction to Shadows - GCSE Dance

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This is a single ppt introducing shadows and encouraging initial thoughts and interpretations from the students. It could be extended to cover 2 one hour lessons simply by encouraging longer discussion and sharing of ideas It also provides an overview of the unit and a long term homework task. This would also be usable for your online learners. I do not have permission to share the videos from the AQA website but you will need two of them for this lesson: the whole work video and the interview with Christopher Bruce
New Years Resolution Writing activity
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New Years Resolution Writing activity

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This a lessons activity that can be completed independently as an a task set online or for cover. It will help your students set New Years resolutions and write a short essay about why they are setting them.
KS3 Dance Lessons
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KS3 Dance Lessons

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In this bundle you will find several resources that mix practical and theory for KS3. Online written activity for critical appreciation (you choose the work to watch, so can be used multiple times) A booklet of non practical participant tasks - I created this for injured students and with SEN students in mind that struggled to access the practical work. The tasks allow students to meet your learning objectives and use the language of dance to write about your lesson. The KS3 written task in a KS3 friendly GCSE style exam. You can use the whole thing or parts for cover work or classwork “Improving elevation” a lesson written for KS4 when my students were struggling to really get off the floor when they jumped Kinesphere lesson: single lesson that can be taught online or in person Creating a solo: two lessons that can be taught online or in person Flamenco: 3 lessons introducing this style to KS3, the first two of which are teachable online. If you find these to be as useful as I have in using them with my students, do leave a review.
Online lesson - Tap Dance
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Online lesson - Tap Dance

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This resource will provides links to watch the “So You Think You Can Dance Season 8 Final Show performance of dancers Matt Flint ( UK season 2 winner ) with Jess and Nick. Your students will also watch “Stomp” and answers questions independently. I have used this online by uploading to google classroom so I can see them work live on their document.
Online Lesson - Ghost Dances
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Online Lesson - Ghost Dances

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Students will watch the whole 30min Production (available on youtube and linked in the document). An additional resource is also linked in the document for students to access that provides further information. Questions are then provided to guide students to provide their initial impressions of this work.
DANCE KS3-  written task
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DANCE KS3- written task

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Attached is an end of year written test for KS3 dance in the style of the GCSE Dance paper. Feel free to use what is useful to you from it. I have done this with year 7-9 as an end of year test. But you could easily use this for Online lessons.