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BTEC Subsidiary Diploma in Performing Arts
Unit 49: Developing Movement Skills
AFRICAN DANCE WORKBOOKTutor: Gina Mayolin
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Find some information about AfricanDance
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What are the features of this style?
AFRICA - A LAND OF CONTRASTS
Name two great deserts of the African continent
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Where are the tropical rain forests to be found?
Name 2 mineral resources to be found in Africa.
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How have African people traditionally made their living?
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Name some of the countries:
MASKS
Masks are used for many social events and rituals. They are worn with acostume, which often hides the real identity of the wearer.Find out some more information about masks:
Find some pictures of masks and draw or stick them here:
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Design and colour your own mask: What materials would you use?
Dance sense: Find out what these words mean:
Mirroring
Copying
Complementing
Contrasting
Draw a moment in your choreography of each of the above:
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Floor Patterns
Mirroring Copying
Complementing Contrasting
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In African dance different group patterns such as circles, lines or wedgesare used to add visual interest.
Draw and write about the floor pattern you used in your owndance. Use the following symbols:
Male dancer Female DancerStartFinishUse arrows to show the direction of travel.
Upstage
Stage RightStage Left
Downstage
Why did you choose this floor pattern?
Themes in African DanceOften African dance will tell a story. It can also be used as a preparation for battle, toreinforce a peoples sense of identity, to mark major changes or commemorate animportant event. The dance is used to communicate and express feelings that aredifficult to convey in other ways.
Tell your own story and draw a picture:
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African DanceA choreographic interpretation by Carl Cambell
How does the dance begin?
Describe the costumes
What images are shown during the dance?
What floor patterns were used? Circles? Lines? Wedges?
What levels were used in the dance? Low? Medium? High?
Describe a movement using each one.
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Did you see any of the following? Unison? Canon? Complement? Contrast? Explain.
How does the dance end?
Give your opinion about the dance.
Learner ASSESSMENT SHEET: AFRICAN DANCENational Subsidiary Diploma in Performing Arts
Composition1. Which movement ideas did you contribute to the story?
2. What did these represent? How did you make them more dance-like?
3. What floor patterns did you use to make your movement more interesting?
4. How well did you keep to the rhythm?
5. Did your composition contain any moments of unison/canon/mirroring/copying?
Performance6. Did you maintain a low body and flat feet throughout the dance?
7. How well did you use the stage space?
8. Did you maintain focus and energy throughout the dance?
9. How could the whole group improve the dance?
10. What do you think was particularly good about yourperformance? Why?
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Targets for Improvement: