Task Cards Matthew Bremner Theme Winter Olympic Sports

Task Cards Matthew Bremner Theme: Winter Olympic Sports Genre: Contemporary Dance

Introduction n “Part of learning dance is being open to learning new movement patterns— new ways of doing things. Often you will find that your habitual way of moving is only that—a habit—and, if you are willing to explore new ways, you will expand your physical options” (Sofras, 2006, p. 6. ). n In this lesson we will find new ways of developing movements and shapes and turning this into a movement sequence. n Each movement sequence must have a beginning, middle and an end.

Winter Olympic Sports n The Winter Olympic Games are a multi-sport event held every four years. The first Winter Olympics was held in 1924. n There were 86 events in 15 disciplines during the recent Vancouver Winter Olympics.

Warm Up n Equipment: pencil/paper Write down as many Winter Olympic Sports you can think of n Make a group of 3 n Compare the sports you could think of to your group members n

Structure Improvisation n In your group of 3, choose 3 movement patterns for the sports listed. n Once you have chosen 3 movement patterns for each sport, each group member must perform one of the movement patterns and turn this into a movement sequence with the next sport e. g. Ice dancing snowboarding mogul skiing

3 Winter Olympic Sports n Ice Hockey n Figure Skating n Slalom Skiing

Problem Solving Task Card 1 Ice Hockey Players The words underlined are the movement patters you must incorporate into your dance: n Sprint across the ice n Swinging their arms n Dodging their opponent

Problem Solving Task Card 2 Figure Skating The words underlined are the movement patters you must incorporate into your dance: n Lifting partner n Quick steps n Jumps/twists

Problem Solving Task Card 3 Slalom Skiing The words underlined are the movement patters you must incorporate into your dance: n Agile turns n Bumpy snow n Gold medal winning celebrations

Task Card 4 Final Performance n Now you have finalised your dance routine, it is now time to perform in front of the class

Discussion Questions n Why do dances have intentional rhythm? n What are some reasons to dance? n What is the difference between a dance phrase and a movement sequence?

Assessment Criteria Dance Routine: All sports were used: All members danced for each sport: Beginning and end were evident: n Performance: Attempted correct techniques Movement sequences flowed easily Choreograph was 100% retained by all members n Additional Comments Yes No

References -Schrader, C. A. (2005) 2 nd Ed. ‘A Sense of Dance. Exploring Your Movement Potential’, Human Kinetics, Champaign, IL, USA