Y1O Research Task

Research
Your task is to research the history of Contemporary (modern) Dance and to create a PowerPoint showing your findings (in your own words), which you shall give as a presentation to your class.
*Remember to keep note of the websites you visit and the research you download


Basic Information
You should include information on at least three of the following:

Isadora Duncan Katherine Dunham Martha Graham
Jose Limon Merce Cunningham Steve Paxton

Who they are / When & where they were born
Their Dance Style name and features (eg, they used precise arm moves & dramatic moves)
When, Where, Why, How their dance style began
Mention any specific dances they have choreographed
Include a Summary of Contemporary/Modern Dance and discuss how dance developed
Be clear about which dance style/technique came first
Include pictures


Useful links to get you started

Modern Dance http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_dance
Contemporary Dance

Isadora Duncan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isadora_Duncan
Katherine Dunham http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Dunham
Martha Graham http://marthagraham.org/resources/aboutgraham
Jose Limon http://www.dancespirit.com/articles/9
Merce Cunningham http://www.merce.org/
Steve Paxton http://www.independentdance.co.uk/who/teacher.php?teacher_num=81

Bollywood Introduction & Lesson 1 Homework

Overview

Research
· Research into the Dance Bollywood Genre
· Research into Bollywood Films through viewing tasks
§ Movements
§ Formations
§ Costumes & Makeup
§ Style
§ Characters
§ Filming Technique


Planning
· Create a Timeline of the process of Research, Planning, Creating and Evaluation
· Create a Rough and Neat Storyboard of the whole dance
· Create worksheets showing the movements you have created


Creating
· Create a Bollywood style dance
§ Using your research of the Bollywood Genre
· Creating a video journal


Evaluating
· Online Diary
· Reflection within each lesson
· Final reflection on completed work

















Homework: Research


· Update Blogger (be sure to add Miss Shrubb on the Blogger)
§ http://dancediploma.blogspot.com/


· Research Bollywood dance & answer the following questions
§ What movements do they use mostly in the dance?
§ Draw the formations that they use
§ How do they dance? (how much energy, how fast,etc)
§ What else do you notice in the dancing?
§ How do the main characters dance in comparison to backing dancers?
§ Where is the camera focused?








Due in for your next lesson with Miss Shrubb
*Remember your dance kit also!

Homework 1: Research

Hello Again!
Just a reminder about the Homework. You would have started this in lesson, so it's not as long as it may look!

1. a. Print your own copy of the poem
o You must analyse the poem in further detail & annotate around the poem
(you can write around the poem, make notes, make links between words, draw
Write your own ideas, find out word meanings)
o Then you need to print a photograph /picture/painting that you think relates to your poem and write how it relates to your poem


2. a. You then must research a professional dance work that uses a prop,
· Write Down the Name of the dance
· Write Down how they use the prop
· whether you could use the same prop in your own dance (remember it’s a winter theme & we are travelling...so no a cupboard is not a good prop!)
· has it helped you to think of a prop that you might be able to use?

3. Bring in a umbrella, scarf, gloves and hat to use the following week & your own choice of prop

4. Update your journal

Miss Shrubb

Writing Your Blog

Below are the guidelines for writing your blog. They are compulsory to write, if you wish to add more (including photographs) you may.

• An entry for P1 & 2
• An entry for P3 & 4
• You must explain what your task was during this lesson
• Who you worked with
• What you did to complete the task
• If you shared any work
• How did you feel about your own work?
• How could you improve?
• What did you do best?
• How did you feel about the work of others that you saw?
• How could they improve?
• Is this work ongoing? Will you need to do more to it to finish it?
• You should include some technical terminology in your writing, such as ‘performance skills', 'stimulus', 'gesture', 'choreography', 'dynamics', 'freeze frame',
• optional: to write the movements you created or learnt within lesson

You need to be clear about whether you learnt anything new or improved your skills in something. The examiner is looking for evidence that you have improved during the year.

Now you can get Blogging!

Miss Shrubb

Welcome to the Dance Blogspot!

Hello & Welcome!
This is the blogger for the Dance students for the Creative & Media Diploma. You need to keep this web-address safe and to continually check for updates.

• What you need to do now is set up your own blogger! (www.blogger.com)
• You can make it colourful and pretty but the most important thing is to keep a journal about everything that you do! (you shall receive guidelines about what to write)
• As soon as you have created your own blogger you can post me a message on this blogger, as to let me know your blog address
• We will be able to check your blog at any time, so it's important that you keep it up to date

Miss Shrubb