Dance Curriculum

Dance

S2 Teaching Schedule
Tutor: Rebecca Wong Mei Yuk
Period: Day 3, Lesson 4-5
Type: Modern Dance

Cycle	Contents	Deliver Concept
1	Introduction to modern dance & safety issue and rules in Dance class	What is modern dance?
2	Introduction to warm up exercise, foot work, combination and cool down	Posture for dance
3	Continue practice warm up exercise, foot work, combination and cool down	Co-ordination
4	Introduce floor work as a top up	Weight shifting
5	Introduce locomotion as a top up	Directions
6	Continue practice warm up, floor work, foot work, locomotion, combination and cool down	Accent
7	Introduce swing as a top up	Drop & catch
8	Continue practice warm up, swing, floor work, foot work, locomotion, combination and cool down	Open & close
9	Continue practice warm up, swing, floor work, foot work, locomotion, combination and cool down	Head tail connection
10	Introduce jumps as a top up	How to jump
11	Continue practice warm up, swing, floor work, foot work, jumps, locomotion, combination and cool down	Interpretation & motivation
12	Sharing section - understanding aesthetics	Aesthetics & appreciation
13	New movement plans (warm up, foot work, combination and cool down)	Breathing
14	Continue practice (top up with floor work)	Touch
15	Continue practice (top up with locomotion)	Extension & energy
16	Continue practice (warm up, floor work, foot work, locomotion, combination and cool down)	Core
17	Continue practice (top up with swing)	Music
18	Continue practice (top up with jumps)	High up
19	Continue practice & introduce movement choreography	Inspiration
20	Continue practice full class & coaching	Share ideas
21	Continue practice full class & coaching	Aesthetics
22	Continue practice full class & coaching	Aesthetics
23	Assessment	Assessment
24	Evaluation	To review & move on

Prepare by Rebecca Wong

S3 Teaching Schedule

Tutor: MAK Yuen Yi
Period: Day 1, Lesson 3-4
Type: Contem

Cycle	Contents
1	Introduction to modern dance
2	Safety issue and rules in Dance Class
3	Tuning up your body
4	Modern Dance Technique-cross floor
5	Technique and creativity
6	Explore of Body Awareness
7	Body-Effort /Shape/ Space
8	Formative assessment
9	Technique and Effort(Space-weight)
10	Technique and Effort(Time-Sudden/sustained)
11	Improvisation/Introduction of duo work
12	Technique and Effort(Flow-bound/free)
13	Technique and Shape (Shape Flow/Directional)
14	Technique and Space(direct/indirect)
15	The Steps of Choreography
16	Discuss and find out the theme and motif of your Dance
17	Using Motif to choreograph the dance
18	Using Motif to choreograph the dance/Learn from appreciation
19	How to express oneself by dancing /About our dance choreography and content
20	Practice and enrich the theme of the dance
21	Improve and correct the dance movement
22	Practice and arrange on stage problems
23	Examination
24	Review and giving individual advice

S4 Teaching Schedule

Tutor: LAM Wing Ki
Period: Day 1, Lesson 5-6
Type: Jazz Funk

Cycle	Contents
1	Safety issues and rules in dance class and introduction of street dance and jazz funk dance
2	Appreciation of choreography
3	Basic training of street dance: rhythm
4	Basic training of street dance: rhythm
5	Basic training of jazz funk dance: body alignment
6	Formative assessment (marks) Basic training of street dance: rhythm
7	Basic training of jazz funk dance: body alignment
8	Practice for summative assessment
9	Examination (10 marks) Summative assessment
10	Facial expression
11	Basic training of street dance: Isolation
12	Basic training of jazz funk dance: body alignment
13	Formative assessment (5 marks) Introduction of freestyle in street dance and jazz dance
14	Appreciation of freestyle dance
15	Learning the accuracy of movement
16	How to improve the power of movement
17	Formative assessment (5 marks) How to express the content of choreography
18	Explore the meaning of body movement
19	Practice for dance day
20	Practice for dance day
21	Practice for dance day
22	Practice for dance day
23	Practice for dance day
24	Examination (20 marks)Summative assessment