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Dance TASK 1 With any physical activity, it is important to warm up. This included stretching and raising your heart speed. Fill out the table below sharing ideas of different warm up exercises- a few examples have been given to start you off. A B C D E F G 10 STAR JUMPS REACH FOR YOUR TOES & HOLD FOR 20 SECONDS 20 DABS H I J K L M N RUN ON THE SPOT FOR 20 SECONDS O P Q R S T U 15 HOPS V W X Y Z SIDE STRETCH TASK 2- Put on your favourite upbeat song and create a warm up, using your name. e.g. J-A-D-E = run on the spot for 20 seconds, 10 star jumps, reaching for toes, 20 Dabs What song did you use?
Dance Choreography 0. Isolation (moving 1 part of your body) 1. The Floss 2. Turn 3. Slide 4. Jump 5. Dab 6. Create your own 7. Side Step 8. Pose 9. Travel
Please fill free to TASK 3- Put on a piece of music and using your telephone number create a sequence. You can YouTube the movements above, we will looking at these moves in September, so master them in front of your mirrors now! EXTENSION TASKS Try using your date of birth or a different phone number to change your sequence Try using different speeds of music to challenge your timing TASK 4- Create a mind map on what rules you would have to follow in a Dance class: e.g. No chewing gum! DANCE RULES!
DRAMA Task 1- WARM UP Practice the following tongue twisters- repeat each one at least 4 times. How fast can you go? 1. Unique New York 2. Red Leather, Yellow Leather 3. Smelly shoes and socks shock sisters. 4. How much wood could a wood chuck; chuck if a wood chuck could chuck wood. 5. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, Where s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked? Experiment with the tongue twisters: Say it fast then slow Say it loud then as a whisper Try with different accents- American, farmer, very posh, cockney etc
Creating Drama Everyone enjoys a good sketch, play or creating scripts and using your imagination is extremely important in Drama. TASK 2- Write a short script. Please use a variety of characters, exciting adventures and a cliff hanger ending. What happens inbetween is up to you! Firstly, set your characters (around 3 works well for a short script). Who are your characters? Characters: e.g. a Victorian orphan called Nancy- resilient, cheeky and light footed. An alien chief called Clackkkkclaw- serious, ruthless and ambitious. A wise old man called Fred- friendly, frugal and a secret robber. 1 2 3 Where is it set? e.g. space, a smelly cellar in London, a theme park in America... When is it set? In world war 2, the future- 3045..
TASK 3- Create a story board: Using your script ideas- draw and annotate important aspects of your story.
TASK 4- Grab some friends, an ipad/phone & act out your storyboard! Film your play- become a superstar! Send your ideas to the NLL- Performing Arts Department! See the website on how to upload or where to send work
MUSIC Task 1- complete musical instrument word search
Musical Parody Parody music, or musical parody, involves changing or copying existing (usually well known) musical ideas or lyrics, or copying the particular style of a composer or artist, or even a general style of music. Although the intention of a musical parody may be humour it is the re-use of music that is the original defining feature. Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8nv5hwd-js TASK: Create your own Musical parody to one of the following backing tracks UPTOWN FUNK- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mivbl01uqpu WE WILL ROCK YOU- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blikqus8iq4 SHOUT OUT TO MY EX- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bzmklauflw HAKUNA MATATA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lhsqml5vzq
TASK: Select a theme to base your parody on: Fast Food School A Hobbie Family **Remember most parody songs are funny- so have fun! TASK:Write the lyrics to your Musical Paradoy
TASK: Record your song! Use the steps on the website to upload your song.