GCSE Dance Anthology

A revision account by dance educators.
This page will be filled with short tasks, revision notes, quizzes and worksheets for GCSE Dance.
Happy Revising!

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Welcome to our revision account! Here you will find lots of fun activities to help with your GCSE Dance revision! #gcsedance #revision

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Here are the answers! How many did you unscramble?🧐

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Can you unscramble these physical skills?

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ANTHOLOGY WORK FACT OF THE DAY:The costumes in Within Her Eyes are stylised everyday clothes. That consist of a beige shirt & skirt and khaki jumper & jeans. The darkness of his costume contrasted with the lightness of hers adds to the illusion of her floating on him in the space

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Question- Using this image as a stimulus for a duet, can you outline a choreographic intent?

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Let’s see how many different motif developments you can find in this word search! https://t.co/MNBxUb1LCz

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There are 3 main elements to a warm up- Mobilise, Pulse Raise and Stretch.
Can you come up with as many different ideas for what you can do for each section?

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ANTHOLOGY WORK FACT OF THE DAY: The aural setting in A Linha Curva was written by Percossa. The music, which includes vocal sounds, is played live by four percussionists and is influenced by Brazilian samba music. The dancers also contribute to the vocal sounds.

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Here is the video of Artificial Things-

https://t.co/QokArXMu1V

And the interview with Lucy Bennett talking about the work-

https://t.co/Idg8DVUr57

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ANTHOLOGY WORK FACT OF THE DAY:
Within Her Eyes, shows a love story with a twist. Cousins portrayed a unique narrative combining themes of love, loss & dependency. Rather than a conventional love story, it portrays a story where, no matter what, they could never be together.

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Watch this interview with Wayne McGregor talking about Infra-

https://t.co/ne4vx80g59

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Here is the video of Infra-

https://t.co/9hjsfTR9V7

Can you describe the set/staging?

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Play this Kahoot! Make sure you take note if you get anything wrong so you can work on that subject area more!

https://t.co/BpqUKomcGs

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ANTHOLOGY WORK FACT OF THE DAY-
The undertone for the final section of Artificial Things is about the characters coming to terms with life’s limitations - we all live within certain confinements, and we are subject to the gaze of ‘the other’.

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Question time-
How can you develop an action?

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Here is the video of the work A Linha Curva

https://t.co/wPdKxv0NoW

Can you describe how the lighting adds to the choreographic intent?

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ANTHOLOGY WORK FACT OF THE DAY:
A Linha Curva means The Curved Line in Portuguese. The stimulus for the work is Brazilian culture. Galili wanted to create a celebration the Brazilian way of life and the ability to live in the moment.

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Question time-
1) Define the definition of elevation

2) Describe one exercise a dancer could do to improve their elevation?

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Choreographic process
1) Research
2) Improvising
3) Selecting
4) Developing
5) Structuring
6) Refining

Get choreographing

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Dr Peter Lovatt – otherwise known as Dr Dance – is a dance psychologist who is passionate about the positive benefits of dance. Follow his tips on taking care of yourself during these difficult times and, if you’re feeling low, how to dance yourself happy! https://t.co/K7L2gCGzCj

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ANTHOLOGY WORK FACT OF THE DAY:
Wayne McGregor used three methods to generate movement vocabulary for the piece:
1. SHOW- a phrase for the dancers to copy and recreate
2. MAKE- a phrase on a target dancer
3. TASK- sets a choreographic task for the dancers to explore