Zion's dance LS

Zion’s Dance Learning Story     Term 3



Dance is the definition of happiness by Zion



The dance we are doing is the Charleston and it is hard when you look at it and do it. But when you get it and know how to do it you get sassier. We are doing a school production. We are adding different types of moves which include the Cook Island looking move. We have a line of girls and boys.  We hold hands and go out in out in. We turn each other’s position and the same thing but turn the girl around and do American looking dance then Jillian and Kayla do a cartwheel and splits, it’s awesome.

How do we learn an unfamiliar dance?

Our success criteria

Practice


Take a risk


Encourage others


Copy others


Carry on the tradition of the dance


Persevere


Use ideas from videos/use tutorials


Break it down - step by step


Slow the moves down


Put the moves together


Add our own style


Support each other by saying “Keep it up!”  “You’re doing great!”




To be honest I was really good at adding my own styles like being sassy because I know how to do it

I got better at supporting each other because I keep on thinking of myself not others

I felt relieved because I know how to dance now

I need to work on slowing the moves down because I will know what will be coming next and get sassier



The key comp I am good at is participating and contributing  because I never complain



The key comp I need to work on is thinking because I can’t think of the moves coming next.



Tawh’s feedback:

I noticed Zion was good at enjoying himself when he is dancing because it seems like the sort of thing he would enjoy.

I noticed needs to work on looking to the front because otherwise, they can’t see your smile.

Production