Unit Introduction

Unit Title:          MORE THAN JUST DANCE                

Key Concepts:        Time, Place and Space

Related Concepts:    Interpretation and Play

Global Context:      Orientation in space and time

Statement of Inquiry:Any location can become a canvas for art, changing the way we                                                              view both the canvas and the art on it

Inquiry Questions: 

Conceptual:          Does consciousness marginalise performance?
Debatable:           Does awareness influence consciousness?

Factual:             In what way does silence, sound and music influence our style?

Key Words

ACCOMPANIMENT

Definition:

Music played to support a person who is singing or playing a musical instrument or dancing

Description:

The man in the image above is dancing with the accompaniment of a guitarist. The guitarist is supporting the man who is dancing, by  giving him some background music to dance to.

DIRECT CORRELATION

Definition:

When dance movements and the beat of the music is synchronised

Description:

In the video about, please note how each movement is accompanied with a beat from the music, in complete synchronisation. That is dancing in direct correlation.

MUSIC VISUALISATION

Definition:

A dance that constitutes a direct translation of music into motion

CALL AND RESPONSE

Definition:

A structural device most often associated with African dance and musical forms; one soloist or group performs, and the second soloist or group performs in response to the first.

Description:

Note that the students respond to the call of their teacher.