Characters and Creative Movement · Theater and Dance Performance

Narrative Dance and Gestures

Learning how to tell a story through a sequence of planned movements and choreography.

Key Questions

  1. 1How can a single gesture represent a whole sentence of dialogue?
  2. 2What happens to a story when we change the speed of the dancers?
  3. 3How do dancers use the space around them to show relationships between characters?

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

ON: Dance - Grade 2ON: Drama - Grade 2
Grade: Grade 2
Subject: The Arts
Unit: Characters and Creative Movement
Period: Theater and Dance Performance

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