Welcome to

6th Grade Dance!

Introduction Week

First Days…

• Attendance/Introductions

• “Did you choose dance?”

• Review “First Day Letter” (make note of Remind 101 number, “Class Day” & survey, when Letter is due! Dance Checklist.

• Classroom Information

• Visit Gym/lockers

• “Getting to Know You Survey” –Go to www.broncosdance.weebly.comClick on Class information, go to 6th Grade on the drop down and take the survey for your class

Classroom Procedures

• Report to Gym (check white board before entering), sit on middle line

• Dismissed to lockers, 5 minutes to change out and then line up at door

• Walk QUIETLY (30 seconds to class)

• Get Dance Notebook, put away belongs in assigned slot, sit on assigned seat and work on warm up question at front of the room on small freestanding white board

• If absent prior class check drawer for any written work, or ask Mrs. Riley (or your group to get you up to speed)

• Class discussion on Warm Up Question

• IF you are sick/injured you will need to take an “alternate assignment” sheet out of red hanging folder at the front of the room

• Prepare for physical warm up/dance class activity

END OF Class Procedures

• Stop and listen quietly to Mrs. Riley for final instructions/reminders

• Turn in any written work into “Daily Work” turn in bin

• Please pick up all belongings, any paper/pencils on the floor

• Carefully put away any speaker or room device used --- IF GROUP

LEAVES OUT YOU LOSE PRIVILEGES NEXT CLASS!!

• Dismiss to Gym, 5 minutes to dress, and return IMMEDIATELY to dance

room – NO SHOW BACK (Referral)

Stay Up to Date!!

• Sign up for Remind 101 ! Text your class code to 910-684-5054

• A DAY: @6adayd

• B DAY: @6bdayd

• Follow @broncosdance on Twitter

• Follow broncosdance on Instagram

• Visit the Bailey Dance Website for class assignment info, notes, and general dance news and updates www.broncosdance.weebly.com

Upcoming…

• Wednesday 8/26/Thursday 8/27(Bday) ~ Have the Class Survey completed!

• Friday, 8/28/Monday 8/31(Bday) ~ Turn in “First Day Letter”

• Friday, 8/28/Monday 8/31(Bday) ~ Dress Out!!! ~ Bring combination lock,

pen/pencil, folder with paper & letter

Intro to Dance ~ Class 2

• Reminders: Survey is due TODAY!! (8/26 A day & 8/27 B Day); “First Day Letter” Due on Friday 8/28 – A Day and Monday 8/31 A Day

• Warm Up Question ~ Hand out & 7 Habits Intro

• Seat Assignments

• Classroom Procedures

• Ice Breaker (First Semester)

• What is my Compass Point? //Respect & Safe Behavior Activity

• Individual Learning Style ~ Homework

“Let’s Talk About It!”

• - Talking on your assigned spot the first one minute of class is OKAY.

•- Talking QUIETLY during partner written warm up is OKAY.

•- Talking QUIETLY during activity transition is OKAY.

•- Talking during group work/activity is EXPECTED.

•- Talking as an audience member, during physical warm up, during class instruction or other performance time is NOT OKAY.

• General rule of thumb: "If I hear music, I don't hear you!"

Dance Class Consequences

• 1ST VERBAL WARNING

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• 2ND WARNING, SIGNATURE

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• 3RD WARNING, PARENT CONTACT

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• *2 SIGNATURES IN ONE WEEK, WILL CONTACT PARENT AND AP

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• * IF YOU DO NOT HAVE YOUR BEHAVIOR SHEET IN CLASS, AUTOMATIC 2ND SIGNATURE, IF BROUGHT AFTER LOCKERS. IF NO BEHAVIOR SHEET, AUTOMATIC REFERRAL

2/2 & 2/3 Essential Question

•Explain what it means to warm up. Explain what

happens anatomically (what is your body doing),

mentally (what does it do to your mind), and

physiologically (what functions are occurring inside

your body) while your body warms up.

2/2 & 2/3 Class Agenda

• Essential Question ~ Discuss

• Review Safe/Respect Behavior Activity

• Warm Up Movement Pre-Test (30-35 min)

• Record Warm Up Pre Test

• Self Grade/Assess

Feb 3rd (A) & Feb 4th (B) Essential Question

Explain what dance is to you and explain all the reasons you can think of as to why people dance.

2/3 & 2/4 Class Notes

• Three Main Reasons People Dance…

•DANCE FOR RECREATION - dance for fun, health benefits/exercise, can include

cultural and social dance

•DANCE FOR ARTISTIC EXPRESSION – dance to express your feelings,

emotions, communicate, tell a story

•DANCE FOR CULTURE/CEREMONIAL – dance that is tied to a specific region

or group of people; dance done for celebration, customs, holidays, marriage, agriculture,

etc.

Feb 3rd & Feb 4th Class Agenda

• Essential Question ~ Discuss

• Make sections in Notebook: WARM UP, CLASS NOTES, & RESPONSE sections

• Class Notes: Reason why people dance.

• Warm Up Step Review - 10-20 min

• Record Pre-Test Warm Up Steps in Groups

• Self assess/grade your warm up pretest

2/5 (A) & 2/8 (B) Class Agenda

•** NO ESSENTIAL QUESTION ** ---- UNIT 1 PRE-TEST

• Finish Individual “Learning Syle” Sheet if not complete

• Self Assess/Grade Movement Pre-Test – Enter Score on Goal Sheet, Write

in Learning Style on Goal Sheet --- Is Compass Point accurate?

•Class Warm Up together & Stretch Intro

• Intro to “Elements of Dance”

•** Mrs. Riley Absent 2/8 (B Day) – pretest & MJ documentary

ICEBREAKER

• Line up alphabetical order by First Name

• Group together by Birthydays – in order from January 1st-December 31st

• Creative Movement

Next Class…

• First Day Letter due

• Dress Out

• Complete “7 Habits” Behavior in Dance Worksheet

Class 3 – 6th Grade Dance

• First Day Letter is due! If not here, it is a signature!

• Do you have your pen/pencil, folder with paper, agenda?

• Turn in Essential Question & 7 Habits Homework

• Pre-Test

• Essential Question #2

• Respect/Safety, Spacing, stage directions, kinesthetic awareness, dance your own way, with your own style!

• Intro to Class Warm Up/Stretching

Class # 4 – Intro to Dance

• Attendance

• Work on Essential Question from last class, if you completed this, please wait quietly

• Discuss EQ

• Grade Pre-Test/Complete Data Sheet

• Review Warm-Up – finish learning warm up and continue into stretching

• Intro to “First Element” – Body Movement if time permits/Across floor

Class #4 – Intro to Dance

• Remind 101 Reminder – sign up for extra credit (read list)

• Anyone absent last class? Take pre-test!

• EQ/ discuss

• Review Warm Up/stretching section

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• Intro to Elements of Dance (B.E.S.T)

• Identify locomotor/non locomotor movement in groups/Review

• Across Floor lines/movement

Essential Question #3

• Thursday 9/3 (A Day) and Friday 9/4 (B day)

• Tell me in as many ways as you can, why people dance?

Also, list in as many ways as you can how your body can

get to place to place (verbs) and how in can move in place?

Describe!