| ODC Dance Homework May 8 until the end of the year!
Your 2007-2008 ODC Dance ME Book
As a way of wrapping up your fantastic year of dance, you will be creating
your 2007-2008 ODC Dance ME Book. This book will include your experiences,
feelings, memories and thoughts about your year of dance. Remember the
Winter Celebration? You were part of the Romantic Ballet, “the Legend of
ODC’ia.” Remember your technique classes - Ballet, Fundamentals, Modern,
Tap or Jazz? Remember the dances you created in Creative Dance class?
Now that’s a lot to think about!! Let’s take one step at a time. You may
start with any section. Just make sure to be thorough and careful with your
work. You may need to shift from one section to another. Just try to
complete each one. You also may use your dance notebook for ideas and
information. Now let’s get started.
My Technique Classes
Think about the different technique classes you have taken this year -
Ballet, Fundamentals, Modern, Jazz or Tap. Write some things about these
classes. These questions may help guide you as you think back. You can
also use pictures, poetry or symbols to express your idea.
- What are the important things that you have learned in these
classes?
- What has really stood out to you?
- How has your body changed since you have been taking these classes?
- What new dance vocabulary words have you learned?
- What has a teacher said to you in this class that has really made a
difference?
My Dance Perspectives Classes - the Romantic Ballet Era and Physics and Dance
What do you remember about the Romantic Ballet era? the ballerinas, the
costumes, the ballets, Giselle, the choreographers, the Wilis? Draw several
pictures that represent what you remember from this time in ballet history.
What do you remember about our study of the connection between physics and
dance? push, pull, reaction, action, force, balance, energy, etc. Draw a
picture to represent what you have learned about these concepts in relation
to movement.
My Own Dance Creations
Let’s remember the different movements that you have created over the year.
Think about your creative dance tools: shape, patterns, energy changes,
levels, rhythm changes, personal space, self space, stillness with energy
and pathways. Remember a movement or part of a dance that you created or
help to create this year that you really liked. Pretend you are e-mailing a
message or writing a letter to a friend to describe to him or her about this
cool movement or dance you created. This is a friend who knows nothing
about dance. Try your best to communicate in a clear way in order that your
friend understands your dance.
My Rehearsals and Performances
Create a diary or journal that contains memories from your rehearsal time
and memories from the tour performances and the performance at Plaza MS.
Please include short entries that help to describe some of the memories.
Your first part would be rehearsals, 2nd part about the tour and the 3rd
part about the Plaza MS performance.
Example:
Rehearsal
Entry 1 - I remember that I was tired during this one particular
rehearsal. – nothing was working. The teacher yelled at me a lot.
Entry 2 - I was so successful today because I really knew my dance. I was
on my marks every time. HURRAH!!
Tour
Entry 1 - I was very scared when I did my first performance. I saw kids in
the audience laughing and that hurt my feelings.
Entry 2 - My last performance was pretty good. I made fewer mistakes but I
could be better.
Performance at Plaza MS
Entry 1
The theater was awesome. I felt so small on stage.
Entry 2
We had to wait such a long time to get on to stage but when I did I felt
confident and enjoyed performing my dance.
You can have as many entries to each part as you want.
My Golden Moments and A’Ha’s
This part of your book is for all those things that stood out to you during
the year that you really want to remember - like; something special that was
said to you by a teacher or a friend, something that you were asked to do
that surprised you or something that you really liked that you read
in “Dance Matters.” These memories didn’t have to have occurred in a
dance class; maybe it happened in the cafeteria, dressing room or hallway.
Have fun remembering!!
I Am A Dancer
Create a cover for your book that reflects the dancer you are now and the
things that are important to you. Use the cut-out dancer to help you
design this cover.
Be colorful, creative and enjoy. This is a special book.
Please put your name on it.
My Dancing Friends
Create a page that your friends can write on and send you wonderful dancing
greetings. You will pass your book around at the end of the day and have
your friends write on this page. You will also have a team picture to paste
onto this page.
ODC Dance Homework
March 31 - April 4
Make sure that you have all of your make-up as listed on the supply list
that went home. Girls, also have your supplies for making a ballet bun as
instructed, unless your choreographer has told you to have a different
style. Remember: gel, gel and more gel!!!Girls must have their "performance
hair" for the next 3 weeks.
ODC Dance Homework March 17 - 21
Write down three goals to make your performance the best it can be!
ODC Dance Homework February 25 - 29
Find a way to write down your teacher choreography so that it can help you
erview and practice your dance when you are at home. Think about the stage
directions we have learned, LOD symbols and any other ways of recording your
dance that would help you remember it.
ODC Dance Homework February 19 - 22
No written homework. Rehearse your dances.
ODC Dance Homework February 12 - 18
Time & Tempo Teams: What is the audience's responsibility during a
performance?
All other teams: What is the audience's responsibility during a performance?
and What is the difference between a concert dance performance and a sports
event?
ODC Dance Homework
February 5 - 11
Time & Tempo Teams: Answer the following question: Why do we have a
performance?
All other teams: Write a paragraph answering the following questions: What
is the purpose of a performance? What is the performaer's responsibility?
ODC Dance Homework
January 29 - February 4
Time Team: Write 4 statements about the ideas you heard in today's
discussion on rehearsal
Other Teams: Write one or more paragraphs about the ideas you heard in
today's discussion on rehearsal.
If you were absent: write one or more paragraphs about what you already know
about rehearsal.
ODC Dance Homework
January 16 - 22
How would you apply what you have learned about the laws of science during
the last 3 weeks to understanding and improving your own dance technique?
Use your vocabulary words to help you with your answer.
ODC Dance Homework
January 9-15
Once again, we’d like you to watch the world around you and make some
observations. This time, we’re interested in how gravity is demonstrated.
Look for things that are heavy, light, balanced or unbalanced (falling!).
Make a chart to record what you see to share with the class next week.
HEAVY LIGHT BALANCED UNBALANCED
Reflection: How does gravity affect your dancing? What is the relationship
between gravity and a dancer?
ODC Dance Homework
January 2-8 2008!!!
Look for things in your daily life that show the concept of force that we
explored in today’s lesson. When do you see someone or something pushing or
pulling another thing? Record what you see to share with the class next week.
Create a chart with one column labeled PUSH and another labeled PULL. Find
about 10 things that you notice doing those actions. For example, you might
notice that you push the door to open it. Or you see someone pulling on
their coat to put it on.
Then answer the reflection questions that follow.
Reflection: How does force (pushing and pulling) create balance, falling,
movement or stillness? What is the relationship of the forces between
objects or people?
December 10-14, 1852
ALL
You are invited to perform in the Paris Opera Ballet's production
of "Giselle" next week. You will dance the role of a peasant or a willi.
(Choose one.)Please bring a small item that you can wear that will help
represent your character.
You are also invited to the party after the performance. You may bring a
refreshment or food, but remember that we will be in the 1800's in Paris,
France. What might people eat at that time? What might they call the food or
drink? Use your imagination and your resources to come up with something
appropriate and fun! See you there!
Sincerely,
The Faculty of the Paris Opera Ballet School
For the Energy /Effort Teams (Mrs. B.'s and Mrs. Spear-Jones Perspective
classes) -Your Romantic Ballet Projects are due the week of Dec.10 - Dec.
14. However if you would like to do it sooner, you may present it during
the week of Dec.3 -7. Be detailed with your projects. Do not hesitate to
email either Mrs. B. or Mrs. Spear-Jones if you need help.
karen.buchhiem@vbschools.com or gwen.spear-jones@vbschools.com
November 26-30
Time Team
Check that you have the following handouts and homework assignments
completed when you next come to ODC:
1. information in your own words about each of your 2 dancers/choreographers
(1 paragraph each).
2. completed Venn diagram
3. paragraph about yourself as a famous dancer
4. yellow sheet (handout) with boxes for the 10 different dancers and
choreographers
November 14 - 20
Time Team
Finish your Venn diagram including 5 facts about each dancer/choreographer
that you have researched. Also include 5 ideas that they have in common. For
example, they both lived in the 1800s.
November 7 - 13
Time Team
Pretend that you are a famous dancer and write a paragraph describing your
own dancing. Are you especially light and jumpy like Lucille Grahn? Or
perhaps you show amazing balance and control like Marie Taglioni! Do your
jumps make the audience gasp like Jules Perot? Use your best descriptive
words to describe your best dancing skills.
October 22-26
Read the handout about an important person in the Romantic Period in ballet
and be prepared to share the information in your own words.
October 15-19
Write a paragraph about the information from today's lesson on the Romantic
Period in ballet. What ideas stood out to you?
October 8-12
Research and write down 3 facts about "The Romantic Period" in ballet
history (mid-1800s).
October 1 - 5
Define the word "gesture"
Give exambples of everyday movements people use to communicate without
words. Example: hand forward, palm out -- to signal stop; hand to ear to
show "I can't hear you."
September 24 - 28
1. Write down the name of your home school teacher including Mr., Mrs. or Ms.
2. Write a short story with a beginning, middle and end relating to
the "Relationship Bag" you created last week. This story should have
elements of reality (fact) and elements of fantasy (miction, make-believe).
September 17-21
1. Bring back all forms
2. Organize your dance notebook. Use the following subjects for the dividers:
Perspectives
Ballet
2nd Technique
Creative Dance
September 10 - 14
1. Bring back all forms (make sure both sides are signed!)
2. Think of someone or something you have an important relationship with.
Then either draw a picture, write a statement and/or bring in an object that
descibes that person or thing. Put it in your paper bag. Also describe the
relationship in space (near, around, over). Decorate your paper bag.
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