Chapter 19
MY DANCE AND YOUR DANCE
ACTIVITY 19.1
Dance in My Backyard
Do you have a dance form of your region that you practise? Have you seen dancers perform your regional dance? You will now take a field trip to a regional dance practitioner and learn a dance from them.
Note to Teacher: Arrange a
field trip to a regional dance
practitioner or group
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List some of their unique elements below.
- Name of the dance ___________
- What is the costume worn while performing ?_______________
- Did you use any props? ____________________
- On what occasion is this dance performed? _____________
- List the musical instruments used for the dance ____________
ACTIVITY 19.2
Dance(s) of My Neighbouring Region
Discuss the folk dances of neighbouring regions with your teacher and friends and list them. Decide on a dance you want to learn.
Learn a neighbour’s dance form with a workshop or from an artist.
Fill in the table comparing your dance and your neighbour’s dance.
| My regional folk dance | Folk dance from another region | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Name | ||
| 2. Costume | ||
| 3. Main instrument | ||
| 4. Props |
ACTIVITY 19.3
Finale
Present your regional dance or dances of neighbouring regions before the school.
Formative Assessment
| CHAPTER 19 – MY DANCE AND YOUR DANCE | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CG | C | Learning Outcomes | Teacher | Self |
| 3 | 3.1 | Interest shown to learn their regional dance. | ||
| 3 | 3.2 | Collaborative effort given to present a dance. | ||
| 4 | 4.2 | Actively discusses and learns dance(s) from neighbouring regions. | ||
Teacher’s observations:
Other comments:
Summative Assessment
| Dance | Individual | Group – Divided into 4 or 5 groups |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Shows one movement combining arms, feet and eyes. 2. Shows an emotion of choice—either in relation to your own experience or to nature with hand gestures. |
Each group to show few lines of a dance form of India. Each group will pick a sense and show emotion connected to that sense a sentence using hand gesture and postures. |
