The appendix is intended to give teachers ideas for teaching the dance elements within their regular dance units. They can spark ideas for developing other activities with a different theme. They can be extended to become entire creative dance lessons. The activities in this appendix are not intended to be used in sequential order. The dance elements should always be taught within a meaningful context.
Actions Ask students to brainstorm a list of action words.
Have students categorize the words into actions which suggest turning, travelling, jumping, falling, expanding, contracting, stopping, etc. Select words form different categories to explore through movement. Review motif symbols with the students. Encourage students to explore the symbols using different body parts, body bases, space pathways and movement qualities. Motif writing is a system for recording the general sequence of movements on paper.