Arts and culture
Grade 4
Critical and creative reflection
Module 11
Dance: warming up
Warming up
Activity
To warm up and prepare the body before executing physical activity [lo 1.1]
- It will be easier and more fun if you warm up with music. Choose music that is not too fast.
- Before attempting any of the activities, you must warm up your body. Warming-up reduces the risk of injury and will make the dances easier to do.
Breathing and spinal warming-up
- Inhale through the nose for four counts and gradually lift arms sideways.
- Stretch your spine.
- Exhale through the mouth for four counts and gradually lower arms.
- Repeat breathing exercise.
- Stand with feet hip width apart – knees slightly bent – arms down at sides.
- Roll down the spine for 8 counts – starting with the head, shoulders, torso, hips.
- Roll the spine back up for 8 counts – starting with the lower back, torso, shoulders and head until the back is straight.
- Repeat 4 times.
- Stand up straight – feet hip width apart – roll both shoulders backwards 4 times.
- Roll both shoulders forward 4 times.
- Take straight arms up to the sides – shoulder height – flex hands.
- Keep arms straight and push to the right – shifting the upper body to the right – keeping hips and feet still.
- Push to the left.
- Repeat 8 times.
- Put your hands on your hips – keep upper body still – rotate your hips – keeping legs still and feet on the floor.
- Repeat 8 times.
- Keep hands on hips and walk on the spot for 8 counts.
- Lift your right knee 4 times.
- Lift your left knee 4 times.
- Lift your right knee 2 times.
- Lift your left knee 2 times.
- Lift your knees alternately 8 times.
The Plié (pronounced: plee-ay
)
- Open your legs wide.
- Bend and straighten your knees – keep body straight– buttocks in line with your back.
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Repeat 8 times.
- Bring your feet together – feet facing outward – heels together.
- Bend and straighten your knees.
- Repeat 8 times.
Foot warm-up
- Stand up straight – hands on hips.
- Point and flex your right foot 8 times.
- Point and flex your left foot 8 times.
Assessment
LEARNING OUTCOME 1:
CREATING, INTERPRETING AND PRESENTING The learner will be able to create, interpret and present work in each of the art forms.
Assessment standard
We know this when the learner:
1.1 in preparing the body, follows a teacher-directed warm-up and skill developing ritual, with attention to safe use of the body, for example
- knees aligned over toes when bending;
- articulation (toe-heel-bend) of the feet and bending knees when landing from jumps;
- good posture at all times.
