Toolkit for Schools CHINA What we are going to learn in this topic Facts about Chinese Dragon dancing Choreograph a Chinese Dragon dance as a class Choreograph your own Chinese Dragon dances in groups ID: 1018146
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1. Culture through danceSunderland CultureToolkit for SchoolsCHINA
2. What we are going to learn in this topicFacts about Chinese Dragon dancing.Choreograph a Chinese Dragon dance as a class.Choreograph your own Chinese Dragon dances in groups.
3. FACTSDragon Dances are an important part of the Chinese New Year celebrations and many Chinese festivities and festivals. The Dragon Parade is a highlight of the festivities. The Dragon represents wisdom, power, and wealth and a very important aspect of Chinese Culture.It is also said that the Dragon Dance performed on New Year's Day scares away the evil spirits and all the bad luck with them...Source: https://www.china-family-adventure.com/dragon-dance.html
4. FACTSDuring the Dance, a dozen or so performers hold the dragon up on poles. They raise and lower the Dragon making him "dance" as they wind through the crowds to the sounds of horns, drums and gongs.The Chinese Dragon Parade is customarily performed along with Lion Dancers, acrobats, kung fu performers, and of course, the drums and horns, all ending in a burst of firecrackers!Source: https://www.china-family-adventure.com/dragon-dance.html
5. FACTSFor the Chinese Dragon costume, different colours can be chosen. The main body of the serpent could be green, for a great harvest or yellow, to represent the empire; golden and silver colours symbolize prosperity, and red denote the excitement and good fortune of the festivities.Dragons vary in length, some reaching up to 100 meters long! It is believed that the longer the Dragon is, the more luck it will bring!Source: https://www.china-family-adventure.com/dragon-dance.html
6. watchWatch the video and look at:What the dancers wear.The music they dance to.The movements they perform. Can you give some examples?Chinese Dragon Dance
7. ShareFrom watching the video:What do the dancers wear?Which instruments could you hear?Is the music fast or slow?Which body parts do they move the most?Do they dance slowly or quickly?
8. tryLearn a Chinese Dragon dance!
9. checkWhat have you learnt about Chinese Dragon dance?
10. Key wordsSequence Lots of movements put together in an order. A sequence of movement is like a sentence. It should have a start, middle and an end. Group formationThe pattern the dancers stand in. They might stand in a circle, line or a square as they dance the movements.
11. watchWatch the video clip and try to remember one movement you see.Chinese Dragon Dance
12. ShareWhich movements did you see?
13. taskIn your group/pair:Each person in the group thinks of one movement. Do this movement for 8 counts. Add each person’s movement together in your group to make one long sequence. Choose a group formation to dance in (a line, circle or a square).Move to a different formation and repeat your dance. Add a start position.Add an end position.
14. 1 star, 1 wishWatch each group perform their dance.Tell them: 1 thing you liked about their dance1 thing you think would make their dance betterYou could talk about:The start positionThe end positionThe steps they doThe arms they useThe group formationsDid they know the dance very well?
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