Format
Each video dance lesson includes the following sections (assessments are embedded):
> Introduction
> Warm up
> Exploring concepts and developing skills
> Taking turns dancing and giving feedback
> Creative choice
> Cool down
> Review
Supplemental materials are also included to extend student learning.
Objectives
Lesson 1
Popping Part 1 of 2
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
> Flex and release different muscles to create a pop effect.
> Pop their arms, chest, and legs separately as well as pop their whole body.
> Move their body into many positions while Popping.
Lesson 2
Popping Part 2 of 2
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
> Pop their arms, chest, legs, and whole body by flexing and releasing their muscles.
> Move with soft, medium, and hard intensity pops.
> Perform a choreographed sequence of Popping movements using different intensities and body parts.
> Improvise with Popping by using different body parts, intensities, and changes of speed.
Lesson 3
Waving Part 1 of 2
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
> Perform a broken up wave by isolating one body part at a time.
> Show a smooth wave from hand to hand.
> Create waves of different sizes like small and large.
Lesson 4
Waving Part 2 of 2
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
> Execute isolated broken up waves and smooth trace waves.
> Perform a choreographed Waving sequence using sharp isolations and smooth movements.
> Combine Popping and Waving.
> Improvise with Waving by doing different types of waves in many positions: broken up waves,
smooth waves, small waves, big waves, and trace waves.
Lesson 5
Key Moves Part 1 of 2
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
> Perform a fresno with their arms in different positions.
> Isolate their head and body to perform a neck-o-flex.
> Travel with a walk out in many different ways.
Lesson 6
Key Moves Part 2 of 2
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
> Execute a neck-o-flex, fresno, and walk out with pops.
> Perform a choreographed sequence of key moves using small and big size movements.
> Combine Popping, Waving, and key moves.
> Improvise with key moves by changing arm positions, speed, and traveling.
Lesson 7
Tutting Part 1 of 2
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
> Demonstrate 90 degree angles with their hands and arms.
> Make small and large Tutting movements.
> Create their own tuts by flipping their wrists and sliding their arms.
Lesson 8
Tutting Part 2 of 2
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
> Demonstrate small tuts, flips and slides, and large King tuts that form 90 degree boxes.
> Perform a choreographed sequence of tuts with pops.
> Combine Popping, Waving, key moves, and Tutting.
> Improvise with Tutting by doing small tuts with their hands, large tuts with their arms, flipping their
wrists, and sliding their arms.
Lesson 9
Animation Part 1 of 2
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
> Perform dime stops with their whole body and with single body parts.
> Break down a walk into smaller parts using dime stops.
> Animate movement to bring an idea or character to life.
Lesson 10
Animation Part 2 of 2
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
> Use dime stops to animate a walk and bring a character to life.
> Perform a choreographed sequence of movements that give the effect of stop motion Animation.
> Combine Popping, Waving, key moves, Tutting, and Animation.
> Improvise with Animation by using dime stops to suddenly stop moving on different counts.
Lesson 11
Culmination
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
> Demonstrate Popping as well as many of its key moves like fresno, walk outs, and neck-o-flex, in addition to doing other styles that often go along with Popping like Waving, Tutting, and Animation.
> Perform a choreographed sequence of movements that include Popping, Waving, key moves, Tutting, and Animation.
> Freestyle with Popping, Waving, Animation, Tutting, and the key moves.
Standards Alignment
National Standards
Crelata lessons are aligned to the National Core Arts Standards for dance.