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Bare Bones Dance CompanyGCSE Level Lesson PlanMagnificationChoreographer: Garry StewartObjective
To introduce some of the creative ideas behind Magnificationby Garry Stewart
Key Elements
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The relationship of dance to music
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Introduction to contact improvisation
Activity Outline
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Warm-up based on travelling through space and responseto a range of dynamic stimuli
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Basic principles of contact work
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Creative Task based on relationship between music anddance, improvisation, contact
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Cool Down and Reflection
Key WordsRelationship of music and dance:
correlation, visualisation,identification or enhancement of mood or character, narrative,mutual coexistence, disassociation, juxtaposition
Musicality:
texture, dynamics, style, structure, rhythm
Choreography:
Improvisation, Structuring, Refining,
Relationship:
body part to body part, complementary andcontrasting relationships, person to person, inter-action
 
Bare Bones Dance CompanyGCSE Level Lesson PlanMagnificationChoreographer: Garry Stewart
 
Warm-Up
Focus on travelling through space and weight-bearing movements such as press-ups, half handstands, rolling into and out of the floor. Assignmovements a number and call as participants startwalking in space and then build to running. Addother moves that will encourage the group to movein a more grounded and physical manner.Introduce a range of qualities or sounds that willaffect the way they are moving to encourage them tovary dynamic response.
Main ActivityIntroduction tocontact workCreative TaskPull –
In 2’sDemonstrate in a circle with two people facing eachother, holding wrist-to-wrist, leaning back supportingeach other’s weight. See how far they can bendthrough the knees and come back to standingmaintaining straight arms and holding each other’sweight. Repeat with opposition single hands andback to back.Start back to back and see if by moving to touchshoulder to shoulder, partners can make a completecircle to where they started - back to back.
Push
Back to backOne Shoulder to shoulder Try pushing each other across the spacemaintaining the contact point
Manipulating Body Parts
In twos –
Mover and Manipulator 
Stand opposite a partner, one manipulates jointsand body parts and the other reacts by moving,leading with that part. Swap around.Repeat; as the mover reacts ask them to create asound that resembles how the body part mightsound when moving. Play with exaggerating thesesounds. Change roles.Repeat taking in turns, one move each, keeping thesounds going. Try moving with a range of dynamicsand styles, such as slow motion, short and sharpTry a new starting point:Overlapping, facing frontThe floor An intertwined, statue shapeSet a duet of around 8 movements each. Try withand without the sound. Vary dynamic.Show duet to another duet for peer feedbackAsk each duet to interject with 3 gestures such as:A sharp look in the same directionA short, shar ab of the elbow or knee
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