K 224: Teaching of Dance Lesson Plan

TEACHER NAME: Bryce Fish DATE: 04/2/18

TARGET
AUDIENCE/GRADE: 3-High
School

NAME OF DANCE: Ka Mate Haka – New Zealand All Blacks

NATIONAL PE STANDARDS (Must write out full standard and sub-standard related to dance)
Include 1 for each standard if possible.

 Standard 1 (S1.E5.3-5) (3) Performs teacher-selected and developmentally appropriate

dance steps and movement patterns. (4) Combines locomotor movement patterns and
dance steps to create and perform and original dance. (5) Combines locomotor skills in
cultural as well as creative dances (self and group) with correct rhythm and pattern.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES:
FUNDAMENTAL and/or DANCE MOVMENTS-
 Skill: I will pay attention and learn the specific movements to a cultural ritual war dance
from Polynesia.
 Fitness: I will maintain the athletic ½ squat position for the whole time to keep up the
muscular endurance

SOCAL OR ACADEMIC FOCUS-

 Personal & Social Responsibility: I will engage and learn about cultures that are not my
own, while also paying attention and being the best student possible.

EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Squad lines, task cards with cues on them for teacher

MUSIC: No music

SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS: I will stay in my space and follow along so that I do not mess anyone
else up or become a distraction. I will also take the war dance serious and have fun!

ORGANIZATION OF STUDENTS:
 Students are spread out along sideways lines with an arms-length between them and their
neighbor.

DIRECTIONS:
 The most well-known haka is Ka Mate, the ceremonial haka performed by the All Blacks.
Ka Mate is thought to have been composed by Te Rauparaha, chief of the Ngati Toa tribe,
in the early 1800s. The pre-match haka is a long-standing tradition of the All Blacks,
dating back to 1884. The Ka Mate haka was first performed by the All Blacks in 1906 and
was the predominant haka performed by the team for nearly a century. In 2005 the All
Blacks introduced a new haka, Kapa o Pango, which was developed specifically for the
team. The All Blacks now perform the two hakas interchangeably.
  Students will be spread out in lines facing the front and will learn how to do the
Polynesian War Dance Haka. Each step will be worked through and built upon until they
have gotten all of the moves
 Pre-dance – Students stand in their athletic stance (The athletic stance will be
maintained throughout the whole dance) … They will be in a ½ squat with the arms in a
parallel position bent right in front of the breast area.
 2x thigh hit and then the chant and dance officially start
 Pt. 1 2x Thigh, Thigh, Chest, High – (Kamate Kamate Ka Ora Ka Ora) –
 Pt. 2 Punch right, left, under 2,3,4,5,6,7,8 – (Tenei Te Tanga Ta P’uhuhu-huhu Nana
Nei I Tiki Mai Whakawhiti Te Ra) -
 Pt. 3x Slap right, 2, left, 2, right, left – (A Upane A Upane A Upane Kaupane) -
 Pt. 4 tuck, jump – (Whiti Tera) –
 Once dance is known without the chant, add in the chant.

CUES:
 Follow traditional lyrics
o Kamate Kamate Ka Ora Ka Ora
o Tenei Te Tanga Ta P’uhuhu-huhu
o Nana Nei I Tiki Mai
o Whakawhiti Te Ra
o A Upane A Upane
o A Upane Kaupane
o Whiti Tera
 Follow Teacher’s Cues
o Thigh Thigh chest high
o Thigh thigh chest high
o Punch right, left, under 2,3,4,5,6,7,8
o Slap right, 2, left, 2, right, left
o Tuck
o Jump

EXTENSIONS/ADAPTATIONS/MODIFICATIONS:
 Can also be done sitting down crisscross applesauce. If done sitting down, instead of
jumping, just throw the arms up making a big ‘Y’ with the body and arms.

REFERENCE:
 Youtube: Haka tutorial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id-Bvcc6YbQ
 Youtube: haka lyrics - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ul1nT7Mdn6g
 Youtube: Haka – All Blacks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqWB1RfOO4M