JR. CREW

TERM 3 – ONLINE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES (Updated June 1, 2020)

Plan for June 1-14, 2020 – Fourth & Final Round


Plan for May 11-31, 2020 – Third Round

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  • May 11-22, 2020 Jr. Crew Online Dance Learning Projects
    • The following options can be done in pairs (working together on the same thing, while social distancing using video chats to have fun doing this together! YOU EACH NEED to write your own self-reflection, PLUS, YOU EACH NEED to hand-in a copy of the work under your name in MS Teams.)
      • Option #1 – Learn a dance from a student choreographer
      • Option #2 – Choreograph a solo (one per pair)
      • Option #3 – Choreograph a combo (one per pair)
      • Option #5 – Learn a pre-choreographed dance available online (one per pair)
      • Option #6 – Create an entertaining dance in honour of Covid-19 (one per pair)
      • Option #7 – Research project on a dance technique (one per pair)
        • Option #4 (dance critique) & #8 (DPA log) must be done individually.

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Plan for April 27-May 8, 2020 – 2nd Round

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  • April 27-May 8 Jr. Crew Online Dance Learning Projects
    • The following options can be done in pairs (working together on the same thing, while social distancing using video chats to have fun doing this together! YOU EACH NEED to write your own self-reflection, PLUS, YOU EACH NEED to hand-in a copy of the work under your name in MS Teams.)
      • Option #1 – Learn a dance from a student choreographer
      • Option #2 – Choreograph a solo (one per pair)
      • Option #3 – Choreograph a combo (one per pair)
      • Option #5 – Learn a pre-choreographed dance available online (one per pair)
      • Option #6 – Create an entertaining dance in honour of Covid-19 (one per pair)
      • Option #7 – Research project on a dance technique (one per pair)
        • Option #4 (dance critique) & #8 (DPA log) must be done individually.

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Plan for April 10-24, 2020 – First Round

All assignments must be submitted and turned in on MS TEAMS, under ASSIGNMENTS.  If, and only if, your video files cannot be uploaded under ASSIGNMENTS, you can upload them here:  Block 1  and Block 2

URGENT: Fill out this 1min survey to tell me what project you will be doing from the list below (deadline to answer is Sunday, April 19).                                                 Block 1 Survey                                                                                                                 Block 2 Survey

  • DOWNLOAD THIS DOCUMENT: Jr. Crew Dancers (Block 1-2) – Assignment (April 10-24, 2020 – Updated April 16)
    • The following options can be done in pairs (working together on the same thing, while social distancing using video chats to have fun doing this together!)
      • Option #1 – Choreograph a solo
      • Option #2 – Choreograph a combo
      • Option #4 – Learn a pre-choreographed dance available online
      • Option #5 – Create an entertaining dance in honour of Covid-19 (to make us smile!)
      • Option #6 – Research project on a dance technique
        • Option #3 & #7 must be done individually.

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TERM 2 – Jr. Crew Research Project – Various Styles of Dance

Research Project Guidelines – Junior Crew – Various Styles of Dance

Dance Research Rubric – Various Styles of Dance

Teaching Rubric – Various Styles of Dance

  1. Locking
  2. Popping
  3. Funk (Disco & Soul)
  4. Liquid dance
  5. Lyrical (tells a story & dances to lyrics)
  6. Stepping (percussive beats)
  7. Tutting
  8. House 
  9. Whacking or waacking
  10. Voguing
  11. Animation
  12. Krumping
  13. New Style
  14. Jazz Funk
  15. Swing beat or New Jack Swing
  16. Afrobeat

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TERM 2 – PLANET B-BOY DOCUMENTARY

Planet B-Boy questions


TERM 2 – SELF-REFLECTION ON HANDS UP DANCES

Critique of personal performance for Hands Up

  • Block 1 – Complete one for “Goosebumps” and one for Lincoln”
  • Block 2 – Complete one for “Coming in Hot” and one for “Man I Used to Be Crazy”
    • I will mark for completion out of 5 marks.
    • I will mark the other for quality of content out of 10 marks.

TERM 2 – THE ELEMENTS OF DANCE (SYTYCD)

You can see all the videos that were shown in class to complete the worksheets.