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Beg-Int Modern

  • Lesson Plan Creator: Lauren Curley
  • Grades: Junior High, Highschool
  • Part of Class: Warm Ups, Feet, Center Combination
  • National/State Fine Arts Standards: Create, Perform/Present
  • Genres: Modern
  • Tags: Beginning, Intermediate

Join Lauren for a beginner-intermediate level modern class. In this lesson we'll explore the fundamentals of modern dance including swing, breath, and rebound.

Learning Objectives/Goals

Comprehensive awareness of spinal mobility including exploring curving the spine forwards, backwards, sideways, and spiraling.

Extension to the Lesson

Have the students partner up and have them watch one another do the combinations and give one another feedback.

 



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