Dancers use their movements to tell a story. Create a dance story using the template below. You can make your story be about anything you want.

Step 1: Choose a Main Idea. This is what your dance story will be based on.

Step 2: Based on your main idea, choose 3 supporting details. Make sure they are related to your main idea. Write it down in the “Think” column.

Step 3: Create your choreography. Write down your movements based on that supporting detail in the “Move” column. Create an 8-count dance phrase for each supporting detail.

Step 4: You can draw a picture in the “Draw” column.

Put all of your movements together and create a dance based on your dance story. Post your Dance Story movements on the flip grid. You can add music that is related to your story. 
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Additional Art lessons:

CREATING A DANCE
Ideas for Dance come from a lot of places.

Choreographers are people who create dances. They use a variety of sources as inspiration and take these ideas and put them into movement for artistic expression.
1. For example, music, observed dance, books, poetry, things in nature: trees, wind, animals, etc., or a personal experience.
2. Improvise or make up a series of movements that have a beginning, middle, and end. (like a story).

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DANCE ACTIVITY
In this activity you will become a choreographer and create your own dance. Choose 3 Locomotor and non-Locomotor (Axial) Movements and put them together to create your dance.
For example:
JUMP 8 times / TWIST 4 times / TURN 2 times

Practice the different moves and choose a combination of jump/twist/turn or whatever 3 Locomotor and Axial movements you want. Challenge yourself to change your level or direction.
​(See the movement list below for ideas)
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Post your choreography to the Flip Grid:
https://flipgrid.com/71a33a52

Use the link below to add music oryou can pick your own song:

Here are some movements to explore:
JUMPS
This is a move that defies and lifts the body off the floor. There are five basic jumps that are determined by the number of feet a person has on the floor when they take off and land from a jump. The 5 jumps are:

1. Two feet to two feet. 2:2
2. Two feet to one foot. 2:1
3. One foot to the same foot. 1: same 1
4. One foot to the other foot. 1: other 1
5. One foot to two feet. 1:2

Practice the 5 jumps styles. Pick your favorite style of jump and play with the movement by changing levels or direction.
Try these jumps at different levels…. low to the ground, mid- level, and up high.
You can change directions while you jump. Jump side to side or front to back. Jump with a turn or to a diagonal.

Turning
A turn is a rotating movement performed with the entire body resulting in a change of direction. Some examples are cartwheels, pirouettes, and somersaults.
Twisting
We are also able to rotate each of our body parts, this action is known as twisting.

Circles
Circles are shapes that are used very often in dance. There are many ways that you can use them in your dance in order to create interesting movements.
1. Circle a particular body part
2. Trace circles on the floor or in the air
3. Move parts or your whole body in a circular motion
4. Travel in a circle

​Levels
The three levels of dance moves are known to be high, middle, and low.
* High-level are movements that are either elevated or aerial in space. When a dancer jumps, leaps or hops, he or she is considered doing the high-level dance movement.
* Middle level refers to a dancer’s movement when he or she is standing but not in an upright position. (Bent over)
* Low level refers to floor work or any dance movement and action that take place on the floor. It includes, crawling, slithering, and rolling.

Animals on the MOVE: Inspired by Lion King on Broadway 
Musicals are the embodiment of the Visual and Performing arts.  It is one of the few places where you can be immersed in a story through music, dance and art through the magic of theater.  Today you will get to watch a variety of videos related to the third LONGEST running Broadway show, THE LION KING. The show opened on Broadway at the New Amsterdam Theatre on Nov. 13, 1997. 
Many of you may have seen the animated movie but the Broadway production has dances that are very unique due to the amazingly creative costumes and elaborate puppetry created for this show. Now sit back and relax as you enjoy a video of “The Circle of Life” performed at the Music Awards Gala 2018. 
 
The Lion King - Circle of Life | Musical Awards Gala 2018 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewOAsUWQJvo 
 
Optional Follow up videos: 
Learn a dance from the Lion King cast.  Produced by Get up and Go movement 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Avf5QyUY1Bo 
 
Respond & Reflect: 
Now that you have seen the video of “The Circle of Life” think about how the different animals move. Each costume is an embodiment of the animal and the shows’ creators had to figure out how each animal should move.   
Can you list 2 or 3 animals from the dance? Describe how they moved? Try the motion(s) yourself. 
 
Create & perform:  
Now there are many other animals in our world. Can you think of 2 or 3 other animals that were not shown in the video? Try to create motions that are inspired by the animal(s) you have chosen?          There is a list of Locomotor and non-locomotor motions at the end of lesson) 
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Share your creation with us..... 
In your original dance try to include 2-6 motions inspired by animal. Make sure you have enough space and a clean background behind you when you take pictures/video. Dances should not be more than 6 motions in length. Feel free to repeat your dance two times if you want (1GB file size max). No audio is needed. 
******IF your parents give you permission- share that video to flip-grid - See the tab, on the cvesdvapa.weebly.com, that has MORE...and scroll down to the flip grid link for Flip-Grid Challenge.

Flip Grid Connection
https://flipgrid.com/9127ffda

 
Sources 
https://www.etonline.com/lion-king-turns-20-how-disney-musical-became-one-broadways-best-exclusive-90774 ​