Achy Breaky Heart Steps

Line dancing - You will have a week to learn the steps to this Dance -


Achy Breaky Heart Steps-
You will be expected to perform this as a group not as an individual.

Ways in which you could learn this -

1. Write the steps down in the sequence that they are performed
2. Learn it in parts - Learning a step at a time.
3. Practicing the steps by yourself
4. Learning steps without the music
5. Learning steps with the music.

Learn to observe how the movements are performed.
Use the music to help you keep in time.
Find the music "Achy Breaky Heart" Down load it to your computer or Ipod or MP3 player

Most of all have some fun learning this dance. - (We will perfom this next week)

Physical Education is all about learning.

website: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnC2MNE1zuo

Dance Unit

Dance Unit

Objectives:
To have Fun through Social interaction.
Demonstrate basic skills in different styles of dance.
Develop the ability to apply the skills of choreography and interpersonal skills in dance performance situations.
Critique the performances of others objectively.
Combined the features and elements of movement composition in dance to perform in a range of contexts.

Dance styles:
Line
Rock ‘n’ Roll : Jive
Jazz / Modern

Essential Questions
What is Dance?
Why do people/ you dance?
What is the difference between structured & unstructured dance?

To Find Out More about what we are doing for Dance

Click on the below links to find out more information

Dance_Unit.doc

Affective_Domain__Rubric_dance.doc

Cognitive_Dance_Essay.doc

Welcome to ICS Grade 9 Physical Education

Welcome to ICS Grade 9 Physical Education Course for 2008- 2009

The purpose of this website is to assist students understand what they are doing for Physical Education.
Physical Education is more than just playing games. It about learning how to learn & at the same time learning how to work with others as well as on your own.
It about learning to develop your motor skills - What are they you may say? Being able to walk or run is a motor skill. It took you time to learn how to do that activity.
We also learn about using our brain in physical education ,setting goals, planning how to improve our skiil level & fitness. We learn about strategies & rules in games.
We learn how to work with people - when playing agames - we learn how to cooperate, lead & socialise with others to a achieve a goal .

Hopefully after completing a number of topics played for this year you will feel that you have learned something from doing Physical Education.