Meaning of Choreography and Choreographer | Principles of Choreography JSS 1 (Basic 7) Cultural and Creative Arts

CULTURAL AND CREATIVE ARTS

________ TERM

WEEK 

JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL (JSS 1)

THEME: Performing Arts and Entertainment (Danes) 

PREVIOUS LESSON – 

TOPIC – CHOREOGRAPHY AND CHOREOGRAPHER 

LEARNING AREA 

1. Introduction

2. Meaning of Choreography and Choreographer

3. Principles of Choreography

4. Training/Presentation of choreographed Dance

5. Lesson Evaluation and Weekly Assessment (Test)

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES 

By the end of the lesson, most of the students should have attained the following objectives –

1. define choreography.

2. state some principles of choreography.

3. explain the term choreography.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

The students can dance with music.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of textbook, notebooks, CD player, musical instruments, dance outfits.

METHOD OF TEACHING

Choose a suitable and appropriate methods for the lessons.

Note – Irrespective of choosing methods of teaching, always introduce an activities that will arouse pupil’s interest or lead them to the lessons. 

REFERENCE MATERIALS

1. Scheme of Work

2. National Curriculum for SSS Classes

3. Course Book

4. All Relevant Material

5. Online Information

CONTENT OF THE LESSON

MEANING OF CHOREOGRAPHY

Choreography is the art of making and arrangement of dances.

PRINCIPLES OF CHOREOGRAPHY

1. Order

2. Beauty

3. Variety

4. Timely

5. Space

6. Energy

MEANING OF CHOREOGRAPHER

Choreographer is a theatre artist who creates, arranges dances, teaches dancers to perform a dance to the delight of an audience.

PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATION 

Training and presentation of choreographed dance with music or other tools.

PRESENTATION

To deliver the lesson, the teacher adopts the following steps:

1. To introduce the lesson, the teacher revises the previous lesson. Based on this, he/she asks the students some questions; then, the teacher –

2. Explains the terms ‘choreography’ and ‘choreographer’.

Student’s Activities – Listen to teachers explanation and take down notes.

3. Explains some principles of choreography.

4. Leads the class in performing a choreographed dance using music or any other tool.

Student’s Activities – Participate in class dance and choreography session.

5. Summarizes the lesson on the board.

Student’s Activities – Copy as the teacher writes.

CONCLUSION

To conclude the lesson for the week, the teacher revises the entire lesson and links it to the following week’s lesson.

LESSON EVALUATION 

Ask students to:

1. state the meaning of choreography.

2. describe who a choreographer is.

3. state two things a choreographer does that is different from a dancer.