Speaking the Language of Dance

1. Speaking the Language of Dance Serene Webber, swebber@cablespeed.com Karen Kuebler, kkuebler@bcps.org DETI 2014

2. Connecting Meaning to Symbols We see and use symbols in our everyday lives.

3. Connecting Symbols to Movement “As visual aids Labanotation symbols provide a means of clarification and communication. If one can write down what one wants to say about a movement, then one can communicate this information to others as well as remember it later for oneself...The eye must be trained to see, the mind to comprehend.” Anne Hutchinson Guest • Enter/Exit Ticket - brief motif • Warm-up - Explore flexion, extension, rotation, active stillness, and directions through verbal and visual cueing

4. Connecting Symbols to Create Objective: Students will be able to identify dance notation symbols and with a partner create an original movement motif using the 8 symbols learned in today's lesson. • I Have, Who Has? • Create A Phrase • Pair Performance and Notate Neighbors • Square & Share with a Graphic Organizer • Exit Ticket

5. Connecting You to Resources • LIMS Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies www.limsonline.org/ • Dance Notation Bureau www.dancenotation.org/ • Laban Writer • KineScribe • Motif Speed Writer http://www.labanlabs.org/motifspeedwriter/

6. Connecting Words & Movement Keep The Pace Amble Bounce Crawl Creep Dash Gallop Hurry Lumber Rush Stride Stroll Trot Trudge Walk

7. Connecting Words & Movement Onomatopoeia Babble Bang Buzz Clang Clank Clink Heehaw Hiccup Hurrah Plop Pow Splat Squish Whir Zap

8. Connecting Words & Movement All Curled Up Furl Kink Knot Labyrinth Retract Revolve Roll Spin Spiral Swerve Veer Wriggle

9. Connecting Words & Movement Not Very Clear Blurry Clouded Drab Foggy Gloomy Hidden Masked Obscure Shady Veil