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We look forward to our M.P.P.S families joining us for our much-anticipated Christmas Carols Evening on Wednesday, the 11th of December from 4pm-7pm, as our talented students take centre stage to showcase their hard work and dedication. Over the past weeks, PLC, SLC, CLC and YYLC have poured countless hours into rehearsals, mastering not only the technical skill of accuracy, but also the art of expressive skills, such as projection, confidence, and facial expressions. Their growth and teamwork shine through every performance, promising an unforgettable evening filled with festive cheer and heart-warming moments. Don’t miss this celebration of their creativity and commitment! A few reminders below:
The YouTube links below are the songs chosen for the fantastic evening.
 In addition to Chinese Ribbon Dancing, and African Drum Dancing, Indonesia's Tari Indang has given all year levels another opportunity to practise the technical skill of coordination and the element of time. Whilst watching an example dance, Foundation - Level 2 students brainstormed verbs to describe dance movements, identified what they felt when they watched the dance, and compared how the dance movements look similar to other styles of dance. Level 3-6 students pointed out which elements of dance and choreographic devices stood out, and also compared how the dance movements look similar to other styles of dance. Students discussed how the element of relationships was important for dancers to move between and across each other, how the element of space was important as dancers used low/medium/high levels, and how the choreographic device of repetition helped the dancers to stay in unison. It was wonderful to see F-2 students mimic dance routines that used repetition and rhythm, and the Level 3-6 students create short dance sequences that show different levels, shapes, and directions. After watching the ‘Kangaroo Dance’ and the ‘Emu Dance,’ students in Performing Arts have been discussing the importance of storytelling in dance, and respecting the cultural expression of Indigenous Dance. Rather than mimic an Indigenous dance used in ceremony, students used it as inspiration for their own dance-making processes. It was amazing to help students tell their own stories through dance of an Australian animal. Well done to a YYLC small-group, who built and refined a 6-step dance about the Great White Shark.  Welcome to Dance, Term 3! In our starting weeks, students have been learning to show responsibility and empathy by demonstrating safe dance practices. Each year level has been learning procedures in Dance to help stay safe and healthy. For example, the importance of hydration and bringing a water bottle to class, providing space for self and others, stretching and warming up. Students have been enjoying mimicking and improvising dance movements in warm-up games, activities and videos such as Dance Freeze and Snowball attack. Below is a warm-up called ‘7 Jumps’ – a dance sequence that gives PLC students the opportunity to practice technical skills of balance, coordination and control.  The analyse stage is important for students to reflect on how a Media Artwork shows the Story Principles of character, setting, structure, intent, perspective and genre to its audience. During Weeks 8-9, this stage of production in Media also allowed students to present, question, and provide constructive feedback to themselves or others. |
