Week 5: Indonesia - Tari Indang (Tambourine Dance)

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.