DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN MAPEH (PHYSICAL EDUCATION– 10)

I. LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

At the end of the lesson, you are expected to be able to:

1. define choreography;
2. identify the basic elements of choreography; and
3. create a simple dance routine applying the basic elements of choreography.

II. SUBJECT MATTER:

A. TOPIC: Choreography
B. REFERENCE: Carver Dance Department. Basic Elements of Choreography. Web. N.d.
Accessed November 20, 2016. http://www.varverdance.net/basic-elements-of-
choreography.html.
C. TEACHING AIDS: Powerpoint presentation and TV

III. PROCEDURES:

Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity

Good Morning Class!

Good Morning Ma’am.

A. Daily Routine

a. Cleaning of Classroom
Kindly pick up some piece of papers
and arrange your chairs.

b. Prayer
Please stand for our prayer.

Jefther, please lead the prayer.

Classmates, let us bow down our head

and feel the presence of our Lord.
You may now take your sit.

c. Checking of attendance Thank you, ma’am.

For your attendance kindly put your name

here in our attendance sheet.

(writing names on paper)

B. Motivation

Before we proceed to our main topic, let's

watch a video related to today's topic and then
prepare for the following questions.

Follow up questions:

1. What can you say about the video? What

did you observe?
Yes, Liam?

The choreography of the dance is

smooth and clean.
Okay, Very Good!

2. What kind of dance genre do you think she

performed? Any idea?

Yes, Sapphire?

A combination of modern dance and

You got it right. street dance.

C. Presentation

(Start the discussion)

Today, we are going to discuss the basic

elements of choreography.

But before that let us read first our learning

objectives.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

At the end of the lesson, you are

expected to be able to:

1. define choreography;

2. identify the basic elements of

choreography; and

3. create a simple dance routine applying

the basic elements of choreography.
Choreography

In your own opinion how do you define

choreography?

Yes, Mark?

Choreography is the art of designing

dances.
Okay, Very Good!
As you can see in the video earlier, we can
see a lot of hand and body movements as well
as formations they choreograph the dance
smoothly.

Choreography
Who can read the first slide?
The term Choreography came from two
Yes, Kyla. Greek words: khoreia, meaning dance
and graphia, meaning notation or writing.
Hence, it simply means "dance-writing."
Next slide, who can read?

Yes, Leo. Choreography is the art of designing

dances. It is the art of composing ballets
and other dances which involve planning
and arranging the movements and step
patterns of dancers. Choreography
demonstrates the language of
movements.
There are two types of Choreography. One is
improvisation and the other is planned.
Improvisation is where dancers get a general
guideline on what to do, but some movements
can be interpreted by themselves. Whereas, a
planned choreography is dictated to the
dancers in specific details. This type of
choreography is the one mostly used in all
kinds of dance styles from ballet to street
dance.

As a dancer, it is very important to know the

basic elements of choreography, which is the
shapes, actions/movements, time, space,
formation, focus, direction, and level.

The first element of dance is Shapes. So, who Basic Elements of Choreography
can read the definition of Shapes? Yes,
Thalia.
1. Shapes - refer to the lines that the
body forms like straight or curved,
symmetrical or asymmetrical.
In creating a dance steps, dancers must
possessed a variety of shapes in their body.

What about the definition of Actions?

Rizza please read the definition. 2. Actions/Movements - refer to the

motions of the dancer's body. Locomotor
or non-locomotor movements may be
Action is any human movement involved in the used as step, walk, or run.
act of dancing. What do dancers do? They
move! This is the action they perform. In short,
it is steps.

Next, Kindly read the definition of Time Jeff 3. Time - refers to rhythm, tempo, and
unison of movements.

Dancers have to make decisions about timing.

Are their movements quick or slow? Are
certain steps repeated in different speeds
during the work? So, the time refers to how
the body move in relation to time.

Next is the Space. Who can read? Yes

4. Space - refers to the position that the
Please.
body occupies. Examples are upstage,
downstage, stage R, stage L and center
stage.

When we say Space. We are talking about

where the action of dance takes place. Dance
moves through space in an endless variety of
ways.

Please read the definition of Formation Jaz. 5. Formation - refers to where the
dancer's body is in relation to other
dancers as well as the space that groups
of dancers occupy. Examples are lines
(straight, diagonal, curved, or circular),
blocks (square, rectangle, and so on),
and staggered lines.
As a dancer, one of the major aspect that we
consider is how the choreographer created a
unique formation in the dance floor it
somehow add spice to the performance.

6. Focus - refers to where the dancer is

How about Focus, kindly read Glenda.
looking at. Examples are front, back,
sides, corners up, down.

In dancing, dancers should always aware of

their focus it’s either to the judges or to the
audience. And depending on the dance steps
they created.

Next is the Direction, who can read? Yes

Nathan. 7. Direction - refers to where the dancer
is moving. Examples are forward,
backwards, sideways, diagonally,
upward, and downward.
Directions can make the performance looks
clean and neat if the performers perform in a
unison or simultaneously.
And lastly, please read the definition of Level 8. Level - refers to where the dancer's
Rico. body is in the air as well as the vertical
space the dancer's body occupies like
high, medium, and low.
Levels, in dance, is how we use different
heights in the Space. It refers to the vertical
distance from the floor.

D. Application

(The class will be divided into three (3) groups,

each group will be given five (5) minutes to
prepare the activity.)

ACTIVITIES

Directions: Group yourself into 3 groups.

Create a simple dance routine applying the
basic elements of choreography, you may only
choose one or two among the eight basic
elements of choreography.

In 5 minutes preparations show your

performance in front. And you will be graded
according to the criteria.

Criteria

1. Creative Dance
Sequence.
5 pts.
- develops a dance
sequence that is
creative, complete
and display lots of
effort.

2. Style 5 pts.

- adding different
dance style or steps
movements.
 3. Execution

- dancing with right

executions applying
the basic elements of
choreography. 5 pts.

4. Choreographed 5 pts.
Sequence/ Overall
Performance.

- perform complete
dance with lots of
confidence and
enthusiasm.

Total of 20 points

Are we clear?

Yes, Ma’am.
(Presenting their group activity)

Very Good! Let us give yourself a round of

applause! For a job well done it seems like
you already know how to apply the basic
elements of choreography in creating a simple
dance routine.

E. Generalization

So, let’s recap our lesson for today class!

In our overall topic choreography can be

broken down into the following eight (8)
elements namely: shapes,
actions/movements, time, space, formation,
focus, direction, and level. We can apply those
basic elements of choreography in the
different dance genres.
IV. EVALUATION

Identification.

Direction: Identify the term being discussed.

________1. It refers to the position that the body occupies.

________2. It refers to the motions of the dancer’s body.
________3. It refers to rhythm, tempo, and unison of movements.
________4. This refers to the lines that the body forms.
________5. This refers to where the dancers are moving.

Answer key:
1. SPACE
2. ACTIONS/MOVEMENTS
3. TIME
4. SHAPES
5. DIRECTION

V. ASSIGNMENT

1.Give atleast three (3) characteristics of Choreography.

2.Give atleast three (3) importance of The Basic Elements of Choreography.

Prepared by:

Jerilyn C. Alcones
Demonstrator