So You Think You Can HIP-HOP Dance?

This week, fourth grade will be dancing in the gymnasium! It is "So You Think You Can HIP-HOP Dance" week in PE, and we are blending PE, Technology, and Dance to create a unique, interactive lesson that will get our 4th graders moving. Use the links below to help you research, explore, document, and present your project. Good luck!

STEP ONE: Research - Visit each of the links listed below to create FIVE FACTS you learned about Hip-Hop Dance.

• The Origins of Hip-Hop Dance
• What do you know about Hip-Hop Dance?
• History of Hip-Hop Dance

STEP TWO: Explore - Watch the following video that gives you a choreographed dance to Pharrell Williams' song "Happy." Pay close attention and get into it - this is the dance you need to learn! Every group member must be up and dancing.

*The BEST dancer from each group will be asked to film your group's dance routine.

Here is the link: "HAPPY" DANCE VIDEO

 

STEP THREE: Document - Now that everyone in your group has mastered the "Happy" dance, it is your time to film. The assigned group member will be in charge of using the camera feature on the iPad to film the group dancing to the song. We will only be filming through the first refrain of the song (until around the 1 minute mark).

STEP FOUR: Present - To document all steps of the process, you will create a Padlet wall. Simply, follow this link, and select "Build a Wall." On this "wall," you can type your five facts about hip-hop and upload your group's video. Be sure to include all group members' names! For an example Padlet wall, you can click here.


And you are finished! Remember to fill out your worksheet that includes the QR Code to this blog and space to take notes on the three websites.