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LICHFIELD MORRIS Information for Teachers |
Physical Education Music History Personal and Social Education
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Did you know that you have a local source in the Lichfield
Morris Men for accessing traditional dance in line with the National
Curriculum?
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Did you know that Lichfield had its own tradition in Morris
dancing, totally separate from any elsewhere in the British Isles?
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Did you know that the Lichfield Morris Men teach traditional
dance on a regular basis to people of all ages and abilities?
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Did you know that Morris dancing is good exercise as well as
great fun?
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Did you know that the earliest record of Morris dancing in
Lichfield found so far is 1747 (unless your research can uncover earlier
evidence)?
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Did you know that Lichfield Morris Dances are named after, in
many cases, actual historical events?
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Did you know that the Lichfield Morris Men perform regularly
throughout the year?
DO YOU WANT TO TRY IT?
For further information and friendly advice please
contact Pete Wallis, Squire on 01543 491139 or email: pwallis@ntlworld.com
KEY STAGE 1
To develop control, coordination, balance, poise and
elevation involving travelling, jumping, turning, gesture and stillness.
To perform movements or patterns from existing dance
traditions.
To develop reposes to music through dance using contrasts
of speed, shape, direction and level.
KEY STAGE 2
To sustain energetic activity over appropriate periods of
time.
To experience the short-term effects of exercise on the
body.
To include some traditional dances of the British Isles.
To respond to music through dance.
KEY STAGE 3
How to prepare for particular activities and recover
afterwards.
The role of exercise in establishing and maintaining
health.
To perform dances showing control and sensitivity of the
music and the style of the dance.
To perform set dances from traditions from the British
Isles
To describe, analyse and interpret dances, recognising
aspects of production and cultural/historical contexts.
KEY STAGE 4
To evaluate aspects of dance, including choreography,
performance, cultural and historical contexts and production.