Dance: Telling a Story Without Words · seed 1 · A4, ink-friendly. The answer key prints on its own page for grown-ups.

Tell a story with no words

Arts & Music · Performing Arts · ages 7-9
Name ______________________   Date ____________
  1. The music is slow and sad. Which movement fits it best?

    • Big fast jumps across the floor
    • A low slow fold to the ground
    • Quick sharp spins in place
  2. Which four words describe a dance move?

    • Size, speed, level and direction
    • Loud, quiet, shiny and soft
    • Start, middle, end and clap
  3. A repeat in a dance can show a feeling growing stronger.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. The same spin returns three times, bigger each time. What does the repeat do?

    • It fills time while the dancer rests
    • It shows the feeling growing stronger
    • It proves the dancer forgot the plan
  5. A dancer moves low and slow to soft music. Why does it fit?

    • Low moves are always easier to do
    • Slow music forces every dancer down
    • Small heavy moves carry a sad tired feeling
  6. You watched a short dance once. What should you do next?

    • Say only whether you liked it
    • Copy the hardest move at once
    • Watch again and ask what it seemed about
  7. Two dancers hear the same stormy music. One cowers low, one slashes the air. Who fits better?

    • The low cowerer, since storms feel heavy and low
    • Both fit, since any move suits any music
    • Neither fits, since storms need stillness
  8. Lena says a dance was about joy but can point at no move. What is missing?

    • A louder song to judge by
    • A move that carries the feeling she claims
    • A longer dance with more jumps
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Answer key

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Tell a story with no words W1-mt_JCmUH5GmE9-s1

  1. A low slow fold to the ground · Low and slow carries the sad tired feeling.
  2. Size, speed, level and direction · Those four words pin down any move you see.
  3. True · Each return can grow the feeling further.
  4. It shows the feeling growing stronger · A growing repeat grows the feeling with it.
  5. Small heavy moves carry a sad tired feeling · The move matches the mood, which is why it fits.
  6. Watch again and ask what it seemed about · A second watch lets you read the story behind the moves.
  7. The low cowerer, since storms feel heavy and low · Stormy music feels heavy, and low heavy moves carry that.
  8. A move that carries the feeling she claims · A reading needs a move behind it, not just a claim.
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