1.

Polonez is a Polish dance in slow

time, which traditionally opened up balls
and weddings in country villages in
Poland. Couples walk arm-in-arm around
the ballroom with formal and straight
posture, smooth and elegant gestures
and the head held high with pride.
Polonez, Mazur, Kujawiak, Krakowiak
and Oberek are six national Polish
dances.

2. Flamenco is both a dance and

instrumental (mostly guitar) music from
Spain. Flamenco dancing is characterized
by colourful costumes, energetic

movements, stamping of the feet and
clapping of the hands.

3. Waltz is a music and a ballroom dance in time performed by a

couple. The Waltz is a folk dance from Austria. Waltz dance is very
smooth and elegant. It is characterised by long
flowing movements
around the ballroom. Johann Strauss wrote many beautifulwaltzes.

4. Irish stepdance is characterised by a stiff upper body and

quick leg
and foot movements. It can be performed solo or by groups. Some
dances use soft shoes, others use hard shoes. Dancers with hard
shoes stamp and tap the floor to make a rhythmic sound.

5. Tango is a powerful and expressive dance from Argentina. It is

traditionally played by a sextet with two violins, piano, double bass
and two bandoneons. Tango is based on improvisation full of dramatic
gestures, there are no set steps. The tempo can change, sometimes it
is slow and sometimes it gets quicker.
Filmiki: Polonez: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXNWk5HkjyY
Flamenco: 0:19 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbMDH3-lBqM
Waltz 1:05 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRTVoN95miM
Irish
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcatlQREpLc
Tango https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXhQNRsH3uc
Lesson Plan:

1) Intro - Discussion - Today we will talk about dance. Do you like dancing?
Why do we dance? What do you think?
- to express our feelings
- to present a story
- to celebrate, for pleasure
- it can be a religious tradition/ritual/ceremonies
- its healthy!

2) Pre-teaching- new words + drill

3) Reading -
In pairs. Read. Think.
Find a picture. Then you read for the rest of
the group.

After each pair, teacher shows the video of the dance.

4) Quiz -
I have a quiz for you. I have 10 questions and this cards. Choose one
card to discover the question.

1. What are the national Polish dances? How many do you know?
2. Tango is a powerful dance from:
a) Poland
b) Germany
c) Argentina
3. On which continent is Argentina? Messi.
4. What is Flamenco?What are the characteristics of Flamenco?
5. The Irish dancers use hard shoes. Why?
6. What is bandoneon?
7. Polonez should be danced at : a)at the beginning or at the end of the party
8. We do we dance?
9. Give me a name of three dances.
10. On which continent is Ireland?

5) Poster - adjectives- Lets find in the text the adjectives to describe dance:

6) Writing project- My favourite

dances.

Matching photos with dances