Dance to Communicate a Mood / Emotion Assignment

This Dance To Communicate a Mood/Emotion Assignment teaches students to use dance as a language to communicate feelings.

In groups, students will create a dance that reflects an assigned mood/emotion, such as being happy or sad. They will also choose an appropriate song to perform to, then present their dance to the class. After presenting their performance, they will then write a reflection piece where they analyze how their dance reflects their assigned emotion, as well as their own strengths and areas for growth.

This resource includes:

- Handout outlining all details and expectations for the assignment

- Dance performance and reflection rubrics

- Elements of dance analysis & strengths/areas of growth worksheet

- Chart to record student groups and their assigned mood/emotion