DETAILED LESSON PLAN

IN DANCE 3
I. OBJECTIVES:

At the end of an hour discussion, students will be able to:

a. describe the nature and background of the Modern Jazz dance.
b. understand the different movement used in modern jazz.
c. determine the appropriate movement used in modern jazz.

II. SUBJECT MATTER:

Topic: Modern Jazz
Materials: laptop, projector, table
Reference: The International Dance, (online source What is Jazz Dance? | Jazz Dance
Style | STEEZY Blog www.adoredance.london/post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-
modern-jazz-…)

III. PROCEDURE:

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY STUDENT’S ACTIVITY

Preliminary Activities Good morning, everyone. Good morning, ma’am.

Please stand up and let us

pray.

(Calling the name who will lead The students are praying.
the prayer)

Please be seated. The students seated.

Checking the attendance

(asking the class monitor who The students will tell who
is/are absent.) are the absents

Motivation Let’s have first a short activity

before we start our discussion.

The teacher shows a printed

pictures about the topic.
(4pics1word)

The teacher asks the students
what is the pictures about
Lesson proper Based on our activity, what do
you think our discussion will be
about?
The students will raise
their hands and tell their
insights about the
pictures
(Someone will raise their
hand)

It’s all about Modern

Jazz.

Correct! Today we will discuss

about Modern Jazz,

The teacher will ask the

students about their ideas in
the topic. The students will give
their ideas

(The teacher will begin to

present the PowerPoint)

Modern Jazz is a style of dance

that combines the styles and
techniques of ballet along those
of contemporary dance and the
original African infused dance
styles that were bought to
America in the 17th century.
(The teacher calls Sheryl to
read)
(Sheryl will read)

Modern Jazz dance has

rhythmic and sensuous
choreography with unique
moves, complex and
elaborate footwork and is
exciting and energetic to
watch. You will often see
huge jumps and leaps,
fast turns and spin, and
deep plies, alongside the
influences of traditional
African dance styles.

(The teacher will explain more

distant)

Let us know who started

Modern Jazz.

The teacher calls Ralph to

read.
(Ralph will read)

Both the father of jazz

dance technique and the
father of jazz dance Jack
Cole worked to combine
modern dance techniques
with jazz style. Jack Cole
was the first to create a
set technique that was
shown on stages and on
the big screen during the
1940s and 1950s.

Thank you, Ralph.

(The teacher will explain)

That’s right Jack Cole worked

to combine modern dance
techniques with jazz style.
 The teacher will explain and
discuss more about Modern
Jazz.

The origin of Modern Jazz is

thought to be as American as
apple as pie, its roots are in
Africa. This form of dance
quickly became popular in early
America and has continued to
evolve, while enriching the lives
of people of all age brackets.
Put simply, jazz dance is any
type of dance movements to
jazz accompaniments.

Who can recall the difference

between Modern Jazz and
Contemporary Jazz?
IV: Generalization Class, what have you learned
about this topic?
(The Student answers)
Modern Jazz refers to a
specific historical period
and styles while
contemporary jazz is a
more fluid and inclusive
term.
(The students will
answer)

I learned the difference of

Modern and
Contemporary Jazz, as
well as the background
and nature of the dance.
Very Good.

V: Evaluation The teacher prepares a 10 (The students will prepare

items exam for 10 minutes. a ¼ sheet of paper)

Questions:
1. It is a dance style of Answers:
dance that combines 1. Modern Jazz
the style and techniques 2. Jack Cole
of ballet. 3. America
2. Who created Modern 4. 1940s and
Jazz? 5. 1950s
3. This form of dance 6. True
 quickly became popular 7. False
in early ________ 8. False
4. Jack Cole was the first 9. True
created a set technique 10. False
that was shown on
stage during the
________ and
5. ________
True or False: Write True if the
statement is correct and False
if not.
6. Many of the associated
with jazz dance closely
mirror traditional African
dance styles.
7. Modern Jazz was
shown on stage and the
big screen during the
1940s and 1960s
8. Modern jazz bought to
America in the 15th
century
9. Jack Cole is the father
of Jazz?
10. Contemporary jazz and
Modern jazz are terms
that are sometimes
used interchangeably?

VI: APPLICATION
Group Activities
The class will be divided into 2 groups to execute the different movements used in Modern Jazz.
That will be performed next week.

Prepared by:

Alyssa C. Valladolid