Class 3 Arts Bansuri Unit 3 Movement and Dance Question Answer

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Class 3 Arts Bansuri Unit 3 Movement and Dance Questions and Answers

Class 3 Arts Bansuri Chapter 11 Let us Dance Question Answer

Activity-1
Move Freely

Move your body and dance to a popular song from your region. Example: dancing freely on a popular children’s song or a folk song.

Answer:
Student do it yourself.

Teacher’s Note
Play a traditional song or children’s rhymes.

Activity-2
Dance to the Beats

• Prepare to dance along with a song or a drum beat. Music has many types of rhythmic patterns. Hearing the varied patterns will help you to create your own movement.
• Stamp your feet.
• Clap to the beats of the song.

Example —

• Using toe and flat foot or heel and flat foot.
• Make a circle.
• Move while clapping and stamping with the beats.
• Look and follow the picture.
• Use left foot and right foot.
• Hands to clap for the, ‘4 beats rhythm or taala’.

Moving together is very important in dancing, when more than two people (in a group) are dancing.

Teacher’s Note
Teacher may coordinate in showing heel, toe and help the students form a group.

Moving together is very important in dancing, when more than two people (in a group) are dancing. Did you enjoy? Share your joy with your friends.
Answer:
Yes. Their actions and steps are very accurate and meaningful.

Activity-3
Guess the Actions

Can you guess their action? What are they doing? Write.

Answer:
1. Cleaning
2. Greeting (Namaskar posture)
3. Eating
4. Skating on board
5. Lifting a water bucket
6. Talking on mobile

Activity-4
Movements in Four Beats

Try using different combinations of four beats in the group.

• Make a simple pattern of movements.
• Make hand movements (hastas) with your group.

And also recite the syllables. Example with beats:
na dhin dhin na
Or
taka dhimi taka jhuNu
Or
taa thai thai tat
and so on.
Answer:
Student do it yourself.

Activity-5
Movement of Hands or Fingers

Observe and learn the movements of animals and copy the movements.
Below are some hand and finger movements, showing different flowers, birds or animals.

Practise these hand and finger movements. Also observe other movements of birds, human being, animals, posture of trees, etc., and try to express them with your hands or fingers.
Answer:
Student practice it yourself.

Activity-6
Matching Steps with Hands

Dance on a single line of a song or a small story with your friends with the combination of four beat syllables and different hand and finger movements.

Are you able to recognise four or eight beat rhythm?
Answer:
Yes

Can you dance along with the beats with a lot of energy?
Answer:
Yes

Move your hands to show an action of an animal, bird, flower, nature and so on …
Yes! keep on dancing …

Teacher’s Note
Suggest simple songs in four beats.

Class 3 Arts Bansuri Chapter 12 Dance for Joy Question Answer

Dance means telling a story using your whole body and finding ways to express yourself without words. It also expresses day-to-day activities in a stylish and artistic manner. Dance can be filled with lots of new things where each individual can come up with new ideas and movements.

Activity 1
Know my Body Parts

In this activity we are exploring the parts of our body.

• You can breathe in while raising up your hands.
• By doing so you will feel an enhancement of your energy level.

Our breath is like music in our dance. Breathe in and out as in Yoga.

Try to move your body in a rhythm of four beats with the breathing exercise. As our body is a magical kit of amazing parts, you will find many ways of expressions as you explore yourself.

In dance, body parts are divided into two types—

1. Large body parts
2. Tiny body parts

Large Body Parts
Head, arms, legs and waist.

Tiny Body Parts
Shoulders, eyes, eyebrows, eyeballs, cheeks, nose, jaw, lips, teeth, tongue, chin face, limbs — heels, ankles, toes and fingers.

Time to Shake!
Now it’s your turn to use both large and tiny body parts. Show the movements of your body parts to express daily tasks you perform.
Answer:
Student practice it yourself.

Activity 2
Move the Body to the Rythm

Think or imagine that you are playing outdoors amidst nature with your friends. Show how you will be using your eyes, nodding your head, lips, hands, fingers, hoping or taking large steps to run in excitement.

At the same time, imitate how birds, animals, and trees use their large and tiny body parts.
Also, use the rhythm in small movements, sing in rhythm and dance.

For example, one, two, three, four – four, three, two, one. Lets dance our routine!

Come on … put all the above tiny activities together and show your routine activities through dance.

Make up a dance that tells a story about your routine.
Answer:
Student practice it yourself.

Activity-3
Routine Story in Dance

Use your body to show—

• Waking up
• Having breakfast
• Eating tasty food
• Having a large amount of homework
• Riding a bicycle
• Any other movement
• How an old person walks
• You are flying like a bird in the sky.

Make your whole body involved in telling a story of your own. You are a story teller and this dance is a special tale.

Did I learn big and tiny parts of my body and how are they used in the dance?
Answer:
The big body parts are head, arms, legs and waist.
Tiny body parts are shoulders, eyes, eyebrows, eyeballs, cheeks, nose, jaw, lips, teeth, tongue, chin face, limbs — heels, ankles, toes and fingers.
I use various body parts to dance using my head for shaking, eyes by opening and closing, eyebrows by raising and lowering and arms by waving.

How did I tell stories?
Answer:
I tell stories by dancing and using my various body parts.

Am I good at coordinating with my friend?
Answer:
Yes, I am good at coordinating with my friend.

Activity-4
Your Folk Dance

Traditional or Folk Dance

Have you heard the word folk dance?

Folk dance refers to traditional, community-based dance forms, performed while celebrating festivals. This dance differs from one region to another.

Answer:
Student practice it yourself.

Teacher’s Note
Suggest regional songs for the class and let groups of children dance in coordination.

Activity-5

Draw a picture of a folk dance with 3-4 people.
Answer:

Have you attended any festivals?
Answer:
Yes, I have attended Navratri festival.

Do you dance for festivals?
Answer:
Yes, I participate in the popular garba dance during the Navratri festival.

What kind of dance do you see in a festival?
Answer:
I see traditional dances like Garba, Dandiya Raas and Bhavai.

Can you and your friends dance together?
Answer:
Yes, my friend and I dance together.

Try to recall-what type of music did you hear while people were dancing in the festival?
Answer:
I hear the sound of dholak, tabla and dhol in garba music dance.

What type of clothes did they wear?
Answer:
In Navratri, women wear traditional clothes like chaniya chou and dupatta. Men wear kurtas and pyjamas.

Class 3 Arts Bansuri Chapter 13 I Play and Dance Question Answer

Explore a new world. Here you have to observe keenly the steps used in the dance and also the sounds of musical instruments.
There are several patterns in the steps. The movement of the dance depends upon the rhythm of the musical instruments. Can you tell, what type of musical instrument was played for sound and rhythm in each dance?

Activity-1
Movement Patterns

Build a movement like tap
(tap-tap-toe-tap or tap-tap-heal-heal-tap with clapping).

• Tap foot in a rhythmic pattern.
• Try to move in a certain shape, e.g., in a circle formation.

There are different shapes like—circles, spirals, and lines. Can you make shapes with your dance?
When you move in a pattern, count the rhythm together like 1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 3, 2, 1.
Answer:
Student do it yourself.

Activity-2
Fun with Musical Instruments and Props

Try using the available musical instruments to create rhythmic movements.
Name these musical instruments:

Answer:

You can enjoy making noise with utensils.
You can also use kitchen utensils as musical instruments.

Now, let us explore further using the instruments and available props you have to make
movements. For example, use ribbon or ring as a dance prop.


Explore new movements in the dance.
Did you have fun using props?
Get ready to combine music and rhythm with the movements.
Yes … now we are trying to do three things together.

Activity-3
Movements with Music

Group 1: Show movements for the song.
Group 2: Sing a song.
Group 3: Give beats for the song.
Answer:
Student do it yourself.

Teacher’s Note
Make three groups. All groups must have coordination between them.

Activity-4
Rhythm of 3 Beats

In this activity, let us improvise the rhythm.
You are familiar with 4 beat rhythms. Here, we are going to explore a 3-beat rhythm.
Syllables for 3 beats: One, two, three or tha ki Ta or step, tap, step …

Are you ready to explore combinations of 2, 3 and 4 beats?
Answer:
Yes

Activity-5
Different Beat Patterns

Divide the class into three groups.
Group 1: Will count 2 beats like one, two.
Group 2: Will count 3 beats like one, two, three.
Group 3: Will count 4 beats like one, two, three, four.

Count the beats one after another while clapping and tapping the foot.
Move your body along with this activity in coordination.

Do you understand practicing together is important and is necessary?
Answer:
Yes, practicing together is important for matching dance movements, whether in a duet or group. It helps build coordination, timing, and teamwork.

Matching dance movements require a lot of practice whether you are in duet or group.

Which instrument did I use to dance?
Answer:
Drums is the instrument which we use in dance.

Am I good at coordinating with my friend?
Answer:
Yes, I am good at coordinating with my friend.

Class 3 Arts Bansuri Chapter 14 Dance with Nature Question Answer

Have you ever seen a dance of nature? What kinds of movements are there in nature? When do they occur? And yes! Your surrounding is filled with many kinds of dancing elements. Nature also has its own special dance movements.

Activity-1
Nature and Body Movements

Using your hands, arms and body, try to show the movements in smooth and flowing ways, similar to the gentle movement you see in nature.
Nature has lots of trees and flowers. They have different shapes too! Observe your surroundings—

• Animals, birds, butterflies, and insects.

• How does an elephant walk, how does a monkey behave?
Answer:
Elephant walks with strong steps and trunk swinging in a gentle motion.
Monkeys behave with flexible, fast movements, swinging their arms and twisting their bodies, similar to a playful dance.

• Using your full arms, taking long steps, moving your body, try to copy their actions.
Let us put in steps and rhythm to our actions. You can create music from your voice.

Activity-2
Nature and Rhythmic Movements

Choose any bird, animal or an element from nature.
Show the movements using your large and tiny parts of the body.
For example, show how a peacock dances rhythmically in 4 beats in a soothing manner:

• Move your head front and back.
• Spread out both your hands.
• Walk on your toes.

Answer:
Student do it yourself.

Activity-3
Story of Nature in Dance

Now it is time to have fun all together. Are you ready?
Choose your favourite theme from nature.

For example,

• Seasons like summer, monsoon, winter, spring.
• A day out in the forest.
• Heavy rain.

In changing seasons, you can show:

• Sun for summer— with a circular motion and a tired body.
• Wind for winter— swing your hands side to side.
• Rain and storm for the monsoon— big steps with turns and spins.
• Playing Holi in the spring, according to your likes.
  

Tell a story of nature through dance. Again, this needs a lot of coordination and understanding
between each other.

Can you remember any folk dance that you have learnt about earlier?
Answer:
Yes, I have learnt Bharatanatyam. Bharatanatyam is a beautiful folk dance from South India.

Let’s start …

Activity-4
Dancing to a Regional Song

Do you know any of the regional songs sung in different parts of our country?
Answer:
Yes. In different parts of India, people sing beautiful regional songs like ‘Garba’ in Gujarat, ‘Bhavageete’ in Karnataka, ‘Lavani’ in Maharashtra, and ‘Baul’ in Bengal, which are all filled with love, joy, and cultural pride!

Can you create a dance on that song with your friends?
Answer:
Yes I created a simple dance for a Bhavageete song!

• Identify the beats.
• Try to create your steps for the particular regional dance.
• Put together solo, duet or group dance performances.

How about performing this dance in the school assembly?
Answer:
Yes, I will perform Bhavageete dance in school assembly.
Title: “Namma Karnataka”

Steps:

1. Namaskara (Salutation) : Hands together, bow dowñ
2. Karnataka Kala (Karnataka Art): Hold an imaginary paintbrush, paint the air
3. River Kaveri : Flowing arm movements, like a river.
4. Temple Dance : Quick footwork, like a traditional Karnataka dance
5. Farmers’ Delight : Mimic farming actions, like planting and harvesting
6. Celebration : Twirl and spin, with joy and enthusiasm

Then let us practice, practice and practice.
There are different types of regional dances in our country. We can all watch some of these dances in our important festivals or events.

How did you feel after experiencing the above activities?

Answer:
I feel joy, happiness and excitement after experiencing the activities.

Most of the folk dances are performed in a group.
Every folk dance has a proper theme.
Folk dances are performed during rituals, get-togethers, celebrations, etc.
Folk dances are performed by all together.

Namaste Vidushaka!

Namaste! My name is Vidushaka. I have been in theatre for many years. I am familiar
with every inch and detail of what happens in theatre, and I enjoy every moment being
here. I will be taking you on a super-exciting journey to introduce my world to you!

First, let us make a list of things that you think are a part of theatre!
…………… …………….. …………….
…………… …………….. …………….
Answer:
Stage Actor Costumes
Scripts Music Lights

Awesome! Have you missed anything? Your list looks good! But, of all the things you listed, did you remember to write ‘the space around you’ and ‘the space within you’ (mind). These are the most important things you will need. Let us find out more about these …

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