← 2.5 Contemporary Dances from Africa
Body awareness, alignment and control
Music and Dance · Grade 11 · about 40 minutes
Stack the standing body, then start and stop a simple movement without losing that alignment.
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- 8 sections of explanation, worked examples and diagrams
- 1 practice task with hints and worked answers
- A quiz that marks itself as you go
- Your progress kept across every subject you take
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