2.1 Kenyan Folk dances

• Characteristics of Kenyan folk dances
• Choice of a dance: gender, age and occasion
• Costumes, props and artefacts for a folk dance
• Performance aspects: singing (tone and diction) and voice projection
• Performance aspects: dance steps, formations, choreography and stage use
• Performance aspects: idiom, synchrony, transitions and instrumentation
• Performance aspects: expressiveness (gestures and vocal ornaments)
• Performance etiquette

• describe characteristics of Kenyan folk dances
• select a Kenyan folk dance for performance
• design costumes, props and artefacts for a selected Kenyan folk dance
• perform folk dances from Kenyan communities integrating appropriate performance aspects
• enjoy performing Kenyan folk dances for cultural appreciation

“Why are Kenyan folk dances useful in society?”

“How do folk dances reflect the cultural heritage and values of a community?”

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1. What Kenyan folk dances are
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   Describe what a Kenyan folk dance is and name its main parts.
2. Characteristics of Kenyan folk dances
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   Describe the main features shared by Kenyan folk dances.
3. Why Kenyan folk dances are useful in society
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   Explain the social purposes served by Kenyan folk dances.
4. Folk dances reflect heritage and values
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   Explain how folk dances show the heritage and values of a community.
5. Dances of Kenyan communities
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   Name example folk dances of several Kenyan communities.
6. Choice of dance: gender
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   Explain how gender guides the choice of a folk dance and the roles in it.
7. Choice of dance: age
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   Explain how age guides the choice of a folk dance.
8. Choice of dance: occasion
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   Explain how the occasion guides the choice of a folk dance.
9. Selecting a dance for performance
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   Select a Kenyan folk dance for performance using clear considerations.
10. Costumes for folk dances
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    Describe costumes used in Kenyan folk dances.
11. Props and artefacts for folk dances
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    Describe the props and artefacts used in Kenyan folk dances.
12. Designing costumes, props and artefacts
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    Design and make costumes, props and artefacts for a selected folk dance.
13. Singing in folk dances: tone and diction
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    Sing folk songs with good tone and clear diction.
14. Voice projection
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    Project the voice clearly when singing in a folk dance.
15. Dance steps in folk dances
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    Perform the basic dance steps of a Kenyan folk dance.
16. Formations in folk dances
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    Use common formations in a Kenyan folk dance.
17. Choreography
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    Arrange steps, songs and formations into a complete dance.
18. Using the stage
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    Use the stage space well during a folk dance performance.
19. Idiom, synchrony and transitions
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    Show the idiom of a community and keep synchrony and smooth transitions.
20. Instrumentation, expressiveness and etiquette
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    Use instruments, expressive gestures and good etiquette in performance.