3.1 Kenyan Folk Dances

• Performance media: vocal or vocal and instrumental, or instrumental
• Performance aspects: idiom
• Singing: tone, diction and style
• Choreography: formations, synchrony and dance step
• Instrumentation
• Costumes and décor
• Expressiveness
• Etiquette
• Themes and messages

• describe the role of performance media in Kenyan folk dances
• examine the roles of participants in Kenyan folk dance performances
• evaluate performance aspects in Kenyan folk dances
• analyse the performance structure of Kenyan folk dances
• analyse themes and messages in Kenyan folk dances
• appreciate the role of Kenyan folk dances in the society

“How can Kenyan folk dances be used to address social and cultural issues in society?”

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1. Performance media in Kenyan folk dances
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   Describe the role of performance media in Kenyan folk dances.
2. Participants and their roles
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   Examine the roles of participants in Kenyan folk dance performances.
3. Idiom and singing
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Evaluate idiom and the singing aspects of tone, diction and style.
4. Choreography: formations and synchrony
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Evaluate choreography in terms of formations, synchrony and the dance step.
5. Instrumentation, costumes and decor
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Evaluate instrumentation, costumes and decor in Kenyan folk dances.
6. Expressiveness and etiquette
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Evaluate expressiveness and etiquette in Kenyan folk dance performances.
7. Structure, themes and messages
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Analyse the structure, themes and messages of Kenyan folk dances and appreciate their role in society.