Speaking of "dance", we all know that it is not only a comprehensive art, but also a kind of culture, which is a tangible embodiment of the customs and cultural traditions of a country, a nation and a region. Mr. Zong Baihua also said that dance is the highest rhythm, rhythm, order and rationality, and at the same time it is the highest life, gyration, strength and enthusiasm. It is the ultimate state of all artistic expressions. As an art teacher, how to guide students to have a certain interest in this profound art and enhance their preferences on the basis of interest, I made the following attempts in the teaching of Unit 1 "Swimming in the Ocean of Dancing" in the second volume of the eighth grade of art:

First, create a situation to reproduce the reality of dance.

When it comes to "dancing", many students sometimes feel too far away from themselves and can only glance at it occasionally on the TV screen. In order to shorten the distance between students and dance, I showed the video of Guanyin, the most popular movie in the Spring Festival Evening in 2005, at the beginning of class. The gentle melody rippled in the air, the graceful dance reappeared in front of our eyes, and the children's hearts were calm. Although I watched it several times, I was still moved by the beautiful and touching fingers of Guanyin and their harmonious and tacit harmony in the silent world. The students immersed themselves in their favorite dance, which opened the curtain of a class and laid the foundation for the students' fashion orientation of dance.

Second, exchange experiences and feel a lot of dancing.

When the sound of Guanyin with a thousand hands was still ringing, I lost no time in asking: What moved you the most and impressed you the most? The classroom suddenly boiled up, and almost all the students wanted to express their opinions. I have invited several students, and all of them have the same view: because they are a group of deaf people, it is really not easy to practice this realm! I briefly summed it up: this group of deaf-mute people really moved us in the impeccable dance, but do you think it would be so moved if we let the students of Zhangjiagang deaf-mute school dance? After I reminded you, the students said to me: Not everyone can do it. You need a solid performance foundation and dance foundation! I can't help but suggest that the performers of avalokitesvara live in a silent world. What would you think if our audience came to see the silent world? Many students reacted immediately. Good-looking dance will not give people beautiful enjoyment without supporting music to render it. I analyzed the role of music in dance while the iron is hot. There are 56 ethnic groups in China, and each ethnic group has its own unique dance and music. If the dance is accompanied by discordant music, it will break the perfection of the dance. I gave an example to my classmates. What kind of dance should the song "Alamuhan" go with? The students said Xinjiang Dance in unison. I then asked "Everest"? The students also said Tibetan dance. I asked my classmates, what would it be like if Xinjiang dance was accompanied by a concert in Tibet? The students all feel incredible. What a mess. In the laughter of the students, I analyzed: A successful dance work requires not only the performer's profound performance skills, but also harmonious and beautiful music. Dance is actually a comprehensive art. Next, invite students to discuss Guanyin with a thousand hands. Apart from performance and music, what other art forms does dance incorporate? The classroom is noisy and the students are whispering to each other. After a few minutes, many students raised their hands. Some people say that clothing is very important, because the clothing of avalokitesvara is golden. When I was a child, I watched Journey to the West, and when I put it on Guanyin Bodhisattva, it would be glittering. All the Bodhisattvas inside were golden, so the golden dress was the most suitable. If you change it to something else, the effect will not be so good. Some people say that props are also important. If there are no pointed and long nails on the fingers, the stretching action will not be so uniform. Others say that lighting is also important. Without lighting, there would be no colorful stage effect ... I am sincerely happy to listen to the students' speeches, because the abstract concept of dance has been visualized and vivid in my tips and students' exchanges and summaries, and at the same time, it has also made them realize that dance is a comprehensive art that integrates music, performance, costumes, stage art and other factors.

Third, appreciate the masterpieces and the variations of the dance.

In order to consolidate and deepen students' understanding of dance, I played video clips of Chinese and foreign dance works and discussed the different characteristics of Chinese and foreign dance with students. First, I played the dance "The Sparrow's Soul" by Yang li Ping. At the beginning of the dance, a glittering white peacock appeared in the early morning light. The actors use the gentle and delicate movements of fingers, wrists and arms and the stretching dance of shoulder, chest and waist joints to show their awakening to life and infinite love for life. The students were suddenly fascinated by the actor's superb performance in peacock-like clothes. The actor gave full play to the subtle expressive force of his arm and expressed his passion for life in delicacy and femininity. After the dance, the students heard that it was Dai music and knew it was Dai dance. Then I let my classmates enjoy the four famous cygnet dances in the west, and let them discuss and feel the differences between Chinese and foreign dance arts from these two dances, and summarize the general differences between Chinese and foreign dances in music, stage art and physical performance. At my prompt, the students came to the conclusion that China's classical dance is more subtle and gentle, while western classical dance is more lively and cheerful. China's clothes are gorgeous, while western clothes are simple. China's lower limbs are wrapped in clothes, while the western lower limbs are all exposed. Generally speaking, the difference between the two can be highly summarized in two words. China generally presents "income" and the west presents "release". Students learn knowledge while feeling beauty. Looking at their funny faces, I understand that I have successfully planted the seeds of dance in the children's hearts in this class. I let this group of middle school students in the new century who only know hip-hop and dance also appreciate and feel the charm of dance.

Facts have proved that no matter how boring the knowledge is, no matter how disappointed and confused the students are in this field, as long as we can start with the content or topic that they are interested in and familiar with, then any problem will be solved, and the students' aesthetic consciousness and aesthetic taste will be correctly positioned and promoted in the teacher's quiet teaching and guidance.