Creativity involves generating new ideas or concepts, or combining existing ideas in original ways. It can take the form of imagination, innovation, or originality. Creativity is important in many activities as it helps people devise appropriate solutions to problems in unique and meaningful ways. In games, an attacker could use creativity to get past defenders, such as through a new trick with the ball. In dance, creativity plays a key role in original movement to convey emotions and ideas to audiences. Being re-creative means performing skills in one's own style that have been done before.

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2. What is Creativity? Are these clips examples of creativity? Is this?

3. Creativity Defined The Dictionary defines “creativity ” as . . . “ the ability to transcend traditional ideas , rules, patterns, relationships etc. and to create meaningful new ideas , forms, methods, interpretations etc. originality, progressiveness, or imagination” Creativity (or creativeness ) is a mental process involving the generation of new ideas or concepts, or new associations between existing ideas or concepts. Wikipedia Creative thinking should be both original and appropriate

4. In simpler terms. . . A simple modern conception of creativity is that it is simply the act of making something new. Imagination Innovation originality and appropriateness New ideas… which work!

5. Benefits of Creativity In every activity, being creative is important. In the most activities you require creativity in order to devise appropriate solutions to the specific problems you are faced with.

6. Creativity in Games Example - Attacker with ball must get past defenders . Attacker’s creativity could provide the solution, as he could pass the defender by doing something new with the ball e.g. a new trick OR . . The attacker do a something which is not necessarily new e.g. a step over in football/crossover in basketball. This is an example of being RE-CREATIVE Performing skills which have been done before, but in that individual player’s own unique way.

7. Creativity in Dance In dance, being creative plays a very important role in the expression of emotions and ideas through movement, in an original way. It is this expression of ideas, through creative movements (often linked with the accompanying music) which allows the dance to be easily interpreted. This, of course, is very important as the aim of most dance performance is to convey an idea or express and emotion to an audience.

8. Summary Creativity helps us as performers to invent new solutions to problems we are faced with in any activity. Creative thinking should provide original and appropriate solutions to the problems faced. When an individual performs their own unique version of something which has been done before, they are said to be being re-creative.

9. Task 1) What is creativity? 2) Choose an activity. Write down an example of why creativity is beneficial in that activity. 3)Choose a different activity which you have participated in recently. Write down an example of how you were creative. 4) What is re-creativity? 5) In dance, why is creativity important?