Following are core tasks the children could be asked to carry out.
Task 1
Create, perform and share short dances based on themes such as:
- clowns - funny walking patterns, balancing, tumbling, jumping, falling
- penguins - huddling, flapping, waddling
- folk dance patterns - dancing in a circle, skipping to the centre and out, clapping and stamping a pattern on the spot, walking backwards and forwards in a chain
Make sure you can remember how to start and finish your dance, and what shapes or actions you have in the middle. Make sure these are always the same.
Adaptations and variations on the task
To make the task easier:
- use ideas the children are familiar with
- make the movement phrases short and keep actions simple
- use simple accompaniment
- ask the children to work on their own
- use small spaces and similar heights and directions
To make the task harder:
- use more abstract stimuli
- make the movement phrases longer and actions more complicated
- use more complex rhythms, including changes of speed
- work in small groups
- use larger spaces and different heights and directions
Other dance ideas that could be explored include shapes, squares and circles; Singing in the Rain; Teddy Bear's picnic; or The Scarecrow.
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