The last of three dance sessions exploring pond life during the Spring.
3. Birds on the water
Diane Louise Jordan has the last of three dance sessions exploring pond life during the Spring and today she turns her attention to the many birds that make the pond their home.
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Teacher's Notes
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Lesson summary:
Ducks and ducklings: In groups of four, waddle in follow-the-leader line with flat-footed duck-like steps and hips swinging from side to side. Turn around to face opposite direction to repeat with new leader.
Small birds washing: Paired mirroring sequence – splashing water and pecking feathers with quick, small movements.
Heron: Stand up straight and tall. Tense muscles and lift knees to high-step through the spaces, stopping now and then to search for food with quick, jerky head movements.
Sequence: Ducks and ducklings – paired mirroring of bird washing movements – tense heron steps with sudden, jerky head movements.
Swallows: Smooth, free-flowing travelling; swooping low and stretching high.
Food chain: Sequence combining Microscopic Movers, Surface Skaters (from the first session), Amphibians and Grass Snake (from the second session) and Heron (from this session).
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