Howard Ward has the third dance session inspired by British folk dance.
Lesson summary
Singles: children compose a simple pattern contrasting travelling with dancing on the spot: travel, clap, travel, turn.
Doubles: children work in pairs to copy and learn each other's travel / on-thespot patterns.
Foursomes: children learn a group dance comprising simple formations of squares, arches and circles.
Movement focus
Sequencing, relationships and formations. Children compose their own movement patterns of travel, clap and turn. Skills practised in previous programmes, such as going and stopping, busy feet, body percussion and keeping a pulse, are revisited. Children develop their copying skills to compose short partner dances. Relationships such as side by side, facing or one behind the other are introduced. Children learn simple group formations that are incorporated into a simple dance.
Resources
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Teacher's Notes
Guidance on using the dance sessions in this unit with your group (pdf)
More from this series
1. Busy feet. audio
The first dance session exploring simple movements inspired by British folk dance.
2. Meeting and greeting. audio
The second dance session in this unit exploring British folk dance.
4. Circle dance. audio
The final dance session culminates in a circle dance inspired by British folk dance.
