The first of three sessions with Pete Hillier exploring many aspects of the sea.
1. A storm coming
In this unit of three sessions the children explore different types of movements associated with the theme of The sea. They will be dancing to several pieces of music from the BBC’s Ten Pieces. They respond imaginatively to the storm music (Storm Interlude from Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britten – fast section) moving on the spot, then around the space. They listen to and respond to the slower, calmer music (Storm Interlude from Peter Grimes – slow section), then travel around the space as a soaring seagull. They listen to and respond to the busy music (Horn Concerto No4 by Mozart), then working with a partner, show jobs they might do aboard ship. Finally, they put together the moves they have been practising to create a longer dance sequence.
Resources
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Download the audio for this dance session as an mp3 file.
Teacher's Notes
Guidance on using the dance sessions in this unit with your group (pdf)
'A storm coming' - dance the complete final dance with the music and narration.
Lesson summary
Respond to the music (Storm Interlude from Peter Grimes - fast section): Move on the spot to the storm music.Choose your own way of moving - responding to the music.
Travel around the space: Travel around the space to the storm music. Choose your own way of moving - responding to the music.
Travel around the space, imagining a storm: Travel around the space, to the storm music. This time, think about how you might show the storm.
Travel around the space, imagining a storm at sea: Travel around the space, to the storm music. This time, think about how you might show a storm at sea.
Respond to the calmer music (Storm Interlude from Peter Grimes - slow section): Move on the spot to this new, calmer music. Choose your own way of moving - responding to the music.
Travel around the space to the calmer music: Choose your own way of moving, responding to the music.
Travel around the space, imagining you are a seagull: Move around the space, gliding like a seagull.
Respond to the busy music (Horn Concerto No 4): Working with a partner, travel around the space to the busy music. Choose your own way of moving.
Do your jobs aboard ship: Working with your partner, do your busy jobs aboard ship in time to the music.
Create a story: Put all the movement sections together to create a short narrative about sailors at sea during a storm.
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