Two dance sessions based on familiar clown movements and circus skills.
1. Juggling, stilts and tightropes audio
Time to enjoy some exaggerated clown moves and circus skills.
2. Clowning around. audio
Putting together some of the exaggerated moves to create a comic sequence.
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Here come the clowns!
This is a two-part unit set in the circus under the Big Top. The first dance session focuses on practising and performing circus skills. These include juggling, walking on stilts, walking on stilts while juggling, tightrope walking and jumping on a trampoline.
The second session is all about clowning around - dressing up as clowns and doing lots of silly clown walks! There is also a comedy custard pie splatting sequence and a final circus skills performance.
Resources
Guidance on using the dance sessions in this unit with your group (pdf)
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