The first of two dance sessions about the Hindu festival of Diwali and the story of Rama and Sita.
1. Rama and Sita
This unit introduces Diwali, the Hindu 'Festival of Light'. The first session includes cleaning and getting ready for the celebration and begins the story of Rama and Sita. Prince Rama is banished to the forest with his wife, Sita. The demon king disguises himself as a beautiful golden deer to lure Sita away.
Resources
Download the audio for this dance session as an mp3 file.
Guidance on using the dance sessions in this unit with your group (pdf)
Programme summary
Dark to light: Curling small; stretching and reaching; skipping freely.
Spic and span: scrubbing at a low level; polishing at a medium level; sweeping by travelling using straight pathways.
Hunting in the forest: creeping stealthily; gesturing a hunting action; holding and stillness.
The golden deer: travelling as the elegant deer with arm gesture; pair work: action - reaction sequence using mirroring and leading and following.
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