The town of Hamelin is plagued by rats and the people don't know what to do.
1. Rats everywhere!
Pete Hillier has the first dance session based on the story of the The Pied Piper of Hamelin. The town of Hamelin is plagued by rats and the people don't know what to do.
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)
Lesson summary:
Warm up. Travel around the space to show the River Weser flowing along past Hamelin. Choose your own way of moving, responding to the music.
Work at the market. Move around the space, pushing, pulling, or carrying, as though you are working hard at the market. Stop and hold a pointing pose, when you see a rat.
Scurry around as a rat. Travel around the space quickly, as though you are a rat, exploring the market place.
Scurry around with your partner. Travel around the space with your partner, as though you are both rats exploring the market.
Cats search for rats. Prowl around the space, as though you are a cat searching for rats. Leap away, when a rat startles you.
Rats and cats. Divide the class into two groups. Half are the rats and half are the cats. Take it in turns to move around the space.
Cool down. Lie down and stretch, then curl up small. Imagine you are a rat, curled up fast asleep in a gentleman’s best Sunday hat!
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