In the first session the children become the motley crew of the 'Good Ship Collywobble' and dance a hornpipe.
1. On the rolling, rolling sea
Justin Fletcher presents the first of two sessions on the theme of pirates. In this one the children must get their pirate ship spick and span before dancing a sailors' hornpipe.
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)
Song video: 'I'm a pirate'
Lesson summary:
Warm up: reaching high and bending low.
The motley crew: upper body and face gestures to convey a pirate character.
Sword practice: swishing high and low with an imaginary sword – in plenty of space!
Cap’n Grumble: travelling steps and gestures to convey the ship’s captain.
Pirate characters: working in pairs to create a movement sequence of two contrasting pirate characters.
Scrubbing the decks: quick scrubbing actions low to the ground.
Mopping the ship: upright, slow mopping actions.
Hoisting the sails: climbing the rigging: working with a partner, pulling and climbing.
The pirate hornpipe: working in groups of four to create a celebratory pirate dance: clapping, tapping and climbing rigging.
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