Cat Sandion has the first of two dance sessions exploring the theme of Autumn.
1. Windy weather and falling leaves
In this session the children show through their movements the different types of weather on an Autumn day. They stretch upwards in the sunshine, shiver in the chilly wind, work with a partner to grow as a tree, then spin around slowly, like the leaves falling. They then dance quickly around the space, as though they are the rolling leaves being carried by the wind. Finally, they put the moves they have learnt together to create a longer dance sequence.
Resources
Download the audio of this dance session as an mp3 file.
Click to download / print the Teacher's Notes for this session (pdf)
Lesson summary
Warm up
Stretching upwards to the sun.
Shiver in the wind
Closing your feet and shaking your shoulders as you shiver.
The leaves fall off the tree
Working with a partner, grow upwards together, as the tree. Spin around like the falling leaves.
The wind blows
Move around the space, like the leaves being blown by the wind.
A big, blustery leaf dance
Put all your movements together to make a dance about the autumn weather.
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