Diane Louise Jordan has two dance sessions for Autumn, exploring a traditional harvest from 100 years ago.
1. Picking apples. audio
In the first session the focus is picking apples and storing them in barrels.
2. Reaping
In the second session the focus switches to traditional methods of cutting corn.
A traditional harvest
This unit of two dance sessions is inspired by the theme of Autumn and harvest-time around 100 years ago. The dances are set to traditional folk tunes and include elements of folk dances, such as turns and spins. In the first session there are extended sequences exploring picking apples and storing them in barrels. Then in the second session the children will be cutting the corn - the way it used to be done 100 years ago with sickles - to create a reaping dance.
Resources
Guidance on using the dance sessions in this unit with your group (pdf)
Session 1 complete dance sequence (refer to the Teacher's Notes for the elements of the dance included).
Session 2 complete dance sequence (refer to the Teacher's Notes for the elements of the dance included).
Download / print the transcript for 1. Picking apples (pdf)
Download / print the transcript for 2. Reaping (pdf)
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