Pete Hillier has four exciting units of dance taking inspiration from the music used for the ±«Óătv's Ten Pieces with an emphasis on creating stories.
The sea
The sea. 1: A storm coming. audio
Music includes 'Storm' by Benjamin Britten and the famous 'Horn Concerto No 4' by Mozart.
The sea. 2: Sea creatures. audio
The music includes 'Storm' by Benjamin Britten, Beethoven's 'Symphony No 5' and 'Mars' by Gustav Holst.
The sea. 3: Storm! audio
The music includes a wide variety of pieces from the ±«Óătv's 'Ten Pieces', including 'Zadok the Priest'.
On the mountain
On the mountain. 1: Wild weather. audio
Pete Hillier presents the first part of an exciting dance story full of wild weather…and underground trolls!
On the mountain. 2: The trolls are coming!
The second part of an exciting dance story full of wild weather…and underground trolls!
Planet Mars
Planet Mars. 1: Ice shapes. audio
Pete Hillier presents the first of two sessions exploring the red planet through dance to the ±«Óătv's 'Ten Pieces'.
Planet Mars. 2: Dust storms and two moons. audio
The second of two sessions exploring planet Mars through dance to the ±«Óătv's 'Ten Pieces'.
The Firebird
The Firebird. 1: The Firebird and Prince Ivan. audio
A retelling of the traditional Russian story 'The Firebird' with dances to music from the ±«Óătv 'Ten Pieces'.
The Firebird. 2: The magic garden. audio
More from the retelling of the traditional Russian story 'The Firebird' with dances to music from the ±«Óătv's 'Ten Pieces'.
The Firebird. 3: The giant Kastchei. audio
Pete Hillier concludes his unit exploring the story of 'The Firebird' with music from 'Ten Pieces'.
KS1 Dance: Time to Move. Ten Pieces
In this sequence of four dance units KS1 Dance: Time to Move joins forces with the ±«Óătv's music project Ten Pieces. Pete Hillier (who'll be familiar to many as a presenter of Boogie Beebies on TV) presents the sessions, each inspired by the music chosen for Ten Pieces.
The sessions divide into four units, beginning with three programmes exploring the sea (using, for example, Benjamin Britten's Storm interlude and Beethoven's Symphony No 5) and ending with a simple retelling through movement of the story of The Firebird.
Each of the units explores individual responses to the music, before building towards a simple narrative dance that all the group contributes to. Each of the sessions is available to download from individual programme pages and you can also access a separate audio file offering the music and narration for each of the final, complete dances. The individual pieces of music are also available to download for additional inspiration and follow-up study.
KS1 Dance: Time to Move is a movement and dance series for children aged 6 to 8. It is a ready-to-use resource for delivering dance (part of the PE curriculum) at Key Stage 1 / Key Stage 2. A set of for teachers / group leaders is available for download and contains more details of our Ten Pieces sessions.
Resources
Download / print guidance for using these dance sessions with your group (pdf)
More units from KS1 Dance: Time to Move
Dinosaurs. collection
The three dance sessions take a variety of approaches to the topic of dinosaurs.
Diwali. collection
Diane Louise Jordan has two sessions celebrating the Hindu festival of Diwali.
Journey through space. collection
Three dance sessions creating exciting dance sequences exploring space and space travel.
