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3 Quick Christmas Primary Dance activities to promote peace

Kym Articles, Dance Activities December 4, 2023December 4, 2023
Fun Christmas dance activity ideas

In schools, Christmas time is always full of fun, bright coloured decorations, upbeat Christmas tunes, and maybe too many sweets! Using Christmas dance activities to create a peaceful and inclusive festive season is a quick way to calm down some

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How you can bring dance into your Primary Classroom

Kym Articles November 16, 2023
dancing in primary school

Children love to move! They need to move. And it’s good for them. Then why are long periods of sitting in desks still so much a part of some Primary classrooms? The introduction of Brain Breaks was in response to

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Transitions – Putting the puzzle together

Kym Year Level 5 & 6 November 10, 2023November 10, 2023

Transitions – Putting the puzzle together These dance activities introduce transitional movements between shapes, movements, phrases of movement, and sections of dance. These movements may be referred to as linking movements, transitional movements, or transitions.

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Primary choreography activities for Halloween

Kym Articles, Celebrations and Special Days October 23, 2023
Halloween choreographic activities

  Halloween is an entertaining and creative celebration for children and adults around the world.  Even though it can be gruesome and scary, in the Primary dance classroom it is a time for fun dance games and choreographic activities. This

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 Primary school dance collaboration strategies

Kym Articles, Dance Resources October 12, 2023
Collaborating in Primary dance

  Children working together successfully relies on them being able to listen, reflect and think deeply about the task or problem they must solve.  Creating dances together requires Primary students to not only employ these skills but to apply critical

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Balloon Dance Fun for Young Children

Kym Articles, Dance for Early Childhood September 3, 2023October 3, 2023Ideas for dance lesson plans

 Children love balloons and they are great for bringing some fun into the dance classroom. In addition to being fun they also introduce a different movement dynamic into your dance classroom. Young children naturally move fast! They love fast music

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Blowing Bubbles

Kym Year Level 1 & 2 August 21, 2023August 21, 2023

Blowing Bubble Dance Activities This lesson aims to explore the idea of a three dimensional circle shape. Through the dance activities, the students investigate personal and general space. They explore using different dynamics through the movement qualities of bubbles.

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7 Best questions about choreography in Primary school

Kym Articles, Lesson Planning July 28, 2023July 30, 2023
Choreography in Primary School

Are you preparing to dive into the world of teaching about dance choreography in your Primary classroom? When children create their own dances they learn about communication, problem solving and aesthetic skills. But perhaps, most importantly, they learn new ways

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My Dance Journal

Kym Year Level 5 & 6 July 20, 2023July 21, 2023
Choreography in Primary School

My Dance Journal Journals are an important part of artistic practice. Many choreographers and dancers use them to incubate ideas, improve practice, and tease out abstract concepts.

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 Relationship in dance…how we move with others

Kym Articles, Dance Activities June 28, 2023August 21, 2023
Relationship as a dance element

When teaching dance to Primary/Elementary school students, the Dance Element of Relationship can be a valuable concept to explore. Relationship refers to how we dance with others in the space. It includes proximity, the physical distance between dancers, where children

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