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Teacher dance resource developed by The Arts Unit
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Process
Process
Watch the video Teaching dance with Rachel Wilson as she discusses with teachers the processes she uses with her primary students at Hunter School of the Performing Arts.
Teaching dance with Rachel Wilson
Duration: 18:32Action words
Action words
The following action words can be used to assist in the initiation of movement. You might like to create action cards using these words in the classroom with your students.
spinning
rolling
gliding
sliding
jumping
curling
tip-toeing
flicking
twisting
rocking
wriggling
popping
reaching
shaking
skipping
turning
twirling
swaying
stretching
hopping
dipping
galloping
bending
stamping
creeping
clapping
side-stepping
marching
pushing
leaping
weaving
melting
Body shape
Body shape
Use these body shape verbs to dictate how the body will move. You might like to create body shape cards using these words in the classroom with your students.
long
spiky
small
symmetrical
leaning
curly
sharp
tall
flat
zig-zag.
Type of action
Type of action
Use these terms to decide the type of action used. You might like to create cards using these words in the classroom with your students.
locomotor
non-locomotor
frozen.
Creative classes
Creative classes
You might like to explore these Digital @ The Arts Unit Creative Classes with your students:
Third-party content attributions
Third-party content attributions
"train" by k_haruna is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.
"stop sign" by Clover Autrey is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
"Soccer sculpture in falling snow" by Citizen 4474 is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
"Double bus au Québec ?" by king76 is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
"cactus" by Tom Gill is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
"Ladybug in hand" by ravitch is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.
"Butterfly" by anthonycramp is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"Leaning Tower of Pisa" by etmeyer is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.
"wave-curl" by JeremyOK is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.
Creative Arts K-6 Syllabus, © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2006, copied under s113P, accessed 10 May 2020.
State Dance Festival images 1-4, photographer: Anna Warr.
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