Justin Fletcher has the first of three dance sessions exploring the well-known traditional story.
1. On the road to Bremen
In this first session children learn the different parts of a travelling dance. You鈥檒l find plenty more information on the internet about The Musicians of Bremen, including this article from .
Resources
Download the audio for this dance session as an mp3 file.
Guidance on using the dance sessions in this unit with your group (pdf)
Audio story: The Musicians of Bremen. audio
An audio version of the story suitable for KS1 pupils.
Lesson summary:
Warm up: clapping and skipping in time to the music.
Donkey: jumps and 鈥榢icks鈥 as Donkey.
Donkey sets off down the road: first part of a developing step sequence.
Dog: wagging arms as tail for Dog.
Donkey sets off: reprise of above.
Donkey and Dog set off: adding new steps to the developing step pattern sequence.
Cat: contrasting stretches and leaps as Cat.
Donkey, Dog and Cat set off: adding new steps to the developing step pattern sequence.
Cockerel: flapping arms as wings as Cockerel.
Donkey, Dog, Cat and Cockerel set off: adding new steps to the developing step pattern sequence.
Cool down: controlled breathing on the floor.
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The Elves and the Shoemaker. collection
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The Enormous Turnip. collection
Justin Fletcher has three dance sessions exploring this well-known traditional story.
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