Justin Fletcher has the first of two dance sessions exploring jobs on an imaginary building site.
1. Good foundations
We start with a lively warm-up based on the actions of a mechanical digger - and these actions are revisited at the end of the sessions when the pupils form group-diggers. Pupils act in role as builders as they get ready for work, walk to work and then carry out a range of tasks on the building site. The main tasks can be rehearsed and combined to form a short class dance.
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)
Lesson summary:
Warm-up: Dig this! Mechanical, rhythmic actions based on the movements of a digger, to raise the pulse and mobilise joints.
Off to work. Getting dressed and walking to work using pathways and directions.
Dig, drill and pound. Large, rhythmic actions to clear the ground.
Wheelbarrow wobble. Loading wheelbarrows and travelling to a new spot.
Good foundations. Sequences 1, 2 and 3 combined.
Here Come the Diggers! Groups create mechanical diggers.
Cool down. Getting undressed and going to bed.
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