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Stretchy Band Activities |
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Big Fish/Little Fish
Exploring the Concept of SIZE Create a circle with the stretchy band in the center of the room. When the music is soft, everyone dances in the LITTLE fish bowl with LITTLE movements inside the circle. When the music is loud, everyone dances in the BIG ocean with BIG movements all around the outside of the circle. Music Suggestion: “Xylophone-Soft and Loud” by Music for Baby |
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Who Can Pull the Stretchy Band? Exploring the Concept of RELATIONSHIPS Follow the cues in the music while you explore moving in and out of the circle. Music Suggestion: “Who Can Pull the Stretchy Band?” by Music with Mar. |
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I Like My Hat Exploring the Concept of BODY PARTS Follow the cues in the music as you balance your hat (scarf) on different body parts. Challenge- dance with the scarf balanced on the named body part until a new part is called. Music Suggestion: “I Like My Hat” by Carole Peterson |
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Scarves Up and Down, and Around Exploring the Concept of DIRECTIONS Follow the cues in the music as you explore all the directions our scarves (and bodies) can move! Music Suggestion: “Scarves Up and Down and Around” by Johnette Downing |
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Bean Bag
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Bean Bag Balance Exploring the Concept of BODY SHAPES Follow the cues as you balance the bean bag on your head and travel from place to place. Music Suggestion: “Beanbag Balance” by Marie Barnett |
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Bean Bag Boogie Exploring the Concept of BODY PARTS Follow the cues in the music as you balance a bean bag on different body parts and move from place to place. Music Suggestion: “Bean Bag Boogie 1” and “Bean Bag Boogie 2” by Greg & Steve |
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Balloon Ball Activities |
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First Position Arms
Exploring the Concept of BODY SHAPES Use balloon ball to toss through curvy first position arms. If arms are straight (aka Frankenstein arms) the ball will not go through. |
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Balance Ball
Exploring the Concept of WEIGHT Place balloon ball in the center of the room. Dancers march with strong weight to the balloon ball. Dancers stop at the balloon ball and tap each foot on the ball with light weight. Continue marching with strong weight to the other side of the room. |
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Andrea Trench is a dance educator with over 20 years of teaching experience. Holding a B.F.A. in Dance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Andrea specializes in early childhood dance education as well as modern dance.
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