'Musical Chairs' type movement game

spotdotslady — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 06:04:28 GMT

Today at Princess camp, for 4-6 year olds, we played our version of 'Musical Chairs'. Dancers stood on SpotDots placed on the floor in a circle. Each time music was on dancers moved to the next SpotDot with a traveling step directed by the teacher (walk on toes w/ butterfly arms, chasse, skip fwd/bkwd, two footed bunny jumps, leaps, ect) when music stopped the dancer on the blue butterfly SpotDot chose a ballet card from the middle of circle, performed the step or position and all others did same while facing mirror. Dance game exercise continued until all had a turn. To do without the cards, the dancer could be told a position/step to do or could choose one on their own. This exercise incorporates traveling movements, memory and replication of steps, matching lines and movement, working and moving together, following directions and and can to serve expand the dance students musicality.

spotdotslady — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 05:02:38 GMT

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