Justin Fletcher has the second of two sessions about fireworks and Bonfire Night.
2. Catherine Wheels
The second dance session in this unit about Bonfire Night continues the simple narrative structure of the first. The children imagine being at a fireworks display. They create a dance on the theme of ‘Catherine Wheels’, then, when the display comes to an end, they leave the display using the same running and stepping pattern they worked on in the first session.
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: wide stretches and spins using movements from the previous session.
Warm up - partners: repeating the warm up sequence, this time with a partner.
Shooting stars and Catherine Wheels: reprise of the Shooting stars dance from last time, with the spinning sequence added at the end to create Catherine Wheels.
Leaving the display: repeating the quick running steps and long, single steps from previous session.
Rubbing arms and running: repeating the warm up sequence from the previous session to keep alert by rubbing arms in turn and running quickly on the spot.
Cool down: stretches and using the hands and fingers to slowly shoot a few last stars.
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