THE UNINVITED GUEST

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SECTION 1

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"Emerging from behind the little door..."

         Music File "Fireworks and Jig" by Allan Menken

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SECTION 1 - PEEK AND CREEP

 PEEK

“When I say go, find your own space in the gym and explore how you could peak.

Show the Harris Burdick picture "Uninvited Guest".  Introduce the idea of a tiny little creature living behind the door.  "How would you peek out the door if you were behind this door?"

 

Body: curved, small

Space: own space, levels

Effort: hesitant, tense, sustained

Relationship: personal space

  CREEP/HIDE

“In your own space, experiment with creeping for 7 beats and then on the 8th beat get into a hiding position.”

Look at the picture again.  “What things could we pretend to hide behind?”
Body: curved

Space: levels, pathways

Effort: tense, curious. sustained

Relationship: partners 

CREEP IN PARTNERS

Divide students into A’s and B’s. A’s creep for 7 beats and hide on the 8th beat and then B’s creep and hide.  Then A’s and B’s creep and hide together.

Body: curved

Space: levels, pathways

Effort: tense, curious. sustained

Relationship: partners in A's and B's

 
PEEK AND CREEP

Listen to the music and try the peek and creep to the music.