I.    MUSIC EMPHASIS

II.    ACTION EMPHASIS

Starting shape ~ hide

skip skip hide

skip skip hide

skip skip hide

skip skip hide

(moving in playful pathways; forwards, backwards, curved, straight)

run and jump

run and jump

run

skip skip hide

skip skip hide

run and collapse

III.   DYNAMIC EMPHASIS

Starting shape ~ hiding, tense and hold.

Light skipping, knees up high, feet landing lightly, loose limbs (playful, free).  Toes pointed or flexed.

Land and hide ~ hold shape.

Playful run and jump, exaggerated movements, quick and tense yet energetic.

Run in directed path to partner.

Skip and hide.

Final run (hurried, excited), tense and collapse.

IV.   SPATIAL EMPHASIS

Finding own personal space. 

Using all available space, exploring different pathways (forwards, backwards, turning).

Different levels for starting and ending shape.

Hiding under, on, beside, behind etc.

Extending or contracting in playful shapes.

Coming to a predetermined spot and collapse onto one level (floor), dancers clumped together. 

V.   RELATIONSHIP EMPHASIS

Working both individually and in partners (mostly partners).

A skips and freezes in hiding position (8 counts), B follows, skips and freezes in hiding position, this repeats, one more turn for A and one more turn for B. 

Looks like ABABABAB.

Individually, playing, excited, not wanting to get caught and jumping with surprise when they do, repeat.  Looks like CC. 

Then, running to find their friend/partner and skip, skip, hide, skip, skip, hide (just like beginning).  Looks like DABAB.

The bell has rung; time to run back to class and…….collapse!  Looks like E

VI.   IMAGES: SEQUENCES

It is recess and you are outside, playing one of your favorite games hide and seek with a friend.  You skip away and they find you.  You play for awhile and then take sometime to play on your own, but you're still worried that you will be caught!  Then you are found! 

You run to find the friend that you were playing with before and the two of you play a little more hide and seek. 

The bell rings!  You hurry inside to get to your classroom before your teacher arrives.  Oh boy, you are so tired after playing all those games of hide and seek that you collapse right onto your desk!