Creative Dance


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Section 1 of Dance

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SECTION 1 - Skip and Hide

Skip around the gym in your own space.  Focus on "step hop" 

Space:

use all pathways, directions - sideways, forwards, backwards, turning

 

Effort:

 Playful, energetic

 

Body: light feet 

Skip for 7 counts, hide on count 8.

Space: hiding under, on, beside, behind

 

Effort:  Tense, frozen

 

Body:  stretched, curled, extended, take shape of object 

Partner Relationship:

Partner A skips and hides (7+1)

Partner B skips and hides (7+1)

Repeat 2 times each

Relationship:

AB partner form alternating skipping and hiding.  The partner not skipping remains frozen in hiding shape 

Keep the Beat with the music

Effort:

Clapping, stomping etc.