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Free high school dance lessons
Grades 6-12 Dance: Create - Guided Choreography
This lesson was created for a beginner class that has no previous dance vocabulary knowledge. It works great for building confidence on the first week of school or as a substitute plan. You can modify it for advanced learners by including dance vocabulary. This plan can last 1-2 days or expand into an entire unit if you chose to incorporate vocabulary. It follows the National Core Arts Standards in Dance.Standard: 2.3.1 Create original artistic artwork by responding to suggestions for changing m
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5th - 12th
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Dance Unit 1: Introduction
Unit One Focus: Class NormsCommunication Skills How to check assignments onlineHow to look for missed work when absent Mindfulness on our bodies/Self-awareness Dance Unit What is dance? Learn Warm-up Dance Elements Dance TechniqueBasic dance steps
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5th - 12th
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"Hana Kupono" Pu'ili Sticks Routine - Hawaiian Rhythm Sticks
Looking for a great dance or movement that will get even your most reluctant students moving? This routine using traditional Hawaiian Pu'ili sticks to the song "Hana Kupono" is just the thing!
Don't have a class set of Pu'ili sticks to use? Regular rhythm sticks or lummi sticks will work just fine!
A while ago, a colleague showed me a similar routine by rote, and I've adapted my own version and notated it in an easy-to-understand resource to share with all of you. If you like this freebie, p
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3rd - 12th
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Breathe, Dance, Drum: A Guide to Reducing Stress (Free SCORM 1.2 package)
This course introduces mental health strategies that increase overall well-being and self-efficacy. It is a step-by-step approach to building a life you love, or at the very least, a life that doesn't overwhelm and terrify you. Think of it as a stress reduction toolkit. Lessons can be completed in any order you choose, and the exercises found in the course, such as square breathing and meditation, can be used as a resource any time you need them.Reducing and managing stress has the potential to
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
FREE Sample Flexibility and Stretching Journal Page Junior and High School Dance
This FREE no-prep journal page is great for helping dancers create good stretching habits that lead to increased flexibility. This ready-to-print activity easily turns into a book junior high and high school students can keep with them on the go. Whether dancers' goals are to get their splits or increase their backbends, this is the customizable resource that keeps them focused and on track for success.Great for any dance class--ballet, jazz, contemporary, acro, and studio classes! If you want
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8th - 11th
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Jazz Music History Interactive Activity (Created for Dance) in-class or sub plan
Google Slides Interactive activity intended for students in middle and high school enrolled in Dance or Music courses.PPT Outline:1. Agenda2. What is Jazz dance?3. Why is Jazz music a major part of American dance history?4. In your own words, define what a standard is. (students type answer)5. What is a Jazz standard?6. Jazz Standards are the...7. Instructions for Bop or Flop, Jazzified 8-13. Individual songs for students to choose whether it is a bop or flop. Each also has 1-2 context questions
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6th - 12th
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Cardio Dancing Unit-Lesson 1
Hello everyone, please use adjust, modify as needed. You can use this in a virtual class, in person class, or hybrid model. It includes an Intro, Vocabulary Section, Skill Development(Cardio Drumming), a Conclusion, and Self Check at the exit of class.Thank you,Coach EstradaI will be adding more resources soon, please add your own flavor!
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K - 12th
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Social Dance Handout and Worksheet
This worksheet is designed to teach late elementary to high school students proper terminology associated with social dance. Dances described include waltz, cha-cha, swing, foxtrot and two step. This worksheet also discusses proper etiquette associated with dance Four dance positions are described and pictures are included of each posture. These positions include closed, open-facing, fan and promenade. A worksheet is included that promotes comprehension of the reading. Answer key is included. Gr
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5th - 11th
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Stretching Lesson: Static, Dynamic, and PNF
A direct instruction lesson for athletes about three different types of stretching and their benefits/potential risks. This lesson is formatted for teacher-led instruction, but could easily be adapted for student-paced by rewriting the speaker notes. This could be a great sub lesson for dance classes/teams when no dancing substitutes are available!I used this lesson for my high school Movement for Athletes/Dance Wellness classes! They were always worried about stretching in class because they he
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9th - 12th
Basketball Unit and Rubric
Here is a 3 week Basketball Unit for 6th grade and highschool. This unit can be adjusted easily to all grade levels standards.This will give you a great direction and scope/sequence of your unit. Included in this is also a rubric made for a musical Dribbling Sequence presentation.
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6th - 12th
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Partner Stretching - Substitute Lesson Plan for Eighth Grade
Substitute teacher plan that keeps students up and moving!
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7th - 9th
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West African (Sinte) Music & Dance Lesson Plan
This West African lesson plan is intended to expose students to the Sinte rhythm, as a movement practice, tradition, and art form. Students will learn about the Sinte "break," basic West African body position, and understand the polyrhythmic timing within the movement and music. This lesson can stretch over 4 weeks (depending on the learning curve of the students). Lesson Plan Includes: discipline specific vocabulary to use while teaching and for reflection originally created and recorded video
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
High School Art Lesson Plan | Indigenous Dance | Free
As art teachers, it is important we engage with all types of art and practice cultural appreciation and awareness in the classroom. Delve deeper with this 130-minute Art lesson plan for 9th-12th grade that focuses on the influence of indigenous dance in promoting sustainable living, especially in regions like Hawai’i. With a teacher slideshow, comprehensive worksheets, and a choreography guide, you have everything you need to help your students understand dance not just as an art form, but as a
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9th - 12th
1-2 Step Line Dance for PE
To elevate dance appreciation through unique, fun, and exciting rhythmic dance skills with the attempt to alleviating any preconceived negative feelings concerning dance. Note: All dance steps use an 8 or 16 count and L = Left and R = Right. The songs selected (artist is in parenthesis by the dance title) for the dances are not required to perform each dance! All songs can be purchased online at sites such as www.apple.com/itunes or other music sites. The teacher must determine what is appropria
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2nd - 12th
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Boom Boom Pow Line Dance for PE
Objective: To elevate dance appreciation through unique, fun, and exciting rhythmic dance skills with the attempt to alleviating any preconceived negative feelings concerning dance. Note: All dance steps use an 8 or 16 count and L = Left and R = Right. The songs selected (artist is in parenthesis by the dance title) for the dances are not required to perform each dance! All songs can be purchased online at sites such as www.apple.com/itunes or other music sites. The teacher must determine what i
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2nd - 12th
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High School Strength Training (PE4) Full Body Workout
Full body workout. Can be done in a "classroom" or weight room setting. Minimal equipment required.
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9th - 12th
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Temperature Line Dance for PE
To elevate dance appreciation through unique, fun, and exciting rhythmic dance skills with the attempt to alleviating any preconceived negative feelings concerning dance. Note: All dance steps use an 8 or 16 count and L = Left and R = Right. The songs selected (artist is in parenthesis by the dance title) for the dances are not required to perform each dance! All songs can be purchased online at sites such as www.apple.com/itunes or other music sites. The teacher must determine what is appropria
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3rd - 12th
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The Elements of Dance - Lesson Plan on 'Energy'
Let's talk about the Elements of Dance! This lesson plan is focused on 1 of the 5 elements of dance: energy. The expectation is that by this point, students have been introduced to some of the other elements: body, space and time. This lesson is suggested to be about 40 minutes but can easily be extended to allow students to share what they're working on with the rest of the class. The lesson is broken down into sections, including: the warm-up, the exercise and the conclusion. Students will wor
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7th - 10th
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The Balancing Act
Free Promo! Reviews greatly appreciated!..Develop your students' core strength, muscular endurance, balance and coordination with "The Balancing Act'. Detailed photos included! This lesson is truly beneficial to students of ALL grades and is super easy to organize. Just find a nice surface, spread the students out and begin the lesson!
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PreK - 10th
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Performing Arts Careers: Video-Based Career Exploration Lesson
Career Girls Empowerment Lesson Video Series:Performing Arts Careers (2:04 sec)Do you love being on stage? Is making it in music, dance, or acting your dream? If you’ve performed for an audience, you know that it can be magical, nerve-wracking, and exciting — sometimes all at the same time! Find out what it’s like to have a career in the performing arts, from the role models in this video who work as dancers, musicians, filmmakers, and more.It can be a powerful experience to perform for an audie
10 Ideas for Dance Improv or Choreography Prompts Printable PDF
In the middle of a production and need a fast fun lesson plan for an improv or choreography day? These 10 ideas make a great sub plan or last-minute print-and-go activity. Keep it as a one-time experience or develop ideas into longer choreography! Giving dancers (and ourselves) a break from the normal flow of class can help to reset our batteries and jump start our bodies. Why have dancers just take class when they can create the class? Allowing dancers to develop their own ideas and inspirati
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8th - 11th
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Take it to the limit cheer
Here’s a great cheer for football- can be either for offense or defense Take it to the limit Take it to the top We’re the (team name) and we can’t be stopped!!have you checked out my conditioning workouts yet? Samples are on IG instagram.com/bringiton_23
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
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Choreography/Composition Dance Lesson Plans (Five Lesson Project Day 1)
Get your students dancing and creating their own choreography! New choreographic and compositional projects/activities. Let their creativity BLOOM!
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7th - 12th
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