Subject: Creative Movement, Cross-curricular and PSHE, Literacy/Storytelling
Age Group: Early Years (EYFS), KS1, KS2
Region: London/Greater London
Pick a traditional story, myth, or legend and we will help you interpret it through dance and creative movement in this KS1 and KS2 Dance workshop!
Choose from the stories of:
Goldilocks and the Three Little Pigs
Little Red Riding Hood
The Ugly Duckling
Led by our specialist dance facilitator, you will learn how to use gesture and facial expressions to convey intent and feeling. Following that, you will apply these skills to perform a narrative and differentiate between characters. Then you will have the opportunity to explore your own creative movement. Before following facilitator-led choreography to bring the story off the page in this KS1 and KS2 Dance workshop.
Ideal for discussing PSHE topics such as: Boundaries around personal space/belongings. As well as morals like discrimination, understanding the impact of our words/actions, accepting ourselves for who we are, finding true friends.
The workshop includes games, music, and storytelling, and links with science, animals, literacy, and is an alternative to Physical Education/Dance.
Our sessions:
Interested in more dancing? Then check out our Dance Through Celebrations and Festivals workshop!
Children were engaged throughout. The facilitator explained all aspects of the dance and involved the children and their suggestions. Comments from the children included: ‘We loved using our faces to make expressions’
Margaux Taylor, Harlyn Primary School, Pinner
Length of session: 60 minutes
Price: £148 + VAT. A creation fee may also be applicable if we devise a workshop for a celebration that we haven't explored before and there may be an additional charge for travel
Number of Children: up to 30
Extra children are negotiable
All facilitators are DBS checked
Dance / Physical Education
Literacy
Led by the Knight of Knowledge, help your class stay safe through a series of thought-provoking activities that encourage them to reflect on their actions and the choices they make.
