Minute Masterclass Episode 188

Welcome to your one-minute masterclass. I’m Andrea Trench, founder of DiscoverDance and creator of the Foundations Course for Early Childhood Dance Educators and the DiscoverDance Experience Membership. Today, we’re exploring the concepts of dance with our favorite songs from Patty Shukla.

Wiggle It is a body part identification activity exploring the concepts of place, speed, and body parts.

 Parachute Time is a group parachute activity exploring the concepts of place, level, directions, and relationships.

 Stand Up, Sit Down is a directive song exploring the concepts of levels, directions, and speed.

 Shake and Move focuses on body part isolations exploring the concepts of place and body parts. When moving with the dynamics of the song, you can explore the concept of energy as well.

 My Shadow is a directive song exploring the concepts of place, size, level, directions, and body shapes.

 Walking One Day is a creative journey exploring the concepts of level, directions, body parts, and relationships.

 Bunny Hop is a directive song exploring the concepts of place, directions, and body parts.

 Roar Like a Lion is a creative activity exploring the concepts of level and weight.

 Bouncing Up and Down is a directive song exploring the concepts of place, level, directions, and speed.

 You can find all these songs and more from Patty Shukla on Spotify and iTunes.

For more information, to enroll in the Foundations Course, or to join the DiscoverDance Experience and gain access to our curated playlists with hundreds of songs and videos of activities all categorized by concept, visit DiscoverDance.com.