Minute Masterclass Episode 195

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 Jack Hartman.

Tooty Ta is a preschool classic exploring the concepts of directions, body parts, body shapes, and relationships. 

I Can Move My Body Like Anything is a creative journey exploring place, energy, and weight.

Move Like the Animals Do is a directive song exploring the concepts of place, level, energy, and weight. 

Animal Dance and Freeze is a stop and go animal action activity exploring the concepts of place, energy, weight, and body parts.

 If You’re Happy and You Know It is a favorite activity with a twist exploring the concept of body parts.

The Beanbag Bop is a bean bag listening activity exploring the concepts of level, directions, body parts, and body shapes. 

Get Up to Get Down is a funky tune exploring the concepts of directions and body parts. 

Pump it Up Pokey is another twist on a classic exploring the concepts of directions, body parts, and relationships.

You can find all these songs and more from Jack Hartman 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.