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Doin’ the Bunyip Dance

This activity is linked to the National Profiles, Level 1, The Arts.

Materials:

Simple, repetitive background music

Brainstorm with class all the different gestures, movements and noises a bunyip might make. Play atmospheric music and as a class (group movement) combine these elements into a dance piece. Keep movements simple and repetitive, combine noises: clapping, foot stamping, etc. into final piece

 National Profiles, Level 1, The Arts

Dance

A student

  • Makes dance using imagination and situations from play
  • Makes dance by exploring and using the basic elements of dance
  • Creates and makes body shapes and movements and shares with others
  • Watches, tries to imitate and talks about the dance movements of themselves and others in class
  • Names and talks about dances seen and done, as appropriate, and uses these ideas to develop dance
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