Dance Genres Teacher Resources

Students consider the development of dance across cultures. In this dance genre lesson plan, students study the history of Russia and the Mongol Tatars. Students research how classical ballet made its way to Russia and create...

Express dance moves mathematically. Scholars dissect dance routines and express them using mathematical notation, such as translations and rotations. They use video clips to investigate seven different dance genres.

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day by teaching your class how to do an Irish jig. This type of dance is very fast. Break it all down and teach each section of the dance thoroughly. There are plenty of hops, kicks, toe touches, and stomps in...

Nearly every people group has some type of dance, and those dances usually reflect history and culture. Little researchers write an essay on the cultural significance of the Hawaiian hula dance. They research the role of the hula dancer...

Kids build an appreciation for the similarities and differences found in world dance genres. They watch both a Bollywood dance and a South African dance to describe and compare styles, purposes, costumes, and music in each dance. Note:...

Fifth graders investigate performance arts by practicing dances.  In this physical education lesson, 5th graders discover rhombus shadowing, a type of dance based on 90 degree turns and square formations.  Students practice using their...

Skater's Glide, Reindeer Stomps, Skiers, and Snow Shoe Marches are the four types of dance steps in this activity. Find the Crazy Frog version of "Jingle Bells" and teach these dance moves. There is a video included so take a look at it...

One of the best ways to explore other cultures is through experiencing their dances. That's exactly what happens in this sweet lesson on cultural dance. In it, learners dance to The Mexican Hat Dance, Skip to My Lou, and other classic...

The wacky letter W is the star of a music video intended for beginning readers. With words like wacka-wacka-doo, wow, and Wanda, viewers gain a very firm grasp on the way the letter W looks and sounds.

Fourth graders explore the love of dance in Texas and examine a variety of well-known dances performed in Texas. In this we can dance lesson, 4th graders research the background of different cultural dances in Texas and work with a...

Students examine the various types of dancing present in Korea. In groups, they discover the history and cultural purposes of the dances and how society influenced the role of dance in its culture. They answer discussion questions and...

Young scholars Watch a video to observe Celtic dancers prior to playing a game called, "Irish Jig Tag." When students are tagged with a Shamrock wand, they mimic an Irish jig. The game can be adapted to celebrate other nationalities or...

Students participate in different types of dances in which they explore time, action and other elements of dancing. They dance with a group or a partner and explore how to work together.

Students explore dance. They dance the Hokey-Pokey and learn alternate versions of the Hokey-Pokey. Students draw and write about places where a person might do the Hokey-Pokey and other types of dances.

In this dance word search, students analyze 15 words in a word bank that are styles of dancing. Students find these in a word search puzzle.

Students draw portraits of a dancer. In this visual-arts lesson, students study the work of James Wyeth online. They then watch a dance performance and sketch 10 - 15 pieces depicting dancers. Five of these sketches will be selected for...

Elementary schoolers explore states of matter by concentrating on the ways in which water moves between its solid, liquid, and gaseous states in a variety of Earth environments. Learners interpret these movements through dance. The...

First graders explore Aztec culture to gain understanding of relationship between music, recreation, and culture. Seven lessons on one page.

Students explore states of matter by concentrating on the ways in which water moves between its solid, liquid, and gaseous states in a variety of Earth environments familiar to the students. Students represent these movements in dance.

Ninth graders participate in theoretical discussions and movement explorations. They analyze spatial relationships embedded in fundamental solid geometry theory describing the five Platonic solids- tetrahedron, octahedron, cube,...

In this English Language noun and verb activity, students review the definitions for a noun and verb and several words that can be used as both: order, run, practice, and dance. Students then circle noun or verb to tell ho the word in...

Young scholars go through the experience of creating a dance. They use the correct vocabulary when creating the dance in writing. Students choreograph the steps needed to perform the dance in sequence. Then they perform the dance for...

In this comprehension worksheet, students read a passage about styles of dance and answer multiple choice questions about it. Students complete 5 questions total.

Third graders participate in exercise and dance while developing cooperative and leadership skills. In this follow the leader lesson, 3rd graders are divided into groups of five or six, stand in single file lines and the person in the...