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Primary Dance

Key Stage 1 Dance / Key Stage 2 Dance / Age 5 - 11

School Radio offers three co-ordinated series that provide a comprehensive Dance resource for KS1 and KS2 PE lessons. Each of the series provides opportunities to respond to a range of stimuli including specially-composed music, stories and poetry. The series develop from simple movements based on the children's everyday experiences through to enabling them to create their own dances - as individuals, as groups and as a whole class. In each series the elements include composing, performing and appraising.

  • Age 5 - 7. Justin Fletcher and Cat Sandion with dances exploring a wide range of popular infant topics.

  • Age 6 - 8. Develops pupils' confidence with dance from a range of sources. With Pete Hillier and Diane Louise Jordan.

  • Age 9 - 11. Pupils create dances responding to a range of stimuli. With Richard Lloyd King and other presenters.

Other series with Dance content

  • Age 5 - 7. Music, dance and drama exploring the KS1 Computing curriculum.

  • Age 7 - 11. Music, dance and drama exploring the causes and consequences of The Fire.

  • 9 - 11. Music, dance and drama leading to a performance of 'Archie Dobson's War'.