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Description: Description: Combinations of Basic Rhythmic Movements with Clapping by Susan Kramer -- ABA Sequencing and More ...

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Text; Choreography; Illustrations; Photo copyright 2001-2012 Susan Kramer
Santa Barbara, California USA
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Published by Dance for Children
susan@susankramer.com

 

Rhythms and Dances for School Age Kids
by Susan Kramer

Description: Description: Rhythmic Dances For All Kids by Susan Kramer

In 100 pages, 16 rhythmic dance steps illustrated and described,
plus 9 little dances, 18 - ABA and other sequencing combinations, and 4 advanced group dances -
for learning kinesthetically about math sets, sequencing, and language phrasing and rhythms.
Can be adapted for special needs children.



Spirited Dance

Bending, Circling
Flowing, Moving
Lightly, Rhythmically in Time
Using Space

Contents

I. Key for Clapping

II. Combinations with AB Sequencing
1) march & slide AB
2) jump & hop AB
3) march & skip AB
4) run & gallop AB
5) waltz & prance AB
6) polka & skip AB
7) schottische & leap AB
8) minuet & skip AB
more complex: combinations with ABAC, AA, BB, ABC Sequencing
9) waltz, slide, & skip  AB,AC
10) skip, march, & slide  AB,AC,AA,BB
11) polka, skip, & waltz  AB,AC
12) schottische, skip, & polka  ABC,AB
13) minuet, waltz, & skip  AB,AC
14) gallop, march, & run  AB,AC

III.Links
 
 

I. Key for Clapping

tum = a whole beat that is accented
ta = half the time of a whole beat
&  = a brief pause or transition in action example:
walk: tum, tum, tum, tum
gallop: ta tum, ta tum, ta tum, ta tum

walk, walk, walk, walk & gallop, gallop, gallop, gallop
tum, tum, tum, tum & ta tum, ta tum, ta tum, ta tum

 

II. Combinations

Guidelines:
 

 



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1) AB
march, march, march, march, & slide, slide, slide, slide,
&  march, march, march, march, & slide, slide, slide, slide, &...
Clap:
tum, tum, tum, tum, & tum, tum, tum, tum,
& tum, tum, tum, tum, & tum, tum, tum, tum, &...



2) AB
jump, jump, jump, jump, & hop, hop, hop, hop,
& jump, jump, jump, jump, & hop, hop, hop, hop, &...
Clap:
tum, tum, tum, tum, &ta, ta, ta, ta,
& tum, tum, tum, tum, & ta, ta, ta, ta, &...



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3) AB
march, march, march, march,
& skip, skip, skip, skip,
& march, march, march, march,
& skip, skip, skip, skip, &...
Clap:
tum, tum, tum, tum,
& tum ta, tum ta, tum ta, tum ta,
& tum, tum, tum, tum,
& tum ta, tum ta, tum ta, tum ta, &...



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4) AB
run, run, run, run,
& gallop, gallop, gallop, gallop,
& run, run, run, run,
& gallop, gallop, gallop, gallop, &...
Clap:
ta, ta, ta, ta,
& ta tum, ta tum, ta tum, ta tum,
& ta, ta, ta, ta,
& ta tum, ta tum,ta tum, ta tum, &...



5) AB
waltz, waltz, waltz, waltz,
& prance, & prance, & prance, & prance, &...
Clap:
tum ta ta, tum ta ta, tum ta ta, tum ta ta,
& tum, & tum, & tum, & tum, &...



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6) AB
polka, & polka,
& skip, skip, skip, skip,
& polka, & polka,
& skip, skip, skip, skip, &...
Clap:
tum ta tum, & tum ta tum,
& tum ta, tum ta, tum ta, tum ta,
& tum ta tum, & tum ta tum,
& tum ta, tum ta, tum ta, tum ta, &...



7) AB
schottische, & schottische,
& leap, & leap, & leap, & leap, &...
Clap:
tum, tum, tum, tum, & tum, tum, tum, tum,
&  tum,    & tum,    & tum,    & tum, &...



8) AB
minuet, & minuet,
minuet, & minuet,
& skip, skip, skip, skip, &...
Clap:
tum, tum, tum, tum, & tum, tum, tum, tum,
& tum, tum, tum, tum, & tum, tum, tum, tum,
& tum ta, tum ta, tum ta, tum ta, &...



9) AB,AC
waltz, waltz, waltz, waltz,
Clap:
tum ta ta, tum ta ta, tum ta ta, tum ta ta,

& slide, slide, slide, slide
Clap:
& tum, & tum, & tum, & tum,

& waltz, waltz, waltz, waltz,
Clap:
& tum ta ta, tum ta ta, tum ta ta, tum ta ta,

& skip, skip, skip, skip,
Clap:
&tum ta, tum ta, tum ta, tum ta,

& waltz, waltz, waltz, waltz,
Clap:
& tum ta ta, tum ta ta, tum ta ta, tum ta ta,

& slide, slide, slide, slide,
Clap:
& tum,     tum,     tum,     tum,

& waltz, waltz, waltz, waltz,
Clap:
& tum ta ta, tum ta ta, tum ta ta, tum ta ta,

& skip, skip, skip, skip, &...
Clap:
& tum ta, tum ta, tum ta,tum ta, &...



10) AB,AC,AA,BB
skip, skip, skip, skip,
Clap:
tum ta, tum ta, tum ta, tum ta,

& march, march, march, march
Clap:
& tum, tum, tum, tum,

& skip, skip, skip, skip,
Clap:
& tum ta, tum ta, tum ta, tum ta,

& slide, slide, slide, slide,
Clap:
& tum,     tum,     tum,     tum,

& skip, skip, skip, skip,
skip, skip, skip, skip,
Clap:
& tum ta, tum ta, tumta, tum ta,
tum ta, tum ta, tum ta, tum ta,

& march, march, march, march,
march, march, march, march &...
Clap:
& tum, tum, tum, tum,
tum, tum, tum, tum, &...



11) AB,AC
polka, & polka,
& polka, & polka,
Clap:
tum ta tum, & tum ta tum,
& tum ta tum, & tum ta tum,

& skip, skip, skip, skip,
skip, skip, skip, skip,
Clap:
& tum ta, tum ta, tum ta, tum ta,
tum ta, tum ta, tum ta, tum ta,

& polka, & polka,
& polka, & polka,
Clap:
& tum ta tum, & tum ta tum,
& tum ta tum, & tum ta tum,

& waltz, & waltz,
& waltz, & waltz, &...
Clap:
& tum ta ta, & tum ta ta,
& tum ta ta, tum ta ta, &...



12) ABC,AB
schottische, & schottische,
& schottische, & schottische,
Clap:
& tum, tum, tum, tum, & tum, tum, tum, tum,
& tum, tum, tum, tum, & tum, tum, tum, tum,

& skip, skip, skip, skip,
Clap:
& tum ta, tum ta, tum ta,tum ta,

& polka, & polka,
Clap:
& tumta tum, & tum ta tum,

& schottische, & schottische,
& schottische, & schottische,
Clap:
& tum, tum, tum, tum, & tum, tum, tum, tum,
& tum, tum, tum, tum, & tum, tum, tum, tum,

& skip, skip, skip, skip,
skip, skip, skip, skip, &...
Clap:
& tum ta, tum ta, tum ta, tum ta,
tum ta, tum ta, tum ta, tum ta, &...



13) AB,AC
minuet, & minuet,
& minuet, & minuet,
Clap:
tum, tum, tum, tum, & tum, tum, tum, tum,
& tum, tum, tum, tum, & tum, tum, tum, tum,

& waltz, & waltz,
& waltz, & waltz,
Clap:
& tum ta ta, & tum ta ta,
& tum ta ta, & tum ta ta,

& minuet, & minuet,
& minuet, & minuet,
Clap:
& tum, tum, tum, tum, & tum, tum, tum, tum,
& tum, tum, tum, tum, & tum, tum, tum, tum,

& skip, skip, skip, skip,
skip, skip, skip, skip, &...
Clap:
& tum ta, tum ta, tum ta, tum ta,
tum ta, tum ta, tum ta, tum ta, &...



14) AB,AC
gallop, gallop, gallop, gallop,
gallop, gallop, gallop, gallop,
Clap:
ta tum, ta tum, ta tum, ta tum,
ta tum, ta tum, ta tum, ta tum,

& march, march, march, march,
march, march, march, march
Clap:
& tum, tum, tum, tum,
tum, tum, tum, tum,

& gallop, gallop, gallop, gallop,
gallop, gallop, gallop, gallop,
Clap:
& ta tum, ta tum, ta tum, ta tum,
ta tum, ta tum, tatum, ta tum,

& run, run, run, run,
run, run, run, run, &...
Clap:
& ta, ta, ta, ta,
ta, ta, ta, ta,&...
 
 

III. Links


web site:  http://www.susankramer.com/dance.html
email:  susan@susankramer.com
biography: http://www.susankramer.com/Biography.html

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Susan Kramer, M.A. is an international author of more than 50 collections and 150 articles on rhythmic movement, modern dance, ballet, music, philosophy, relationships, social issues, yoga and practical spirituality for children, teens, adults and those challenged, with some translations in Dutch, French, German and Spanish, and with her husband, Stan Schaap- http://www.powertoshare.com resides in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

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published March 14, 2001 | updated July 21, 2012 |  webmaster