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Rhythms and Dances for
School Age 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
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
Guidelines:
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, &...
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, &...
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, &...
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,&...
web site: http://www.susankramer.com/dance.html
email: susan@susankramer.com
biography: http://www.susankramer.com/Biography.html
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