1C PE Dance - Pirate Dance

Lesson: Physical education

Class: Year 1 - 1C Year: 2021 - 2022

THEME: Pirates

  Learning Objective  To copy, remember and repeat actions that represent the theme.

First we needed to learn and practise some actions . We had to imagine that we had a telescope in our hands. On the spot, we looked in different directions with our telescopes in two different directions, each time changing the direction we looked after 4 counts. Total 8 counts. We had to use big movements, moving from high to low and side to side.

We then marched in any direction we wanted for counts 1-4. Counts 5 and 6, we had to stamp one foot, make a fist with one hand and swung it across our body. Counts 7 and 8, we stamped with the opposite foot, made a fist with the opposite hand and swung it across our body. Total 8 counts.

Next we had to turn to the right, imagine we were pulling the sails, pulling one hand down then the next for counts 1, 2 and 3. On count 4, we jumped and turned to face the opposite direction and  Repeated counts 5,6,7 with the pulling action, and jump count 8. We repeated this twice, totalling 16 counts. Bending our knees as we pulled the sail down, on the spot moving from high to low. Jumping and turning in the air to face the opposite direction.

After that, we had to take one big step to the side, leaning allof our body weight to one side, and twisting our arms to the side, as if steering a ship, for 4 counts. Repeating this by leaning to the other side for 4 counts. Repeated twice, totalling 16 counts Transfering our weight to the side that we were leaning to.

Then we used a stepping movement to one side for 4 counts, imagining we were sweeping the floor, then a stepping movement to sweep to the other side. Repeating the stepping movement travelling forwards for 4 counts, then backwards for 4 counts. We used our arms to show a sweeping action.

Finally, we had to think about how we would travel if we were walking a plank. We did 16 counts of walking the plank in a straight line, wobbling from side to side, one foot in front of the other, using expression to show being nervous or scared with a big jump at the end!

Once all of these moves were practised a few times, we had to remember and put them together to create a dance. This was so much fun!! Even Mrs Loftus' son joined in with us!