PE Central's Dance Lesson Idea of the Month

Note from Brenda Goodwin, Dance Managing Editor and Dance of Month Idea Creator: For 2010-2011 school year, the “Dance Idea of the Month” will feature a short, hopefully easily taught, dance combination. We will even attempt to include videos as often as possible!  It is our goal that you will be able to use the dance combinations as warm-ups, wrap ups, or any other place in your lessons. Each month the suggested music will come from a different decade and information concerning that decade will be included.  Maybe you can use the dances to present a “Dance of the Decades” all-school program. 

2010 Dances

• February (Basic Waltz Steps)
• March (Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with Dance)
• April Jarabe Tapatio (Mexican Hat Dance)
• May (Celebrate with an All-School Multicultural Maypole Dance)
• September (Michael Jackson's Beat It Dance)

2009 Dances

• January (Movin’, Groovin’ and Gettin’ Strong)
• February (Dancing on Different Levels)
• March (Stepping to Your Own Rhythm)
• April (Great Balls of Fire – I Got Locomotor Skills)
• May (Swing Dance Combinations)
• September (Israeli Folk Dance)
• October (Celebrate Oktoberfest with the Polka)
• November (Celebrating Native American Heritage Month with Dance)
• December (Tinikling - Philippine Bamboo Dance)

2008 Dances

• February (Dance Combinations for the Non-Dancers)
• March (Dancing Letters)
• April (Jumping Jack Mania)
• May (Maypole Dance)
• September (Rhythm Stick Routine)
• October (Parachute Dance)
• November (Jump Band Hokey-Pokey)
• December (Bouncing to the Jingle Bell Rock)

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