Why folk dancing you may be thinking?
Well let me tell you what it can offer. Folk dance is exactly
what it says, dance from the folk or people of the country it is from. These dances tell the story of their cultures and offer a way of being and having fun socially. This type of dance is how people socialise and connect with one another in an everyday setting. All cultures have their own form of dance in this way and by learning some of the dances we are connecting in a multi-cultural way!
We connect with each other using music, holding hands and making eye contact. By sharing together in this way we are celebrating what it
is to be human! Musically these dances follow a steady rhythm and beat and teach us how to listen for patterns and count! By being in tune with these sorts of things we are training our brains to be more connected across the
mathematical, creative and physical side!
So basically - why wouldn't you?!
Here are the dances we learnt last week, different year levels learnt different ones so have a look at each other's dances too!
I think that folk dance is really good for our body so we can stretch it.
ReplyDeleteLachie
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ReplyDeleteIt was a lot of fun everyone looks like they enjoyed it. I can't believe that she learnt them from so many different countries.
ReplyDeleteThe american folk dancing was really fun. It was cool to see different classes trying out different country folk dances. I am looking forward to this friday and hopefully we will try out another country
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I think all folk dances was cool.
ReplyDeleteI liked how there named and setted out nicely with country dances.
I think when you video we carry on if we make a mistakes so we don't wreck the video
I really enjoyed folk dancing the heel toe polka really stood out to me and a big thank you to jane
ReplyDeletefolk dancing is really fun. i love learning new folk dances from all around the world
ReplyDeleteMy favourite one was the heel toe one.
ReplyDeletei think the folk dance was so fun
ReplyDeletethe folk dancing was really cool i liked doing it and mrs hall
ReplyDeletegood posting so ceep it up!
i loved doing that dancing it was so fun and we looked like we were the best in the world on the videos and it was cool look at the other classer do different dances.
ReplyDeleteI love folk dancing its a good fitness
ReplyDeleteI loved doing the folk dancing,I can't wait for next Friday
ReplyDeleteI really liked doing the folk dancing I can't wait for next friday
ReplyDeleteThis is really amazing i hope i don't miss next friday.
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