Dance in the Primary School
This course will allow the participants to feel more confident when teaching dance as a part of the
Physical Education curriculum. The participants will be given lots of examples of integration of dance
with other curricular subjects, again furthering their confidence when teaching. The participants,
due to repetition and the DVD provided, will realise that dance is a fun exercise and a very enjoyable
strand to teach, as well as being very beneficial for one’s overall well-being. Teachers will be
encouraged to use dance, not only for their own class, but as a whole school approach for a more
active and health-conscious school. Content will include the following:
• Warm up activities, exercises and games
• Dynamic Stretches
• Cool down routines
• Static Stretches
• Salsa Routine
• Cha-Cha Routine
• Integration of dance with other curricular areas
• Hip-Hop routine for younger classes
• Hip-Hop routine for older classes Interpretive Dance
• Choosing appropriate music