Dance ideas in dancematters index
There are many ideas for dance lessons, performances, and projects within past issues of dancematters. Please be aware that there are some resources which may be out of date or some curriculum terminology which has now changed. However, the essence of the dance as a resource is still there to be used or developed.
Here is an index of useful dance ideas from dancematters. Click on the issue number to download it - please note that you must be a member of NDTA to access this service and you will be asked to log in before you download.
Using maps as a dance stimulus - All ages, page 4
Creating a dance using paper and sculpture - All ages, page 5
Romeo and Juliet cross curricular ideas - KS2 onwards, page 4
Power (strength) & how we use it - KS3 onwards
L’Enfant et Les Sortileges, 1986 ch Kyrian - KS1 & KS, page 5
Anne Frank & her Diaries - KS3, page 5
A centre page photographic stimulus of 7 South Asian dancers, pages 6 and 7
Ancient Egypt - KS2, page 4
Using photographs as a stimulus for dance - KS3, page 6
Water - KS1, page 6
Dance of the Tudors & Stuarts - KS2, page 5
Jazz - KS4, page 10
Bears on the Moon, dance inspired by the book - Early years & KS1, page 6
Tarantulantics - dance inspired by spiders - KS2, page 5
Striking a Balance - could be adapted for all ages, page 4
Invaders - KS2, page 9
Flesh & Blood, 1989 Lea Anderson - KS4 & KS5, page 4
Traditional country dance developed creatively - KS1, KS2, KS3, page 5
Storytelling through South Asian dance - KS1, page 6
Rock and Roll - KS3, page 6
Van Gogh’s Red Vineyard - KS2 & KS3, pages 6 - 8
Magritte’s Intermission/Entracte - KS4
Toulouse Lautrec’s Theatre of Life paintings - KS4
Poetry as a stimulus for dance - KS3 upwards
Using dance videos as starting points for dance - all ages, page 2
Where Angels Fear to Tread, 1995 ch VTol - KS3 upwards, page 7
Wild Child, 1995 ch Ludus - KS2 to KS4, page 10
Proverbs as a stimulus for lesson planning, page 6
Secret Agents - KS3 & KS4, page 12
The Egyptians - KS2, page 18
Swans with attitude, Swan Lake, 1995 ch Matthew Bourne - KS4, page 8
Men in Black inspired by Haka & Rugby, Phoenix Dance Theatre - KS3 & 4, page 8
Good Day Sunshine, using The Beatles’ song - KS1, page 16
Swansong, 1987 ch Bruce, The Chair, Rambert Dance Company - KS3 & KS4, page 12
Using a poem, Africa, as a starting point - KS2 & KS3, page 6
Feral Swans from AMP’s Swanlake - KS3 & KS4, page 10
Term - Time, Friends & Enemies - KS3 & KS4, page 10
Earth & Beyond, using the poem as a stimulus - KS2, page 16
White Man Sleeps, 1988 ch Siobhan Davies - KS4, page 10
Semaphore - KS2 & KS3, page 18
Lindy Hop - KS2 & special needs, page 12
Sulphur 16, 1998 ch Wayne McGregor/Random Dance Company - KS3 & KS4, page 10
Romeo & Juliet, Northern Ballet Theatre - KS3, page 4
Macbeth - KS2 & KS3, page 9
Mixed up chameleon - KS1 & KS2, page 13
Still Life at the Penguin Cafe, 1988 ch David Bintley, BRB - all ages, page 11
Hip Hop - KS2 & KS3, page 9
Multimedia, Creating a CD Rom - KS4, page 4
Wayne McGregor & Random & Technology - all ages, page 6
The Mousehole Cat - early years & KS1, page 8
Notating arm gestures - KS5, page 10
Composers of Music for dance in education - all ages, page 14
Making dance dramatic - KS3 & KS4, page 10
Making dance dramatic - KS2, page 14
Routes into dance composition - all ages, page 6
Frantic, 2002, Chickenshed Theatre Company - inclusive KS3 & KS4, page 8
Composing a dance (chart) - all ages, page 10
Performing a dance (chart) - all ages, page 10
Performance with young children - KS1 & KS2, page 13
Programming a performance project - KS3 & KS4, page 14
Yin and Yang Myth - KS3 & KS4, page 10
Appreciating The Car Man, 2000 ch Matthew Bourne - KS3 & KS4 upwards, page 6
Appreciating a dance (chart) - all ages, page 10
Developing appreciation - KS1 & KS2, page 13
Fictitious Promotional video for sport shoes as stimulus - KS3, page 11
Building up movement material - all ages, page 17
Developing improvisational skills - all ages, page 18
The Scream by Munch as a stimulus - KS4, page 10
The Blue Balloon, book by Mick Inkpen - KS1, page 12
Beatrix Potter Boogies On Down - KS1 & KS2, page 10
Choreographic word search - KS3 & KS4, page 19
Developing individual artistry in student choreography - KS4 upwards, page 6
Cartoon Capers - KS2 & KS3, page 10
Creative tasks based on Henri Oguike’s Frontline - KS4 upwards, page 12
Utilising ICT for non-participants - all ages, page 9
Emotions - KS1, page 10
Spots and Smells - KS2 & KS3, page 4
Why Not? Anti-smoking - KS2 upwards, page 10
My Name is Cocaine - KS4, page 12
AnAto:mE - KS4 & KS5, page 15
Health & Fitness Crossword - KS4, page 17
Dance for the Disillusioned! (hard to reach groups) - KS3 upwards, page 8
Traffic Jam - KS3, page 10
Electricity - KS1 & KS2, page 12
World War 2 - KS2, page 14
DNA, Genes & Environment - KS3 upwards, page 18
Exploring Identity (Oldham Festival of Tolerance) - KS4, page 6
Working Drums in The Gambia - KS1 & KS2, page 9
Share and Share Alike, Krumping - KS3, page 10
Dance Identity - KS3 & KS4, page 12
Burrows & Boundaries & Meerkats - KS3 upwards, page 19
Rollercoasters - KS2 & KS3, page 8
Mr Wolf’s Week - Early Years, page 10
Wyoming, 1988 ch Davies, a workshop - KS5, page 4
Bird Song, 2004 ch Davies, a workshop - KS4, page 9
Cyber dance - KS3, page 10
Making Breakin’Creative - KS3 upwards, page 14
Strictly Ballroom Dancing - KS3 upwards, page 16
Transformation, Dance Activities - KS2, page 6
Spiderman - Early Years, page 9
Clash - KS3 & KS4, page 10
Virtual Reality, Games Console - KS3, page 12
Top Tips for Dance Teachers - all ages, page 2
High Quality Outcomes Dance Chart - all ages, page 3
Sculpture & Dance - KS3 & KS4, page 8
Nutcracker!, 2002 ch Mathew Bourne - KS5, page 12
Rock ‘n’ roll - KS2, page 16
Creating Monster Rock - all ages, page 6
A Simple Man, 1987 ch Lynne - KS2, page 8
Wayne McGregor - Random Dance - KS3 upwards, page 12
Dancing to African Rhythms - all ages, page 16
Birds and Flight - KS2, page 4
Faultline, 2006 ch Shobana Jeyasingh - KS4 & KS5, page 6
Dance Captures (photography and the Olympics) - KS2, page 10
Bob Fosse - KS5, page 16
English folk dance - KS2, page 6
Dreamcatcher, Native American dance - KS2, page 10
Summertime & Strictly Gershwin ch Deane - KS3 upwards, page 16
Belly Dance - KS3 upwards, page 20
Monkeys Escape - Early Years, page 8
Relative Danger, 2008 ch Filip Van Huffel, Retina Dance Company - KS4 & KS5, page 15
Supernova, 2008 ch Rosie Kay - KS4 & KS5, page 16
Facilitating creativity using structured improvisation - all ages, page 20
Improving the quality of performance skills in children and young people - all ages, pages 2 ,3, 4 & 5.
Dance Tek Warriors - workshop ideas inspired by the piece on DVD by Union Dance - GCSE, pages 6 & 7.
Water based sports dance, part of DansAthletic Resource pack, East London Dance - KS3, pages 10 & 11.
Performance in a duo/trio: how to get the best from your students - A Level, pages 14 & 15.
Around our house - working with Our House song by Madness, using everyday actions - KS1 & KS2, pages 18 & 19.
