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Usually the first/second class I meet with each student individual to fit them for their shoes and give them their dance shirt.  This year I am thinking of having students work in small groups to create a dance playlist for class (on youtube, letting them use their phones).

- A song that they can't help but move when they hear it
- A song that makes them feel relaxed
- A song that makes them want to exercise
- A song they would love to learn a choreographed dance to
- Favorite oldies song
- Random song they love

When the small group is done they share the playlist with me!

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On the first day, I like to start the students on my blue dash line. Then ask the students what the observe in my room. I move them to the dots in alphabetical order. I ask then to remember who is next to them and what color of dot they are sitting on. Each week, they will rotate their rows. We go through the entering, exiting, classroom rules. I ask if any new students have taken dance before. We talk about why we need to warm-up and we get moving!!!

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Introduce your name and a movement (or multiple movements if you're doing syllables) and everyone repeats.

Once you finish going around the circle, we put it all together. (music optionally)

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I often start with activities, strategies, or games that allow students to share about themselves and make connections to one another, including "this or that," "common ground," and others.

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Allie - improvisation activity: draw your name with a body part 

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Allie - improvisation activity: draw your name with a body part 

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I like to introduce agreements with team building games. This year, we are focusing on the theme: Dance develops courage and creativity.

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Allie - Energy Circle - taking an imaginary ball of energy and throwing it to a classmate without using words 

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Allie - Energy Circle - taking an imaginary ball of energy and throwing it to a classmate without using words 

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This is an opening activity/icbreaker to connect students at the start of the year.

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| Creative Dance Teaching Ideas and Resources

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Warmups and Icebreaker Activities for the Primary Dance Classroom |

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Fast and fun dance education activities for Primary and Elementary school classrooms. Warmup and icebreakers you can use in your dance classroom.

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It's the New Dance Year! 4 Dance-tastic Ice-breaker Games to Use the First Day of Class

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It's the New Dance Year! 4 Dance-tastic Ice-breaker Games to Use the First Day of Class It's finally September, and we are SO ready for the exciting new dance year ahead. We're confident that the life lessons you will be teaching, the pristine technique you will be perfecting, and the compelling choreography you will be creating will be better than ever!

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I've been at my school several years now so I know most if not all of my students. Thank Goodness for TikTok - I do plan on using it the first week of school just to grab the attention of my students.

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*Attendance- name pronunciation and preferred names.
*Rules and entering and exiting procedures
*basic warm up and why we warm up

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On the first day, I like to take time to take attendance and get to know how to pronounce each student's name, if they prefer a nickname, etc. With each student, after we establish what they would like to be called, I will say "thank you, XXXX. Welcome." I never thought much of this until I had a student tell me how much that exchange made them feel more safe and comfortable in the room.

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Another great book for kids on the first day. I read this or share the recording with 4th-6th grade.

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I love this beautiful book about being yourself and taking pride in your unique identity. I share it with the littles on the first day or two of class.