Follow-up programme
We’ve created a full length follow-up programme to this Live Lesson which features our expert guests answering your questions and new curricula linked activities building on students’ learning in the live programme.
Shorter clips from the follow-up programme are also available below, useful for covering individual topics.
Learn how to make elegant transitions and create sculptures with your body
Full version follow-up programme
This EXTRA programme teaches children how to make sculptures and transitions and answers more questions from our live studio and virtual audience.
A recap of dance motifs
Liz Foster:
Before we play our game, I think that we need to recap those Russian motifs that we met before.
David Pickering:
Yes, good idea.
Naomi Wilkinson:
That's a good idea.
Liz Foster:
They all had names didn't they? So let's stand up, go back with your partner, the partner who you were with in the last lesson.
Naomi Wilkinson:
That was you, Karim.
Liz Foster:
Our first motif.
Karim Zeroual:
Oh, the Russian twirl.
Liz Foster:
Do you remember the Russian twirl?
Naomi Wilkinson:
I remember it.
Liz Foster:
That's right, look at your partner, round in a circle.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Are you looking at your partner? Don't look at me, look at your partner.
Liz Foster:
Lovely, well done.
Karim Zeroual:
Looking right at you.
Liz Foster:
And then our second one, do you remember shiny boots?
Naomi Wilkinson:
Shiny boots.
Karim Zeroual:
Oh yeah.
Liz Foster:
So look at your partner.
Karim Zeroual:
This one hurts your foot doesn't it?
Naomi Wilkinson:
You're on it.
Karim Zeroual:
It hurts it.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Straightaway.
Karim Zeroual:
That's it, softly.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Good.
Karim Zeroual:
I like the music to this one.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Yeah, I like this one. Very good, excellent.
David Pickering:
Do you remember the third one? It was, oi.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Oi, we remember that. Nice and loud, everyone.
Karim Zeroual:
Nice and loud, oi.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Oi. Nailed it.
Liz Foster:
Fabulous.
Naomi Wilkinson:
And the fourth one, the cossack wasn't it?
Liz Foster:
The fourth one was a cossack, do you remember the uppie-downey one with a clap. Here we go.
Karim Zeroual:
Big jump.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Great.
Liz Foster:
Fantastic.
Karim Zeroual:
Thank you Craig, there.
Naomi Wilkinson:
All right so, how are we gonna turn this into a game?
David Pickering:
Okay, so now we've recapped all of our motifs, we're gonna take them on a little journey. So we're gonna ask Craig to play some music and I want you to weave around the space, keep a bit close to your partner. And when I call out one of the motif names, I want you to do that motif. Is that clear?
Naomi Wilkinson:
We'll join in as well.
Karim Zeroual:
Let's join in, okay.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Everybody ready, in your classrooms as well, dancers.
Karim Zeroual:
On your feet walking around.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Off we go. Shall we go this way?
David Pickering:
Russian twirl.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Russian twirl.
Liz Foster:
Lovely.
David Pickering:
Find your partner. Remember to keep walking around the space.
Liz Foster:
And up, oi. Find a partner and oi.
Karim Zeroual:
Oi.
ChildrenOi.
Liz Foster:
Excellent, carry on walking.
David Pickering:
Shiny boots.
David Pickering:
Good.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Brilliant.
David Pickering:
And walking around the space one more time.
Liz Foster:
And our final one, the cossack. Find your partner.
Karim Zeroual:
[CHEERING] Hey.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Hey.
Karim Zeroual:
Did it right.
A recap of dance motifs
This is a shorter video clip from the follow-up programme which gives students a quick recap of different dance motifs.
Dancing at different levels
Liz Foster:
There are different levels that we can use in dance, you know this, don't you, children? We've got a high level, a medium level and a low level.
Karim Zeroual:
Ah.
Liz Foster:
Well done. So if we take the moves that we had in the Russian dance and put them on a different level, it will make that shape look completely different.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Okay. Can we demo that or do we just go straight into a game?
David Pickering:
Shall we try our musical statues game?
Naomi Wilkinson:
Yes.
David Pickering:
So it's the same rules, but this time, instead of just calling out the motif, I'm gonna add a level to it as well. So it might be a high Russian twirl or a low shiny boots. Listen carefully for the instruction.
Naomi Wilkinson:
All right, okay, listening out everybody.
Karim Zeroual:
Yeah, let's all give taking our dance to a new level a go. Quite literally. You have 30 seconds, remember to listen out for Liz and David's instructions. Everyone in the classrooms up on your feet. Ready, set, go.
David Pickering:
Let's have a low shiny boots.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Oh low.
David Pickering:
Low shiny boots.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Right down, ooh, sorry.
David Pickering:
And walking around.
Liz Foster:
Let's try a high level cossack.
David Pickering:
High cossack.
Liz Foster:
High level cossack. Lovely.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Is that good.
David Pickering:
Can we do a medium oi?
Naomi Wilkinson:
Medium.
ChildrenOi.
Naomi Wilkinson:
One more, last one or is that it?
Karim Zeroual:
Oh.
Naomi Wilkinson:
We've run out of time, it was a good game, wasn't it. I like that, the different levels is really good. How did we look doing those, do you think, David and Liz?
David Pickering:
Really fantastic. It completely changed everything, didn't it? The same sort of movement but taking it on a level changes and progresses the dance.
Naomi Wilkinson:
And do you think we can use this technique to any dance that we're creating to any piece of music?
Liz Foster:
Absolutely and any dance, any music, we can do the same techniques, definitely.
Dancing at different levels
This is a shorter video clip from the follow-up programme which gives us some insight into dancing at different levels.
Making sculptures
Liz Foster:
Instead of working just in twos and threes, we could join up and work in fours. And I think we'll probably have one five as well. So go and find your teams.
Naomi Wilkinson:
So shall we team up with you two?
David Pickering:
Okay.
Liz Foster:
Yes.
Karim Zeroual:
So we'll all team up.
Naomi Wilkinson:
We'll be a four, okay. And what are we gonna do?
Liz Foster:
Right, okay.
Naomi Wilkinson:
You in your teams? You're all in your teams in your classrooms. Explain perhaps what we're gonna do next.
Liz Foster:
We're gonna make some sculptures. We're gonna make a freeze frame, a still shape, using all those Russian motifs that we've already learned in our bodies. So let's demonstrate, now Karim, which was your favourite shape?
Karim Zeroual:
I enjoyed the, oi.
Liz Foster:
Lovely, do you want to do it on a high level or a low level or?
Karim Zeroual:
I'll do it on a high level.
Liz Foster:
A high level.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Okay.
Karim Zeroual:
So I'll start here.
Liz Foster:
Okay, so there's Karim. That's our starting point for our sculpture. What about you, Naomi, which shape would you like?
Naomi Wilkinson:
I quite like the shiny boot, shall I do that on a low level?
Liz Foster:
Brilliant, go low with the shiny boot.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Bit opposite to you, so I'll come down here.
Karim Zeroual:
Yeah, that's nice.
Liz Foster:
Lovely, if you got closer to Karim, you could maybe try and find a way of connecting with him.
Karim Zeroual:
You could.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Or could I just?
Karim Zeroual:
Just balance it there.
Liz Foster:
Brilliant.
Karim Zeroual:
Balance it there.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Balance it on your hand, yes.
Liz Foster:
Okay. I'm going to put myself on a medium level and I'm going to do that really lovely twirl shape.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Ooh, right.
Karim Zeroual:
Oh, you're doing the Russian twirl, yeah, you can see that.
Liz Foster:
I'm linking there.
David Pickering:
And I think I'm gonna come at quite a high level too with that, just there.
Naomi Wilkinson:
So we've made a lovely picture, there you go.
Karim Zeroual:
What if, David, I go the other way.
David Pickering:
Oh wow.
Karim Zeroual:
Whoa.
David Pickering:
So it's like a mirror.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Ooh, now I can tickle your armpit. Right then, so in your groups, let's give this a go, remembering what our experts David and Liz have told us.
Karim Zeroual:
Got that.
Naomi Wilkinson:
So you're gonna have one minute and in your groups, you need to create two Russian sculptures. Are you ready? Off you go. So we've done our first one, shall we do our second.
Liz Foster:
These are very high level.
David Pickering:
Medium or high.
Karim Zeroual:
So which? Very nice. That's amazing. So how do you fit this next to each other? You need to connect.
Naomi Wilkinson:
We better do our second one, we've got one.
Karim Zeroual:
Yeah, let's do it.
Liz Foster:
David, we need to make our second one.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Shall we do our second one. I'll swap with you, I'll do an oi.
Karim Zeroual:
Okay, I'll do a cossack.
Liz Foster:
I'll do a heel.
Karim Zeroual:
I'll do it inside so you have space.
Liz Foster:
Okay, I'll do my heel medium level so I'm gonna take it.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Nice.
David Pickering:
I'll do a high oi.
Liz Foster:
A high twirl. Try a twirl.
David Pickering:
Try what?
Liz Foster:
Try a twirl with two arms. Beautiful.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Shall I go a bit more medium then up a bit of level.
Karim Zeroual:
Yeah. That's nice.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Got two, yeah, so we've got our two.
Karim Zeroual:
We've got ours, yeah, we've got them.
Naomi Wilkinson:
How are they getting on?
Karim Zeroual:
Whoa.
Liz Foster:
This is a nice one, lovely, beautifully connected. Have you got a second one as well? Two if you can. Is this your first one? So we've got the Russian twirl haven't we.
Karim Zeroual:
Oh, the spin the Russian twirl.
Liz Foster:
Is it the shiny boots?
Karim Zeroual:
That's it, time is up. Liz and David, what did you think of the sculptures our studio audience created? I saw some wicked ones.
Liz Foster:
These are really interesting shapes coming out there, lovely.
Making sculptures
This is a shorter video clip from the follow-up programme teaching students how to create sculptures with their bodies.
Dance transitions
Liz Foster:
If we go into our first sculpture. I think I was the Russian twirl, kind of, medium level.
Karim Zeroual:
I did…, oh, yeah, I was mirroring you [INAUDIBLE].
Naomi WIlkinson:
Trying to…
Liz Foster:
And we were all…
Liz Foster:
Do do.
David Pickering:
Yeah. No. We were doing a…
David Pickering:
Our shiny boots mirror.
Liz Foster:
[INAUDIBLE]
Karim Zeroual:
And, Amy was tickling me. I remember that.
Liz Foster:
I was tickling your head. Right.
Liz Foster:
Lovely.
Naomi WIlkinson:
So now, we need to move.
Liz Foster:
OK.
David Pickering:
So, how are we gonna get from this to our next shape?
Liz Foster:
So, I think I'm gonna do a jump. I'm gonna go first, and I quite like the idea of this gap.
Naomi WIlkinson:
OK.
Liz Foster:
So, I'm gonna go through that gap.
Naomi WIlkinson:
Woo.
Karim Zeroual:
Whoa.
Liz Foster:
And, I'm gonna do a big jump, and I'm going to get into my second shape, which was the shiny boot, and I'm going to wait for the rest of my group to arrive.
Naomi WIlkinson:
I'm gonna come and spin over to you. Spinny. Spinny. Spinny. Spinny. Spinny. And then, I'm gonna do my oi.
Karim Zeroual:
Beautififul, Naomi.
Naomi WIlkinson:
Middle.
Karim Zeroual:
I'll do a little jump kick.
Liz Foster:
Ooh.
Naomi WIlkinson:
Ooh.
Karim Zeroual:
Turn…
Naomi WIlkinson:
Oh, wow.
Karim Zeroual:
…into my cossack.
Liz Foster:
Nice.
David Pickering:
And, no one rolled did they? [INAUDIBLE]
Naomi WIlkinson:
Roll.
Liz Foster:
Wow.
Liz Foster:
Roll.
Karim Zeroual:
No. Have a roll, David.
David Pickering:
All the way to my high.
Liz Foster:
Wow. Thanks, David, that's brilliant.
David Pickering:
Russian twirl.
Naomi WIlkinson:
So, jumps, twirls, rolls, and all sorts of things.
Karim Zeroual:
We can get it all in there, and, …
Naomi WIlkinson:
OK.
Karim Zeroual:
…I hope that you guys are ready. That includes you in your classrooms, all over the UK. Let's give our transitions a go. And, please, do be careful, and try not to bump into each other.
Naomi WIlkinson:
Yeah.
Karim Zeroual:
It might hurt. Audience, get dancing. Let's do it.
Naomi WIlkinson:
60 seconds, are ready dancers?
David Pickering:
60 seconds [INAUDIBLE] first shapes.
Naomi WIlkinson:
And, your first position.
David Pickering:
Brilliant.
David Pickering:
That was really fantastic.
Liz Foster:
So, you need to decide. Are you going to do [INAUDIBLE].
David Pickering:
How are you gonna [INAUDIBLE]. Are you gonna turn. Are you gonna jump?
Karim Zeroual:
So, how are you gonna get to this area?
Naomi WIlkinson:
Maybe [INAUDIBLE] go first.
David Pickering:
So, yeah, you go first.
Liz Foster:
Who's gonna go first? You gonna go first? Where you gonna go?
Karim Zeroual:
Jump. Do a big jump. Oh, yeah. Do be careful, though.
Naomi WIlkinson:
Jump. Skimmy jump into your second position.
Naomi WIlkinson:
[INAUDIBLE]
Liz Foster:
Roll. What about roll?
Karim Zeroual:
Brilliant. That was so good. Do you want to do it once more?
Naomi WIlkinson:
Oh, yes.
Karim Zeroual:
Practice?
Naomi WIlkinson:
Alright. Second position.
Karim Zeroual:
Do it once more.
Naomi WIlkinson:
Alright. Try that again. Go back onto your first one, and then, do that.
Liz Foster:
[INAUDIBLE].
Liz Foster:
How we doing here, boys? We doing good?
Karim Zeroual:
How long do we have?
Naomi WIlkinson:
Is this your second one?
Liz Foster:
Can I see one of those transitions? [INAUDIBLE]
Karim Zeroual:
Go on, you're lovely, you was first.
Naomi WIlkinson:
You're doing well to…
Liz Foster:
Show me. Is it a roll or a jump return?
Naomi WIlkinson:
Well done, everybody.
Karim Zeroual:
Oh.
Naomi WIlkinson:
Absolutely [LAUGHS] fantastic.
Dance transitions
This is a shorter video clip from the follow-up programme which explores some key dance transitions.
Watch again: Live Lesson video clips
This set of shorter video clips are taken from the Live Lesson programme and can be used to teach individual topics.
Making shapes
Group:
[APPLAUSE]
Naomi Wilkinson:
[INAUDIBLE]
Karim Zeroual:
And, you're go, go, go, go. No. No. Actually, maybe not.
Naomi Wilkinson:
No, maybe not try that. [LAUGHS]
Karim Zeroual:
Maybe not. I'll leave that to the professionals. That was incredible. Did you see that? Liz and David, can you explain some of the shapes that the dancers in that video performed.
Liz Foster:
Yeah.
Karim Zeroual:
And, how…what they represent, and how similar they are to the shapes that we made?
Liz Foster:
Absolutely. Well, I think we can see in the Russian dance, that it's an explosive dance. It's full of energy and bravado and flamboyance. And, I think that some of the shapes you made at the beginning was very similar to the ones we saw the dancers do.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Yeah.
David Pickering:
Definitely so.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Very, sort of, important. Is there a way we can build on what we've done so far, by developing our own Russian shapes?
David Pickering:
I think we could actually learn, maybe, four shapes?
Liz Foster:
Yeah.
David Pickering:
Shall we go for four?
Naomi Wilkinson:
Shall we? Shall we learn some Russian shapes?
David Pickering:
We'll take them directly from the ballet.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Alright.
Karim Zeroual:
Let's do that. That sounds brilliant.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Everybody joining in as well, in your classrooms. OK. So, give us the first shape.
David Pickering:
OK. So, our first shape. Can we all just raise our arms above our head, as if we were holding a giant balloon. But, you're really proud of it.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Wanna do that? Oh, well done.
David Pickering:
So, look up to it. It's a wonderful, massive balloon.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Teachers feel free to join in as well.
Liz Foster:
Very good.
Karim Zeroual:
Please do, and everyone in your classrooms.
Naomi Wilkinson:
OK.
David Pickering:
Fantastic.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Number two.
David Pickering:
So, that was our first shape.
Liz Foster:
OK. Our second shape. Do you remember seeing this on the film? One heel into the floor.
Karim Zeroual:
OK.
Liz Foster:
And, one arm down to that foot, and the other arm reaching up to the sky, and let's look down [INAUDIBLE] foot.
Liz Foster:
[INAUDIBLE]
David Pickering:
So, it's, like, you've still got that balloon in your hand. So, you just lean it over and look at your foot.
Liz Foster:
So, the one on the heel, that's a straight leg. OK?
Naomi Wilkinson:
Yes, and this one is a bent leg.
Liz Foster:
And, that one's bent.
David Pickering:
Which is supporting you.
Naomi Wilkinson:
OK. Number three?
Liz Foster:
Excellent.
David Pickering:
Fantastic. This is nice and easy. So, you're standing up very tall, like a soldier, because that's what the Nutcracker is. Put one hand on your hip. Put your thumb backwards, and your fingers forward, and your elbow slightly forward, so it's quite a proud posture, and then, just lift your arm above your head in a curve, and look up in a proud way.
Karim Zeroual:
And, you're looking towards your arm, is that…
David Pickering:
You can look…
Naomi Wilkinson:
And, do we…
David Pickering:
You could look towards or away, but make sure…
Karim Zeroual:
Or away.
Naomi Wilkinson:
It doesn't matter.
David Pickering:
…it's up and proud.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Lovely, and number four?
Liz Foster:
Brilliant. And so, this one is going to go down to the floor. Very gently, we're going to go down on one knee, and we're going to put, this time, two hands on our hips.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Two hands.
Liz Foster:
Make sure you're lifting your elbow, so it keeps the shape nice and lifted and proud. And then, again, you can turn your head over your shoulder.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Twist.
Liz Foster:
Or, you can turn it away. It's up to you.
Karim Zeroual:
You guys look great. You're doing well.
Liz Foster:
You do.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Isn't it amazing we can make so many different shapes with our bodies, and each shape is gonna add something different to the dance. Obviously, we're doing these four, but you can create your own after the live lesson.
Making shapes
This clip is from the main Live Lesson, and teaches children how to use their bodies to make shapes.
Dancing with a partner
Naomi Wilkinson:
Is there anything we can now do with these shapes to do them together, maybe? Dancing together.
Karim Zeroual:
In pairs.
Liz Foster:
Well, absolutely, and we saw the dancers on the film dancing together, so I think this will be a good time for you to find a partner.
Karim Zeroual:
Yeah.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Alright.
Liz Foster:
And, maybe, a trio, if we haven't got enough for partners. So, go find your…
Karim Zeroual:
So, you guys get in pairs.
Liz Foster:
…people who you're gonna dance with.
Karim Zeroual:
Naomi and I have paired up.
Naomi Wilkinson:
We'll pair up.
Karim Zeroual:
And, we're ready to go. Don't forget to pair up in your classrooms, and, whilst you do think about all of the other shows you might watch, where you see dancers working in pairs or trios, for example, Strictly Come Dancing. Hey.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Oh. Hey.
Karim Zeroual:
Next time you tune in…
Naomi Wilkinson:
Dah. Dah. Dah.
Karim Zeroual:
…make sure you watch closely to see how they work together.
Naomi Wilkinson:
OK. So, let's put our four Russian shapes into action. Over to our experts. What do we do?
Karim Zeroual:
Take it away.
Liz Foster:
OK. Lovely. So, if we put those shapes together, the first one, for example, might look like this. If we approach our partner and hold our elbows, and can you see that shape that we had at the beginning? Our big Russian balloon?
Naomi Wilkinson:
Balloon.
Karim Zeroual:
Oh, yeah. You can see now, yeah.
Liz Foster:
And now, it's become a shared shape.
Naomi Wilkinson:
So, we, sort of hold, …OK. [INAUDIBLE]
Liz Foster:
Good. OK. And, we're going to do more. We're gonna take it in on a journey and take it round in a circle.
Karim Zeroual:
Careful not to bump into each other.
Naomi Wilkinson:
You, sort of, keep your middle point fixed do you? Between you?
David Pickering:
That's right.
Liz Foster:
Absolutely.
David Pickering:
Yeah. Imagine us in the centre of a wheel. It's like a spoke.
Karim Zeroual:
Ooh.
Liz Foster:
And, you have to make sure…
Karim Zeroual:
[INAUDIBLE] You did well.
Liz Foster:
…that you're looking at your partner when you're doing that as well.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Oh.
Liz Foster:
Keep your eyes on your partner.
Naomi Wilkinson:
OK.
Karim Zeroual:
Cool.
Liz Foster:
Good.
Naomi Wilkinson:
OK. Next one.
Karim Zeroual:
We've got that one.
Liz Foster:
Lovely. We're gonna give them names, so that we can remember them.
Naomi Wilkinson:
What's that one?
Liz Foster:
So, we're gonna call that one The Russian Twirl.
Karim Zeroual:
The Russian Twirl.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Russian Twirl.
Liz Foster:
That's the Russian Twirl.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Got that?
Liz Foster:
OK. This one, we're gonna call Shiny Boots.
Karim Zeroual:
[LAUGHS]
Naomi Wilkinson:
Shiny Boots.
Liz Foster:
Do you remember the shape were we put…
Naomi Wilkinson:
Yes, the…
Liz Foster:
…our heel into the floor?
Naomi Wilkinson:
Showing off your shiny boots.
Karim Zeroual:
Showing off your boots.
Liz Foster:
Lovely. Now, because we've got a partner, you have to do it to your partner.
Karim Zeroual:
Oh.
Liz Foster:
So, let's face our partner.
Naomi Wilkinson:
OK.
Karim Zeroual:
OK.
Liz Foster:
And, we can do a Shiny Boot one way, …
Karim Zeroual:
Oh, they're going opposite.
Liz Foster:
…and, let's take it to the other side as well. And, the other side.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Good.
Karim Zeroual:
I like this one. This is fun, isn't it?
Naomi Wilkinson:
So, do you actually have to face your partner for that?
Liz Foster:
Well, you don't have to.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Doesn't matter?
Liz Foster:
You don't have to.
Naomi Wilkinson:
OK.
Liz Foster:
Because you've got somebody else to dance with now, you've got lots of options, so David and I…
Karim Zeroual:
It's your decision.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Alright, third one?
Liz Foster:
OK. Let's do [GASPS]. …this is an easy one. Do you remember this shape, with the hand on the hip.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Hand on your hip and one arm in the air.
Liz Foster:
And, this one up. We're going to add a flick of the wrist, a stamp of the foot, and we're gonna say, Oi.
GroupOi.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Oi.
Liz Foster:
Oh. Well done.
Naomi Wilkinson:
What, quite loud?
Karim Zeroual:
I reckon you can do it louder though?
Liz Foster:
Very loud.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Come on then, all together. Nice and loud.
Karim Zeroual:
On more time. Come on, you lot. Louder.
GroupOi.
Karim Zeroual:
That's what I'm talking about.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Yeah.
Karim Zeroual:
That's what I'm talking about.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Nice.
Liz Foster:
Lovely.
Naomi Wilkinson:
And, the fourth one?
Liz Foster:
Our last one, very exciting. We're gonna go from high to low.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Ooh.
Liz Foster:
We're gonna go up and gently down.
Karim Zeroual:
Whoa.
Naomi Wilkinson:
So, jump and a clap, and then, …
Liz Foster:
Jump and a clap.
Naomi Wilkinson:
…carefully onto your knee.
Liz Foster:
Very carefully down.
Karim Zeroual:
And, careful in your classrooms as well.
Naomi Wilkinson:
[INAUDIBLE] concept. [INAUDIBLE]
Liz Foster:
Lovely.
Naomi Wilkinson:
OK. So, what's what one called?
Liz Foster:
Let's call that one The Cossack.
Naomi Wilkinson:
The Cossack.
Karim Zeroual:
The Cossack. Wow, all these adventurous names. I love it.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Quite cool. I know.
Karim Zeroual:
You can think of the names for the shapes that you'll be creating after the lesson.
Naomi Wilkinson:
So, doing all those four, different movements, is there a dancing term for what we've just created?
Liz Foster:
Yes. We've just created four motifs, and this is what choreographers do. It's a starting point for a dance.
Dancing with a partner
This clip is from the main Live Lesson, and outlines the basics of dancing with a partner.
Dancing as a group
Naomi Wilkinson:
In our live lessons so far, then, we've learned how to create motifs. We've danced on our own and together, and now, we are going to super size things, and learn to dance as a group.
Karim Zeroual:
I think this is gonna be fun.
Naomi Wilkinson:
This is gonna be good.
Karim Zeroual:
I'm excited for this bit.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Yeah.
Karim Zeroual:
David, how do we supersize royal ballet? What do The Royal Ballet do to supersize things?
David Pickering:
OK. So, we've been working in pairs, but we have something called the Corps de ballet.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Ooh.
David Pickering:
Now, that's the main bulk of the company, and we might have 24 different dancers, all dancing together, and it creates this fantastic energy against them.
Karim Zeroual:
Amazing, and, Liz, who's gonna be part of our very own corps de ballet?
Liz Foster:
Well, I think…oh…
Karim Zeroual:
We need some helpers.
Liz Foster:
…oh, our studio audience are going to be our corps de ballet, and also…
Karim Zeroual:
Are you up for that?
Naomi Wilkinson:
We need you again.
Liz Foster:
Stand up.
Karim Zeroual:
Let's do it.
Naomi Wilkinson:
We need your help. Come and join in.
Karim Zeroual:
Let's do it.
Naomi Wilkinson:
In your classrooms.
Liz Foster:
And, also, the children in the classrooms.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Yes. You join in.
Liz Foster:
In the [INAUDIBLE].
Karim Zeroual:
Yes, we need your help as well.
Naomi Wilkinson:
This is gonna be amazing.
Karim Zeroual:
It's gonna be wicked.
Naomi Wilkinson:
So, we know a little bit more about what we're gonna do. But, to get us started, and teach us about creating our own corps de ballet, over to our experts. What do we do?
Liz Foster:
OK. So, we're gonna take some moves that we've already visited in this lesson. So, just follow me and David. The first thing we're going to do, is step forward, on our right leg. We're gonna go a step and a step, and we're gonna make that big shape, holding that balloon.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Balloon.
Liz Foster:
Great.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Yeah.
Liz Foster:
Then, we're gonna step back on your left leg, and just to walk a circle round. When you come back to the front, we're going to find a Shiny Boot.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Shiny Boot.
Karim Zeroual:
Oh. Shiny Boot.
Liz Foster:
And, a Shiny Boot on the other side.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Are you all joining in?
Karim Zeroual:
And, another Shiny Boot.
Naomi Wilkinson:
I hope so. Yeah. Next one?
Liz Foster:
Lovely. We're gonna go straight into The Cossack.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Oh, right.
Liz Foster:
Do you remember? Up.
Naomi Wilkinson:
So, from Shiny Boot.
Liz Foster:
Clap. Down.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Jump. Mind your knee.
Liz Foster:
Brilliant.
Naomi Wilkinson:
And…
Liz Foster:
And then, you're going to come out of The Cossack, back into another circle.
Karim Zeroual:
Oh.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Another turn.
Karim Zeroual:
Few spins in there.
Liz Foster:
And, we're gonna finish with an oi.
Group:
Oi.
Karim Zeroual:
Oi.
Naomi Wilkinson:
I guessed that was coming. Yeah. Excellent.
Karim Zeroual:
Wow. Have we all got that? I hope we do, because we only have 30 seconds to practice.
Naomi Wilkinson:
30 seconds.
Karim Zeroual:
Let's give it a go.
Naomi Wilkinson:
OK. 30 seconds to go through it.
Karim Zeroual:
Let's go through it together as a team.
Liz Foster:
Shall we go through it?
Naomi Wilkinson:
Just remember. So, what's first?
Liz Foster:
So, …
Naomi Wilkinson:
Walk forward.
Liz Foster:
…let's step forward.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Big Balloon up in the sky.
Liz Foster:
And, a big shape here.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Big balloon. Turn around.
Liz Foster:
OK. We're gonna walk a circle round.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Shiny Boot. Remember Shiny Boot? [WALLA]
Naomi Wilkinson:
Cossack.
Karim Zeroual:
Cossack. The big jump. And, kneel down.
Liz Foster:
And, down.
Karim Zeroual:
Standing up. [WALLA]
Group:
Oi.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Oi.
Liz Foster:
Hey.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Got time to go through it again [INAUDIBLE].
Karim Zeroual:
Wow.
Naomi Wilkinson:
Oh, that might be it.
Karim Zeroual:
That's it. Time's up. Time's up. It goes quick.
Naomi Wilkinson:
[LAUGHS] It goes quick.
Karim Zeroual:
Goes quick.
Naomi Wilkinson:
It does go quick. How are you finding it in your classrooms? Remember, you can make your own motif to any kind of music, so why don't you have a go after the lesson.
Dancing as a group
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