THINGS TO DO: Make a Dance

So I swear I did NOT instigate this one. For years I have tried to get my kids to make up dances with me. I've had wild fantasies about the shapes and the lifts and the movement we would create together. But it has never transpired. And really it still hasn't.

But suddenly tonight I was herded by Marek and Oscar into the boys new and improved room for a surprise. And the surprise was a DANCE! Of course I was delighted, so they were delighted. So they made up another. And then I simply suggested they connect the two together. (A choreographing technique my parents spent thousands of dollars for me to learn in college.) Here is the result:



Here is another choreography idea that I've tried for years to do with the kids - maybe your kids would cooperate. One person does a move of their choice. Everyone learns this move. The next person does the first move and then adds a move of their own. Everyone adds on the next move. The next person does the first two moves and then adds another move to the phrase. Everyone learns the third move. When everyone has had a turn creating a move, you repeat through everybody again and again until you are bored or confused or satisfied. Honestly - I've made stage worthy dances with friends utilizing this technique.