TIP TOES- Zeal Club Report

 

Zeal club TIP TOES went on from July 3rd 2021 to 25th September 2021. The plan was to teach children two western style dances and to work on their body movements and expressions, with a few activities, in the period of 13 sessions, and make them present at the end of the sessions.

The students were beginners who knew only basic western dance steps. So, the first session had to start with general instructions and introductions of different western dance forms. Each session started with warm up exercises specific to the dance form, moved on to choreography and ended with the correction of body postures and expressions.

 

The first dance was based on a Hindi song – Aashayein.  The meaning of the inspiring song was explained and they were taught, using dupattas as props. The kids enjoyed the free style dancing which incorporated some contemporary moves.  The second dance was based on a famous Katy Perry song – ROAR. The students already knew the song and they were enthusiastic to learn it. In this dance, we included tutting and floorwork. 

 

In the last session, we did some fun activities based on dance. The kids were given assignments which were specific to the learning done in the particular class. They were asked to upload the pictures of the steps they had learned and dance videos. The kids were very enthusiastic and enjoyed the assignment and some of them performed at their home.

 

At the end, the virtual exhibition of Tiptoes was presented before the parents, which was a wonderful closing event. Pictures and videos of the event, as well as the edited recordings were uploaded in the Tiptoes shared drive folders. In short, it was challenging, yet a wonderful experience teaching the students, and making them perform western dance in just 12 sessions. I would like to thank Shikha ma'am for her support.

 

~ Ms. Sangeeta Sinha

Deccan international school