Ask students to listen to the music and describe feelings or ideas the music gives them. Keep track of the descriptions on the board. Ask students to brainstorm movement ideas they associate with the music. Encourage students by asking questions related to the dance elements. For example, a thoughtful feeling might suggest slow meandering walks.
Slowness refers to dynamics, meandering to space, and walking to actions.
Have students explore their movement ideas. Have students select some of the movements explored to create a dance composition. Telling a Story Have students create dance compositions which tell a story. Have students read stories or write a class story to use as a stimulus. Ask students to brainstorm movement ideas they associate with the story.