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Dancing for Fitness

In this topic you will dance to music for five minutes to keep fit.

By the end of these notes you should be able to:

  • Dance to music for five minutes
  • Move in time to the beat
  • Explain how dancing keeps us fit

What you already know

  • Different ways of moving

Copy everything that has a blue line on its left into your notebook. The other parts are for reading.

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B1.3.1.3.1 – Perform 5 minutes dancing with music

Introduction

Dancing is fun. It also makes your heart strong and your body bend easily. Let us dance for five minutes.

1. Why Dance?

  • It makes your heart strong.
  • It helps your body bend and stretch.
  • It makes you happy.
  • It helps you move in time with others.

2. Dancing Well

  1. Warm up with gentle steps.
  2. Listen to the beat.
  3. Move your arms, legs and body in time.
  4. Keep dancing for five minutes.
  5. Cool down with slow movements.
Children dancing energetically to a drum in a marked area
Figure 1: Dancing to keep fit Draw yourself dancing.Illustration: Sirbus

Tip: Drink water after dancing.

New words

fit
Healthy and strong.
heart
The organ that pumps blood round the body.
cool down
Slow, gentle exercise after hard exercise.
in time
Moving with the beat.

Summary

  • Dancing keeps our heart and body fit.
  • Warm up first and cool down after.
  • Move in time with the music for five minutes.

Class activity: Five-Minute Dance

  1. Warm up with gentle steps.
  2. Dance to a local song or drum rhythm for five minutes.
  3. Cool down slowly and drink water.

You need: Woven exercise mats, Local drum, Sticks of chalk

Exercises

Answer in your exercise book first, then check your answers.

  1. 1. How long do we dance this week?

    • A. Five minutes
    • B. One second
    • C. One day
    • D. One hour
    Show answer
    Answer: Five minutesThe goal is five minutes.

  2. 2. What should you do after dancing hard?

    • A. Cool down
    • B. Sleep at once
    • C. Run fast
    • D. Eat a lot
    Show answer
    Answer: Cool downSlow movements relax the body.

  3. 3. Dancing makes the heart strong.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: TrueDancing is exercise.

  4. 4. We should not drink water after exercise.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: FalseDrinking water is good.

  5. 5. Moving with the beat is moving in ______.

    Show answer
    Answer: timeDancers move in time.

  6. 6. Write two ways dancing helps us.

    Show answer
    Answer: Any two: strong heart, bending body, happiness, moving together.Dancing is good exercise.

Homework

  1. Dance to a song at home for five minutes.