Spotlight Dance Game

Ideal warm-up or cool-down game. What Do

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Instructions: • Music

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1. Turn the lights out so it is easier to see the • Torch
spotlight (torch).
• Six or more
2. Choose one student to hold the torch players
(spotlighter).

3. Play any type of music for the remaining students

to dance to.

4. The spotlighter shines the torch around the room, over the
students dancing.

5. When the torchlight hits a student, that student has to stop dancing
and hold still until the light moves off them.

6. If the spotlight catches a student dancing then they are out.

Adaptations:
• You can play the game until there is a winner or you can just play the game for the
duration of the song.

• Try different styles and tempos of music to see if more students get out if the music
is slower or faster.

• If you have a large group of students, have two spotlighters.

• Dancers can perform different styles of dance per song.

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 Spotlight Dance Game
Early Years Learning Framework
Outcome 3: Children have a strong sense of wellbeing
• children become strong in their social and emotional wellbeing

• children take increasing responsibility for their own health and physical
wellbeing

Outcome 4: Children are confident and involved learners

• children develop dispositions for learning such as curiosity, cooperation,
confidence, creativity, commitment, enthusiasm, persistence, imagination
and reflexivity

Australian Curriculum
The Arts - Dance
Use fundamental movement skills to develop technical skills when practising
dance sequences (ACADAM002)

Health and Physical Development

Movement and Physical Activity
Perform fundamental movement skills in a variety of movement sequences and
situations (ACPMP025)

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