Freeze Dance Warm-up
Freeze dance warm-up: students move to the music and freeze in a pose when it stops.
How to play
- Play upbeat music; students dance freely around the space.
- Stop the music: everyone freezes.
- Call a pose for the freeze (statue, balance on one foot, low shape).
- Students who move do a quick fun task and rejoin.
Rules
- Freeze completely.
- Keep personal space.
Variations
Easier
Free freezes.
Standard
Called poses.
Harder
Balance poses held longer.
Adaptations
- Limited mobility: seated dance and freezes.
- Hearing difficulties: use a light signal.
Learning goals
- Warm up in a fun way.
- Develop rhythm and body control.
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