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NEW! Bhangra Dance Resources
Throughout my teaching career, I’ve had the privilege of learning from my students and their families. A few years ago, a parent, Ashima Kaura, offered to come in and teach Indian cultural dances for our upcoming Culture Fair. What began as a one-time experience quickly grew into an annual club and the start of a wonderful friendship.
I’ve had the opportunity to learn from Ashima and try the challenging and intricate dance steps she shares. Together, we’re excited to bring this experience into your classrooms with an accessible Bhangra dance, choreographed by Ashima.
You can find this dance, and many more in the Units section on MusicplayOnline under the category Dance and Move.
This dance includes the following resources to support you in sharing this fun, energetic experience with your students
Concept Slides:
Use these slides to introduce the cultural background of the dance, including the instruments and traditional clothing used in its performance.
Teaching Choreography:
- Work through each step of the choreography with Ashima, with support from her daughter.
Full Choreography:
- Watch and dance along with Ashima and her daughter in this full choreography video. Click the image below to view a sample of the dance.
Find MORE Dance and Movement Resources on the Musicplay Store!
Super Fun Folk Dances:
Our Musical World:
Musicplay Store Movement and Dance Resources
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Musicplay Team Updates:
We wanted to take the opportunity to share some updates from the team:
Content Updates:
- Check again next week for future updates!
Development Updates:
- New Drum Machine interactive
- New Staff Lesson bass resources
- Support for 2 beat rhythms in Word Rhythm Composition tool
- Added the ability to disable student codes
- Navigation now remembers the last open state.
- Notifications can now be dismissed more easily