Dance

Carnival

First Grade

3 minutes

Where have we learned dance from so far?

Philippines

San Diego

2 minutes

India

Ghana

Mexico

I can demonstrate

movement from

Brazilian Carnival!

1 minute

Where is Brazil?

San Diego

2 minutes

Brazil

What is Carnival?

• Celebration held the Friday before Ash Wednesday (a religious day).
• Carnival is the most popular holiday in Brazil.
• There are many parades featuring rhythmic dances and bright and elaborate costumes.

3 minutes

Let’s watch a Carnival dance!

3 minutes

Let’s Get Ready to Dance!

Warm-Up

Why do we warm-up?

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• To get our bodies ready to dance!

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• To get our brains focused and ready to learn our dance!

8 minutes

Warm-Up Music

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Let’s learn a Carnival dance!

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

15 minutes

Let’s learn a Carnival dance!

Parts 1, 2, and 3 with music!

5 minutes

Think About It!

• What is unique about the Brazilian dance “Carnival”?

• How would you tell someone else about Brazilian, Carnival dance?

• What did you like most about the dance? Why do you think that?

2 minutes

I can demonstrate

movement from

Brazilian Carnival!

1 minute

Thank you!