Kids Module 1 – Hydro Space by Ben Bidlack

Video Notes

Theme is “outer space” and they are astronauts. Set the theme by telling them it’s time to travel through outer space.
Get them into the style by coaching them through putting on astronaut attire, demonstrate this (over exaggerate your movements) and have them follow you.
Take your time with this to really get in them in the theme.
“We are traveling and moving through outer space, reach down and zip up your space suit, pick up and put on your space helmet, step into and put on your moon boots, we are not ready to explore space”.
Tell kids that they are now going to be moving in slow motion with the music like they are floating.
Give them time to explore moving and “floating” in different directions and levels.

At around 1:15 tell them to Freeze and balance on 1 foot – hold it like you are suspended, have them do a slow motion wave to another astronaut
“Freeze and balance on 1 foot like you are suspended and just floating take one hand, wave and say “Hellllloooooo” to another astronaut”.

Go back to the slow motion movement.  Look and remind them to be creative – “I want to you to take it backwards, Have your tried turning?
Can you change your levels by moving in the ground and then float back upwards”.

This is a song that can transition into stillness. Close to the end of the song bring them down to the floor and coach them to move slowly in ways that would stretch their bodies for example.
For the little ones get them to curl into a ball like a planet, stretch out into a shooting star, a big star, create a shape that looks like an asteroid etc…  then tell them their adventure is over and now it’s time to rest.

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