Warm Up Dance Activities for Year 9

Dynamic warm-up activity where students practice leapfrogging over partners in stable base positions, developing explosive power and safe vaulting technique

Progressive movement circuit including lunge walks, bear walks, flat-footed squats, sumo/duck walks and crocodile/spiderman crawls to prepare body for technical skill work

Dynamic warm-up game where teams collect bean bags from a central area using crab walk technique, then steal from each other's piles to accumulate the most

Small groups plan and lead warm-up routines for the class, developing leadership skills and movement knowledge