
How to Play Freeze Dance
Dance while the music plays and freeze the moment it stops. Anyone still moving does a stretch.
- Whole class
- 5 min
- Music
- Pre-K to 2nd grade
- Lively
One page with all five steps
How to Play
5 stepsFind a space
Everyone spreads out with room to move.
Dance
Dance any way you like while the music plays.
Freeze!
Stop the music; everyone freezes like a statue.
Caught moving
Anyone still moving does a quick stretch, or sits out in the classic version.
Keep going
Restart the music for the next round.
Ways to Change It Up
- Freeze ShapesFreeze in the shape of a letter or a number.
- Everyone Stays InNobody goes out; it's just for the movement.
What You Need
No tools needed: Freeze Dance takes music.
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