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Freeze Dance: a sticker of a ice cube with music notes

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 steps
  1. Freeze Dance, step 1: Find a space

    Find a space

    Everyone spreads out with room to move.

  2. Freeze Dance, step 2: Dance

    Dance

    Dance any way you like while the music plays.

  3. Freeze Dance, step 3: Freeze!

    Freeze!

    Stop the music; everyone freezes like a statue.

  4. Freeze Dance, step 4: Caught moving

    Caught moving

    Anyone still moving does a quick stretch, or sits out in the classic version.

  5. Freeze Dance, step 5: Keep going

    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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