Activity Description: Scouts learn a dance from another culture by moving to music and following a guest speaker who shares the tradition and meaning behind it.
- Fulfills Step 1 of GSUSA Fun With Movement badge requirements.
Info Needed: Scouts explore how music makes them feel by dancing and moving to different songs.
Items Needed:
- Guest speaker to teach dance from a different culture
- Guest should able to share a little about their culture and the history of the dance (when, where, why, and what makes it special).
- Music-playing equipment (speaker, phone, etc)
- Computer, tablet, or smartphone (if guest is virtual)
Instructions (Estimated Total Time: 20–43 min):
- Meet the guest and learn the background (5–7 min)
- Introduce the guest who will be teaching a dance from a different culture.
- Guest shares a little about their culture and the history of the dance (when, where, why, and what makes it special).
- Try the dance together (10–30 min)
- Scouts follow along with the guest to learn and perform the dance. Movement can be fast, slow, standing, or seated depending on the dance.
- Reflect on the experience (5–6 min)
- Scouts talk about what they enjoyed, what was different from other dances, and how they used their bodies to move.
- (Optional) Scouts draw the dance steps or a costume they imagine goes with the music.
This Activity is a Part of the Following Meeting Plan(s)
–
The Badge Archive 