PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Guiding Principles
CINETIG has been devised in line with the Curriculum for Wales.
It also draws on useful resources from the Physical Education in School Sports (PESS), Creative Movement tools from Sport Wales*. Impelo has also collaborated with Powys based freelance dance artists to ensure the quality of these resources is reflective of best dance practice, is real and shows current work happening in schools in Wales today.
See our downloadable resources underpinning and supporting the work explored on this platform.
* Impelo uses the RECIPE approach from Sports Wales - for more info and resources check out the Education and Teachers section of their website https://citbag.sport.wales/en/
Mindful & Inclusive
Practical ways to integrate mindfulness and inclusivity into your teaching approach
PESS: Recipe
A lesson plan structure to support tracking progression in creative movement.
Dance Terminology
A go-to guide for key dance terms and choreographic devices to support your teaching.
TEAM TEACHING RESOURCE
Team teach alongside a member of the Impelo dance team!
These lessons and exercises are designed for primary school learners, with adaptations for different bodies in the space and suggestions for progression to more challenging activities.
Click the image to access the resource pack for each subject.
Using the essence and characteristics of rivers as a guide, join Jemma in a creative movement session.
Join Jake on an adventure up Pen y Fan as you move through different mountain environments.
Empowered & Creative Bodies
Clara will encourage you to find some inner creativity and physical confidence in this empowering session!
Powys Culture
Dance practitioner Bethan is on hand to bring the story of Melangell to life through some movement exploration!
Weather
Amy’s sample lesson for younger learners introduces different weather types and ways of bringing them to life
Fireworks
Bethan Smith-Davies brings the sparkle to firework night as she explores the movement of fireworks through movement
We've created short, 5-10 minute videos with exercises that can be done in both large spaces like a school hall or smaller classroom areas. These quick activities are perfect for embedding throughout the school day – whether it's a morning stretch, an after-lunch re-energiser, or a fun, movement-based game. Plus, they can be used to explore a variety of themes, like teamwork, focus, or self-expression.
Click the image to watch the video and the button to access the accompanying PDF. All videos available in English and Welsh.
QUICK WINS
Video library demonstrating a variety of exercises and games you can use to support the health and wellbeing of your learners and also support ideas for lessons.
Dance doesn’t always have to be a full lesson or focus solely on skill development. It’s a powerful tool for reducing stress, re-energising learners, or bringing them back to the present moment when the day has been intense.
CREATIVE MOVEMENT
Want to inspire some creative thinking for your learners? Check out our Impelo practitioners demonstrating ways to initiate creative movement.
ENERGISING EXERCISES
Need some go-to movement games to energise your learners? Here you’ll find some quick and easy ways to power up!
FOCUSSING GAMES
Is your class getting distracted at times? Try some of our fun focussing movement games to release some energy and focus the mind.
MINDFUL MOVEMENT
Mindfullness can look and feel different for everybody. We’ve outlined some exercises which give learners moments of calm and time for themselves.
TAKE A MO(ve)MENT
Whether dance is second nature to you or you’re the proud owner of 2 left feet, we’ve put together some movement videos for all school staff to have a go at.
Join our Impelo practitioners as they lead you through some short movement sessions designed to get you feeling good in your own body.
BEGINNERS PILATES
A 20 minute beginners Pliates session with Amy to stretch out the body and make you feel good! Taking some time to check in with your body.
Links take you to this video on our youtube channel
YOGA FLOW
A short yoga session with Rosa where an energising flow is at the heart, connecting breath and movement through some whole body stretching.
Links take you to this video on our youtube channel
BEGINNERS CONTEMPORARY
Clara is on hand with a quick creative contemporary dance session to really lift your energy and help you connect with your own movement potential.
Links take you to this video on our youtube channel
Prosiect Epynt
Prosiect Epynt was a co-devised creative response to the impact of the Epynt Clearance of 1940, exploring themes of Welsh language, displacement and its intergenerational impact through a collaborative production process with Welsh speaking communities, young people and professional dancers to develop and perform a dance piece and create a digital legacy in the form of a film, education resources and archives.
This platform and all of its resources have been compiled by Impelo and created with and alongside the valuable input of our freelance dance team. Exercises, lessons and ideas have all come in collaboration with the incredible dancers we work with.
Bethan Cooper, Clara Rust, Bethan Smith Davies, Jake Nwogu, Jemma Thomas, Amy Bird, Christiane Stroubakis, Rosanna Carless and Jodie Evans
