Descriptive Dance Doodles, Animal Edition - choreography & movement creation activity
Turn language into motion. Turn imagination into dance.
Descriptive Dance Doodles is a choreography and movement creation activity that challenges dancers to translate vivid animal similes — like "As Busy As A Bee" — into unique student-created choreography.
Perfect for dance educators of all kinds, this activity builds movement vocabulary, creative confidence, and choreographic thinking, all while having fun with playful, animal-inspired imagery.
How it works: Students explore a set of illustrated simile cards, brainstorming the qualities each phrase evokes. From there, they translate those ideas into their own 16–32 count movement phrase, blending their own creativity with dance vocabulary they know.
What's included:
- 12 animal simile picture cards
- Printable student worksheets with brainstorming space and a "Scribble Space" to doodle choreography notes
Why dancers & educators love it:
- 🐝 Sparks creativity — encourages original movement
- 💃 Style-flexible — works with ballet, jazz, contemporary, tap, and more
- 🧠 Builds real skills — choreographic structure, movement quality, and self-expression
- 👯 Group or solo friendly — great for classes, workshops, or individual practice
- 🎯 Ages 10 & up — perfect for tweens and teens
Descriptive Dance Doodles gets students moving, thinking, and creating!