Let Us Dance – Class 3 Arts Chapter 11 Notes & NCERT PDF

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Chapter 11: Let Us Dance

Introduction

Chapter 11, Let Us Dance, opens the Movement and Dance unit of Bansuri–I. The book expands the word DANCE:

  • D – Do
  • A – Actions
  • N – Narrate
  • C – Compose
  • E – Enjoy

    • Pictures show Kimboi and Vimla dancing, Rajesh Sir dancing with a stick, and Rishi and Sona dancing together. The note for teachers asks them to demonstrate every movement and keep recorded beats and simple songs handy. It also asks them to make every activity interactive and repeat activities children enjoy with new variations.

    What's in this Chapter

  • Activity 1 – Move Freely: Move your body freely to a popular song from your region, such as a children's song or a folk song.
  • Activity 2 – Dance to the Beats:

    • - Music has many rhythmic patterns, and hearing them helps you create your own movements.

    - Stamp your feet and clap to the beats of a song.

    - Use toe and flat foot, or heel and flat foot, and use your left and right foot.

    - Make a circle and move while clapping and stamping with the beats.

    - Moving together is very important when more than two people dance in a group.

  • Activity 3 – Guess the Actions: Look at pictures of children doing actions and guess what they are doing.
  • Activity 4 – Movements in Four Beats:

    • - Make a simple pattern of movements in a group, with hand movements (hastas), while reciting syllables.

    - Examples: na dhin dhin na, taka dhimi taka jhuNu, taa thai thai tat.

  • Activity 5 – Movement of Hands or Fingers:

    • - Watch animals and copy their movements.

    - The book shows hand and finger movements for a flying bird, flower, snake, fish, animal and parrot.

    - Also observe birds, people, animals and trees, and show them with your hands.

  • Activity 6 – Matching Steps with Hands:

    • - Dance to a single line of a song or a small story with friends, combining four-beat syllables with hand and finger movements.

    - Can you recognise a four- or eight-beat rhythm? Show animals, birds, flowers and nature with your hands. "Yes! keep on dancing…"

    Key Ideas

  • Dance means doing actions, narrating, composing and enjoying.
  • Dancing follows the beats and rhythmic patterns of music.
  • Feet (toe, heel, flat foot) and hands (hastas) both make dance movements.
  • Hand and finger shapes can show birds, animals and flowers.
  • In group dance, moving together is very important.

    • Activities from the Book

    Free dance, stamping and clapping to beats in a circle, guessing actions, four-beat group patterns with syllables, animal hand movements, and matching steps with hands.

    Words to Learn

  • Dance (नृत्य): moving the body to music
  • Beat (थाप): a steady pulse in music
  • Rhythm (लय): a pattern of beats
  • Stamp (पैर पटकना): hit the floor with your foot
  • Heel (एड़ी): the back part of the foot
  • Toe (पंजा/अंगूठा): the front part of the foot
  • Hasta (हस्त मुद्रा): a hand movement in dance
  • Circle (गोला): a round shape
  • Group (समूह): people together
  • Compose (रचना करना): make something new, like a dance

    • Tips for Parents & Teachers

  • Play a regional folk song at home and dance freely together.
  • Practise toe–flat foot and heel–flat foot while counting 1, 2, 3, 4.
  • Make shadow shapes of a bird or snake with your hands on a wall.
  • Repeat favourite activities with variations, as the teachers' note suggests.

    • Common Mistakes

  • Moving without listening to the beat.
  • Dancing alone in a group dance: move together with the group.
  • Forgetting to recite the syllables while doing the hand movements.
  • Using only the feet: the hands and fingers dance too.

    • 💡 Key Learning Points

    • ✓DANCE stands for Do, Actions, Narrate, Compose, Enjoy.
    • ✓Children stamp and clap to the beats of a song, using toe, heel and flat foot, and move in a circle.
    • ✓Four-beat movement patterns use hand movements (hastas) and syllables like 'na dhin dhin na' and 'taka dhimi taka jhuNu'.
    • ✓Hand and finger movements can show a flying bird, flower, snake, fish, animal and parrot.
    • ✓In a group dance, moving together is very important.

    👨‍🏫 Teaching Tips

    • →Demonstrate each movement yourself before children try, as the book advises.
    • →Keep recorded beats and simple four-beat songs ready for every class.
    • →Start with free movement to a regional song to build confidence.
    • →Stand children in a circle for stamping and clapping so everyone can see each other.
    • →Recite the syllables slowly first, then add hastas.
    • →Repeat popular activities with new variations.

    📋 Assessment Questions

    1. Can the child stamp and clap in time with the beat?
    2. Can the child use toe–flat foot and heel–flat foot steps?
    3. Can the child perform a four-beat pattern with syllables and hand movements?
    4. Can the child show at least three animals or birds with hand and finger movements?
    5. Does the child move together with the group?

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    All chapters in Bansuri - Arts Class 3

    1. 1. Objects in Art
    2. 2. Plants in Art
    3. 3. Animals in Art
    4. 4. People Around Us
    5. 5. Festivals, Occasions, and Celebrations
    6. 6. Our National Anthem
    7. 7. Feel the Rhythm
    8. 8. Travel Around
    9. 9. Musical Instruments
    10. 10. Celebratory Notes
    11. 11. Let Us Dance
    12. 12. Dance for Joy
    13. 13. I Play and Dance
    14. 14. Dance with Nature
    15. 15. Explore
    16. 16. Imagine
    17. 17. Let's Create
    18. 18. Look Around
    19. 19. Activities
    20. 20. Integrating All Art Forms