Unit 1 Dance Party

We will do a short exercise.

• We need eight volunteers. – four people who don’t mind being bossy and four people who don’t mind being bossed.
• Create four bossy/bossed pairs.
• Have the bossed partner facing away from the display and the bossy partner (and the rest of the group) facing the display.
• The bossy partner and the group gets to watch the video, (more videos, videos) but the bossed partner doesn’t get to watch.
• The bossy partner have to describe to their partner (using only words!) how to perform the sequence of dance moves shown in the video.

1. What was easy/difficult about being the bossy partner?
2. What was easy/difficult about being the bossed partner?
3. What was easy/difficult about watching?
4. How does this activity relate to what we’re doing with Scratch?

Now watch this video.

In this activity, we are going to make Cassy dance to the music.

Make Cassy Dance in One Spot

instruction video.

• Make Cassy look like she is dancing.
• Make Cassy keep dancing forever.
• Control the speed of Cassy’s dance.

Make Cassy Move

instruction video.

• Use the “glide” block to make Cassy move.
• Make the dance start when the green flag is clicked.

Add Dance Music for Cassy

instruction video.

• Select the stage.
• Choose a music loop for Cassy to dance to.
• Use the “play sound until done” block to make the music loop play.
• Make the music loop play forever.
• Make the music loop start playing when the green flag is clicked.