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KS2 Dance Workshop: Victorian childhoods

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1. Down the mine - 2. Life in service - 3. At the mill

Three dance sessions exploring what life was like for children in Victorian times.

1. Down the mine

1. Down the mine

Movements exploring the hardships suffered by children working underground.

2. Life in service

2. Life in service

The movement sequences explore children working as servants in a big Victorian house.

3. At the mill

3. At the mill

Movements exploring what it was like for children working in a mill.

Victorian childhoods

Three dance sessions exploring what life was like for children in Victorian times - including life working in a coal mine, life working 'in service' as a servant and life working in a mill.

Go to the Teacher's Notes to download the music clips used in this unit.

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Teacher's Notes

Teacher's Notes

Download / print guidance on using the dance sessions in this unit (pdf)

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BBC Teach > School Radio > Dance > KS2: Dance Workshop > Victorian childhoods

1. Down the mine - 2. Life in service - 3. At the mill