Children return to school Mon 8th April

Today was World Book Day and I must say you all looked amazing. Well done. The book Year 6 looked at was called Holes by Louis Sachar. The book is based in Texas, America and involves a young boy who is accused of a crime he did not commit and is sent away to a young offenders prison in Green Lake.
In Year 6 today, one of our activities was to learn line dancing which is a famous dance in Texas. The children persevered, found some steps very tricky but had fun learning a new skill.

Take a look and please feel free to leave a comment.

What did you find most difficult?

Name 5 facts about Texas?
What does it mean by 2 wall or a 4 wall dance?


23 responses to “Line dancing in Year 6”

  1. Sariya H.

    I found the part difficult when we switched heels as I couldn’t get into the rhythm. Also, I found it hard when we pushed our feet together because I kept missing it. A 2 wall dance is a dance when you only face 2 ways. However, a 4 wall dance is a dance where you face all directions.

  2. Sonit N.

    Capital: Austin
    Population: 29,206,997 (Source: 2012 U.S. Census)
    Major Cities: Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Austin, Fort Worth, El Paso
    Borders: New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mexico, Gulf of Mexico
    The line dance was a 4 wall dance.
    i really enjoyed it.

  3. Haya S.

    I enjoyed line dancing

  4. Humza H.

    I found it mildly difficult as there weren’t as many moves to the piiticular dance and it was repetitive so if you do it once you replicate 4 more times.

    Texas is the 2nd biggest state in America.
    Austin is the capital city of Texas.
    Holes the book was set in Texas.
    There population sits at 28 million people which is smaller than England as England has 55 million people.
    Texas is 695622 km squared long.

    2 wall dancing is when you move 180 degrees and 4 wall dancing is when you move 360 degrees.

  5. Aleena N.

    What I found difficult was trying to keep in time with everyone as the music was getting faster each time but everybody persevered this resulted in everybody learning the dance and keeping in time with everyone.

  6. Sofia S.

    I had a really fun time learning the dance in and I was in a different group so it was fun working with other people.
    People from Texas do line dancing to celebrate 4th of July and it means a day of independence.

  7. Umar A.

    I found the line dancing really difficult because there was a lot of steps and I haven’t done it before. Six nations have ruled over Texas. Texas is larger than any European country. It was an independent nation from 1836 to. It was an independent nation from 1836 to 1845 1845. There are more than 16 million cattle living in the state. A Texan Town Renamed Itself to Get Free Cable. You can’t ride your horse in Texas at night without taillights. It used to be illegal to milk another person’s cow. You can be considered legally married in Texas by publicly announcing a person as your wife/husband by saying it 3 times. A 4 wall line dance is when you complete the dance in all 4 directions whereas when performing the 2 walls you do it 2 times.

  8. Devanshi S.

    What did you find difficult during the line dance?

    To be honest, I did not find anything difficult as it was quite easy moving in line with the music. However, some other people would either speed up or slow down which meant all of the students were not in rhythm and the dance didn’t look as neat. Regardless, it was really fun to learn a new style of dancing.

    Facts about Texas:
    Texas is the second largest state in the USA by both area and population.
    Texas is the only state to have the flags of 6 different nations fly over it.
    Texas is the only state to enter the United States by treaty instead of territorial annexation.
    Caddo Lake is the only natural lake in Texas.
    Houston is the largest city yet Austin is the official capital city.
    Six different nations have ruled over Texas.
    There are typically 139 tornadoes on an average each year.
    Austin has the fastest road in the US.
    Texas is larger than any other European country.

    What is the difference between a 2 wall dance and a 4 wall dance?

    In a 2 wall dance, the performers will only turn 180 degrees to face a new wall. Whereas, in a 4 wall dance. performers will face each wall and spin a whole 360 degrees.

  9. Sunnaf H.

    The things that I found hard was that the line dancing is orginally really fast so it was diffcult to do the moves fast.
    5 facts about Texas are..
    .Six nations have ruled over Texas.
    .Texas is lager then any European.

  10. Hadisa D.

    What did you find most difficult?
    I found keeping up with the steps difficult.

    Name 5 facts about Texas?
    -Texas was an independent nation from 1836-1845.
    -It used to be illegal to milk another person’s cow.
    -You can be considered legally married in Texas by publicly announcing a person as your wife/husband by saying it 3 times.
    -The armadillo is the official state mammal.
    -The state is home to more species of birds than any other state

    What does it mean by 2 wall or a 4 wall dance?
    If there is 32 counts on each line.This means you will dance 32 counts on each of the 4 walls. If the line dance is a 2-wall line dance, then you will only face front and back for each 32 counts.

  11. Leena N.

    1) what did you find difficult?
    To be honest, I found most of the things very easy.

    2) Name 5 facts about Texas?
    • It is bigger then England.
    • The average amount of tornadoes they get is 139.
    • They invented Dr Pepper.
    • The population is 28.7 million
    • The holes is tanking place in Texas.

    3) What does it mean by 2 wall or a 4 wall dance?
    I think 4wall means you did the whole dance 4 times correctly and 2 wall means you did it 2 times correctly.

  12. Uday K.

    You all look really good well done
    From Safa Khan

  13. Jacey P.

    What do you find diffcult?
    I found line dancing difficult because it was to fast.
    Five facts about Texas:
    1) it’s bigger that European
    2) holes are 5 feet deep and 5 feet wide
    3)Texas was independent nation from 1836 to 1845.
    4) Rio Grande, a river that forms the border between Texas and Mexico

  14. Leeda D.

    Q&A:

    1) What did you find most difficult?

    To be honest, I didn’t really find anything difficult because most of the things were easy for me.

    2) Name 5 facts about Texas?

    ~“Texas is the second largest state in the United States by area and population”
    ~“Six nations have ruled over Texas.”
    ~“There are 139 tornadoes on average a year.”
    ~“Houston is the largest city, but Austin is the capital.
    ~“Austin has the fastest road in the U.S.

    3) What is a “2 wall” and “4 wall” dance?

    A 2 wall dance, is when you face the same 2 walls during the dance.
    A 4 wall dance is when you face all 4 walls during the dance.

  15. Nadia M.

    What did you find most difficult ?
    I found line dancing the most difficult as it was getting faster and faster each time.
    Name 5 facts about texas ?
    Texas is the biggest European country.
    In Texas there’s average 139 tornadoes 🌪 every year.
    The drink Dr Pepper was invented in Texas.
    Texas uses its own power grid.
    Houston is the largest city in Texas but Austin is the capital city.

    What does it mean by 2 wall or a 4 wall dance ?
    It means you have to turn 90 degrees every dance you do.

  16. Jack L.

    1)I found the role playing the most hardest part of the day because we had to put on a Texas accent on to say the lines of the characters chosen.
    2)The story holes is taken place in Texas
    It is the second largest state in the us
    They invented Dr Pepper
    There are 139 tornadoes a year
    Six nations have ruled over Texas
    3) it is when you either go around and face 2 ways or 4

    1. Laraib T.

      Well done Miss Vega, fun way of learning for the year 6’s. The concentration shows on all of their faces. I enjoyed watching the video. Laraib was showing me at home aswell when she heard me watching the video. Keep up the good work year 6. And appreciate your teachers & TA’s they are putting in a lot of time/effort for you to able to achieve your best in ur SAT’S.

      1. Miss Vega

        Thank you! I am sure I had as much fun as the year 6s! If not more!
        Keep up the hard work guys – it is paying off.

  17. Laraib T.

    I found heel heel hard.
    Texas is bigger than any European country. There are 139 tornadoes every year.Texas is the 2nd most popular state. Texas has one the most biggest population. Dr Pepper was invented in Texas.
    4 walls means that you turn 4 directions.

  18. Inaaya H.

    The part that I found most difficult was the toe part and when you had to turn around because you had to be really quick and keep in time with the dance.
    .Camp Green Lake no longer has a lake
    .It is the 2nd largest state in the USA.
    . The population is 28.7 million
    .They have about 139 tornadoes every year.
    .They share borders with states of Louisiana.

  19. Amelia H.

    1.what did you find most difficalt?
    I found the line dancing the hardest scince we had to go faster and faster.
    2.Name five facts about texas?
    .Prisiners go to Camp Green Lake for stealing or bad things
    .The people who have been taken away dig holes
    .The holes have to be 5 feet deep and 5 feet wide
    .In texas there is no l
    onger a river
    .Texas was well known for the river what dried out with the land and people.
    3.what does it mean by 2 line and 4 line?
    I think that it means when you turn all 4 ways and to all 4 walls and 2 you look forward and backwards

  20. Eshaal K.

    Name 5 facts about Texas.
    Texas is the second largest U.S. state and the largest southern state.
    Its landscape includes deserts, cave systems, mountains, canyons, forests, and the Rio Grande, a river that forms the border between Texas and Mexico. Texas was an independent nation from 1836 to 1845.It’s larger than every country in Europe, and King Ranch in Texas is bigger than the entire state of Rhode Island. It also has the second largest population in the nation (behind California).

    What does it mean by 2 line and 4 line?
    2 line is a dance when your facing 2 walls and 4 line is a dance when your facing 4 walls ( the whole room).

  21. Zuzanna B.

    .There is on average 139 tornadoes every year
    .Texas uses its own power grid seperate from the rest of the USA
    .Dr pepper was invented here
    .Texas is bigger than any European country.
    .The largest known bat colony is located in Texas

    A 4 wall line dance is when you complete the dance in all 4 directions whereas when performing the 2 wall you do it 2 times.

    I found The K movement difficult .

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