Dance and Animation Resource Pack

Bring movement to life through the exciting fusion of dance and animation.

The Dance and Animation Resource Pack invites children to explore choreography in a new way — by combining physical movement with stop motion animation techniques. Using creative experimentation and collaboration, pupils can develop a short dance phrase and transform it into a pixilation film where bodies become the animated material.

This pack offers a structured yet flexible starting point, encouraging children to explore, test ideas and refine their creations using digital tools.

What Will Pupils Create?

By the end of the project, pupils may create:

• A short choreography
• A stop motion (pixilation) dance film
• Or a combination of live performance and animated sequence

There is no single “correct” outcome — the process of experimentation and co-creation is just as important as the final product.

What’s Included?

This downloadable pack contains everything you need to facilitate a six-session unit of work:

• Scheme of Work
• 6 Detailed Lesson Plans
• Animation Warm-Up Activity Flash Cards
• Movement Flash Cards
• Animation Flash Cards
• Animation Key Steps Outline
• Animation Top Tips
• Links to Additional Animation Resources
• Example Film of Dance Animation

All materials are designed to be adaptable to your setting and teaching style. Use them as a framework, a guide, or a springboard for your own creative approach.

App Requirement

This resource pack requires the Stop Motion Studio app to be installed on your devices.

The pack was designed primarily for use with iPads.
Please ensure you can access and download the app before purchasing.

Who Is This For?

• Primary school teachers
• Dance artists working in schools
• Creative practitioners exploring digital tools
• Schools integrating arts and technology

No advanced animation experience is required — just curiosity, creativity and a willingness to experiment.

The LEAP Approach

This resource follows the LEAP creative principles:

• There is no right or wrong way to create
• Everything is an experiment
• Create first, make it better later
• Everyone is a teacher, everyone is a learner

These principles encourage risk-taking, collaboration and imaginative exploration.

Ready to Start Animating Movement?

Download the Dance and Animation Resource Pack today and begin exploring how choreography can jump off the screen — one frame at a time.