ANCOS LEVELS OVER EAST 12 November 2022 0 comments Recently, four of our WAOSA members have flown interstate to complete their next ANCOS level with other Orff state associations. The following excerpts describe their experiences interstate: ************************************************************************************************************ I have been desperate to do my Level 4 Orff accreditation for years, but Covid took care of any attempts that were made. When I saw QOSA NAIDOC SCARF DANCE 22 June 2022 0 comments The theme for NAIDOC 2022 is ‘Get up, stand up, show up!’ This year, the music specialists (along with their LOTE specialist) at Aubin Grove Primary have choreographed a simple scarf dance to share with their whole school community to help them celebrate NAIDOC week. Each year, the staff and students at Aubin Grove gather Brain Dance! 8 June 2022 0 comments Brain Dance is a full body/brain warm up exercise. Developed by Anne Green Gilbert, Brain Dance uses eight developmental movement patterns that healthy human beings naturally move through in the first year of life. Cycling through these patterns at any age, while sitting or standing, has been found to be beneficial in reorganizing our central THANK YOU, EBONEY! 29 April 2022 0 comments It is an absolute honour to acknowledge and thank Eboney Yapp for her dedication and the generosity that she has shown to WAOSA over the past four years as President of WAOSA. She has volunteered countless hours of her time to this role. Eboney works tirelessly to go above and beyond to build the profile of Orff Sculwerk in Western Australia and has been a HARMONY DAY FOLK DANCES 18 March 2022 0 comments Happy Harmony Day to all of our WAOSA Members! We hope you are enjoying celebrating Harmony Day with some amazing music from all around the world. This year, as a tribute to honouring the beauty of the Eastern European cultures that we are all thinking of at this time, here is a small collection of Diwali Orff Dance 26 October 2021 0 comments Sourced fromTeachingwithorff.com Written by Manju Durairaj Diwali for the year 2021 is celebrated/ observed on Thursday, November 4. Diwali is held on 15th day of the month of Kartika in the Hindu calendar and celebrates the festival of lights. Background For Hindus, Diwali is one of the most important festivals of the year