Luke,
The age range you describe actually has extremely variable abilities.  A three 
year old is just learning to control their body, likely cannot yet skip, or 
leap from one foot among the many as yet unlearned skills.  A five year old is 
much more in control of both their body, and their social self.  But the whole 
age range can enjoy follow the leader and other imitative dance, the elder end 
readily do two hand turns, elbow swings, circles.  They might enjoy being led 
through individual movements, even in a sitting circle, (butterfly knees, swan 
wings, upside down beetle, cat loaf, etc) and scattered about but moving 
(different kinds of jumping (like a frog, like a kangaroo), walking in 
different styles (stomping like and elephant, wading like an egret, scurrying 
like a squirrel...)).  Moving to different rhythms and moods, swaying to slow 
stuff but bopping to fast stuff can be fun.  Dance that tells a story can work 
if more of the kids are older.  Enjoy!
Andrea

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