Code Week Dance
Who said programmers couldn’t dance? We will prove otherwise with the #EUCodeWeekDance challenge..
Who can join?
Everyone from schools, teachers, libraries to code clubs, businesses and public authorities are invited to celebrate EU Code Week by organising a #EUCodeWeekDance activity and adding it to the Code Week map..
How to participate?
Choose from five types of activities or come up with your own. Regardless of which activity you choose, don't forget to add it to our map.
1. Programme a friend or a parent - no computer needed
Coding lets you give commands to an electronic device. But technically, you don’t need a computer to be able to code. Instead, grab a partner – it can be your classmate, a friend, a parent or even a teacher, and give them instructions how to perform the #EUCodeWeekDance, which they need to follow precisely.
Resources you will need:
- Code Week Dance - organiser’s guide
- The Code Week soundtrack
- The movements
- An example of the Code Week Dance
- #EUCodeWeekDance Scratch Tutorial
- A guide by Code.org to organise your unplugged Dance Party
- A learning bit on how to program your human-robot
2. Visual Programmming
Code your Code Week dance in Scratch. Use the Code Week characters or make your own in Scratch and programme them to do the #EUCodeWeekDance Share your project with us in this Scratch Studio.
Resources you will need:
- Code Week Dance - organiser’s guide
- The Code Week soundtrack
- The movements
- An example of the Code Week Dance
- #EUCodeWeekDance Scratch Tutorial
- An example of a Scratch #EUCodeWeekDance project
- The Code Week characters
- A guide from Code.org on how to animate a character
- A guide by Code.org to organise your Dance Party
3. Text-based programming
Produce the #EUCodeWeekDance theme with Python or JavaScript, using code-based music creation platforms like EarSketch or Sonic Pi.
Resources you will need:
- Code Week Dance - organiser’s guide
- The Code Week soundtrack
- The movements
- An example of the Code Week Dance
- #EUCodeWeekDance Scratch Tutorial
- A tutorial on how to produce music with EarSketch
- A tutorial on how to create music with Sonic Pi
4. Robotics
Program your robot to follow your instructions and perform the Code Week Dance.
Resources you will need:
- Code Week Dance - organiser’s guide
- The Code Week soundtrack
- The movements
- An example of the Code Week Dance
- #EUCodeWeekDance Scratch Tutorial
The #EUCodeWeekDance is based on the Ode to Code,
composed by Brendan Paolini, and the dance developed by Bianca Maria Berardi in 2015, from an idea of Alessandro Bogliolo, Professor of Computer Systems at the University of Urbino.
How to get involved
Can’t wait to start coding? If you would like to join the EU Code Week community but don't know where to start, take a look at these resources that will help get you started, just in time for our annual celebration in October.