--- title: "Year 2 Bring Their ‘Secret Garden’ Dance to Life" url: "https://stbedesdarlington.bhcet.org.uk/news/2026-09-25-year-2-bring-their-secret-garden-dance-to-life" school: "St Bede’s Catholic Primary School" --- **Tel:** 01325 466411 **Email:** admin@stbedesdarlington.bhcet.org.uk # Year 2 Bring Their ‘Secret Garden’ Dance to Life ![Year 2 pupils exploring their 'Secret Garden' dance during their lessons](https://files.schudio.com/st-bede-s-catholic-primary-school-2/images/news/819524544_1041957098799532_7190841064332062767_n.jpeg) 25 September 2026 Year 2 pupils at St Bede’s Catholic Primary School have been busy exploring their exciting **‘Secret Garden’ dance** as part of their dance lessons. The children have been developing their creativity and performance skills by learning how to create and link movements, work collaboratively with others, and keep in time with music using 8-count sequences. Inspired by busy bees in a garden, pupils created their own dance routines featuring movements such as collecting nectar, performing a waggle dance, travelling between flowers and landing safely. Using a variety of actions and expressions, they brought their bee characters to life while building confidence and coordination. Throughout the project, the children demonstrated fantastic teamwork, imagination and enthusiasm. It has been wonderful to see them growing in confidence as they work together to create and perform their dance sequences. We are incredibly proud of their hard work and creativity and look forward to seeing their dance skills continue to flourish. [Latest News](https://stbedesdarlington.bhcet.org.uk/news/tag/latest-news) [ Reception 2027 New Starters Open Event Mon 28th Sep 4-5pm](https://stbedesdarlington.bhcet.org.uk/news/2026-09-17-reception-2027-new-starters-open-event-mon-28th-sep-4-5pm) [St Bede’s Begins Its Rosary Challenge This October ](https://stbedesdarlington.bhcet.org.uk/news/2026-10-01-st-bede-s-begins-its-rosary-challenge-this-october) ![St Bede’s Catholic Primary School](https://files.schudio.com/st-bede-s-catholic-primary-school-2/images/logo/Bishop_Hogarth_and_Hexham_Logo_new_(1).png) ### St Bede’s Catholic Primary School Kingsway Darlington County Durham DL1 3ES 01325 466411 - [Office 365](https://outlook.office365.com/carmel.org.uk) - [Teams FAQs](https://bhcet.org.uk/information/teams-faqs/) - [Remote Access](https://remote.carmel.org.uk/) - [Liturgy](https://liturgy.bhcet.org.uk/) ### Social Media - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/stbedesrcprimaryschool/) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/stbedes_darlington/) ### Translation ### Office 365 [Sign in to Office 365](https://outlook.office.com/) © Copyright 2025–2026 St Bede’s Catholic Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://stbedesdarlington.bhcet.org.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)