Ideas for stage events and attractions that will liven up a school festival
At the school festival’s stage event, many of you are probably wondering what your class should perform.
The ideas are endless—bingo tournaments, rakugo storytelling, TikTok dances, a cappella, and more.
Let’s fill the venue with smiles through productions that showcase everyone’s individuality and surprise the audience.
Here, we introduce a variety of stage plans that everyone can enjoy from preparation to the big day, while captivating the crowd.
You’re sure to find the perfect act for your class!
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Dance / dance-related performances (11–20)
Soran Bushi
Your heart will leap at the powerful performance! Here are some ideas for the Soran Bushi.
Soran Bushi is a folk song from the Sea of Japan coast of Hokkaido, famous as a herring fishing song.
Many of you probably danced it at school sports festivals.
If you’re going to perform it at a cultural festival, you want to raise the quality so the audience says, “Amazing!” “So cool!” Right from the start, the sheer number of performers creates impact, followed by perfectly synchronized movements and well-timed calls that make for a spectacular piece.
The time you devote yourself wholeheartedly to it will become a treasure for life.
Samba
A samba show is great for energizing cultural and school festivals thanks to its lively rhythms and dance.
It’s a quintessential Brazilian music style with a fast tempo in 2/4 time.
Authentic Brazilian samba uses instruments like the repinique, apito, and agogô.
These names may be unfamiliar, but if you don’t have them, you can substitute with a stick tambourine or a marching bass drum.
It works well on a hall stage, and it would also be exciting to present it like a parade outdoors on the school grounds.
pair dance
Guaranteed to get everyone excited! Here are some pair dance ideas.
Pair dancing refers to two people dancing together as a duo.
In the reference video, most pairs are male–female dancing to “Happy Wedding Mae Song,” but pairs can be mixed-gender or same-gender—either is fine.
Pair dances have distinct roles and choreography for each partner, and they help bring out the best in the music, so discuss it with your class.
Adding accents with costumes or accessories makes it extra cute.
Creative dance
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Memories made by brainstorming together! Here are some ideas for creative dance.
These days, there are many stages where people perform cover dances by Japanese idols and overseas artists, but how about trying a creative dance with choreography and feelings you came up with yourselves? It might be good to aim for choreography that surprises the audience or makes them want to cheer.
If you include moves that match the lyrics or catchy choreography, some people in the audience might even feel like copying the dance themselves.
Mario dance with the whole class
Since it features a character everyone knows and a famous game sound, both the dancers and the audience are sure to have fun! Just having a large group creates plenty of impact, so even simple choreography is impressive.
This makes it accessible even for those who aren’t confident at dancing! It’s perfect for a school festival where the whole class can join in easily and strengthen their sense of unity.
line dance
A line dance, where everyone lines up and performs the same choreography, is fantastic when the whole class takes it on and makes for a perfect show at a school festival.
If you incorporate props into the line dance, it creates a clear sense of visual unity, so why not give it a try?
Yosakoi
Yosakoi originally started as a dance from the Yosakoi Festival in Kochi Prefecture, but nowadays Yosakoi clubs and circles exist at universities and high schools all over the country.
With its dazzling costumes and flashy dance moves, it’s perfect for the main stage at a school festival and is sure to get the crowd excited! Of course, it’s totally fine to use the school festival as a chance to give it a try!
