Project Details

Beginning on August 10th, I began the first dance class at Gateway Preparatory Academy. My goal was to give my students a 

variety of styles of dance and experiences to enable them 

to find something that they feel confident in. A few of the 

lessons we have explored are listed below; take some time and look at the videos, lesson plans, and pictures of some of our projects. 

Philippines Tinikling Dance

Rhythm, Time, and Beats


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZ9Z1pFl-Lg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLiLpNz1rOc

Importance of Research

Art, Science, and Accumulation

Documenting Dance and History

Labanotation

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B00ytS74E1KRZF9GeGZ5OVdtUUk/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B00ytS74E1KRckZWVGlrTl9fWms/view?usp=sharing

Bartinieff's Total Body Connectivity

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaPjFBqfKW0

Improvisation

Hip-Hop 

(Our Christmas Concert) 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8a91OoVTzw

Broadway

(Our Christmas Concert)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFJjga3w1NI

Feelings through Shapes

Art and Space

Modern

Ballet

Black History's Impact on Dance

(Helen Tamiri's Negro Spirituals: Swing Low)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhJwsQTXqeY

Our Course Description:

This class will be an introduction to dance where we learn how to properly warm and stretch, explore movement in space, work together to create dances, and learn how dance fits into other cultures and regions. Students will be able to create unique movement through improvisation and movement activities. No prior dance is needed, only happy attitudes and willingness to learn. 

Syllabus
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B00ytS74E1KRMEJuM3RDelpFV1k/view?usp=sharing