Dance Matters

 ARTS INTEGRATION & TEACHER WORKSHOPS

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Dance Matters residencies are tailored to meet different grade levels and state standards.  We create interactive units that dovetail with our existing programs, or we can specially design a residency for your classroom.  Using arts integration, students will learn kinesthetically and creatively, and make long-lasting connections with the curriculum.
Examples of Earthsongs activities:
  • Research animals in their habitat and create dances that reflect animal adaptations
  • Study the effects of plastic pollution on sea turtles and create a flash mob to promote recycling and reusing
  • Create imagined habitats and drawings inspired by Mark Catesby, the original STEAM artist and scientist
  • Write stories based on writings from the Netsilik Eskimos, Aristotle, Gandhi, and Winnie the Pooh 
  • Design dances using the same strategies professional choreographers use of make dances
Examples of Coming to Monuments activities: 
  • Research seminal figures in the Civil Rights movement and create dances that showcase their contributions
  • Create monuments reflecting African-American heroes and important people in your own life
  • Imagine and write narratives reflecting the hardships and success in the fight to end public school segregation
  • Perform and learn the history behind social dances from the early 20th century
  • Collaborate with classmates to create dances to bring awareness to current issues in social justice

Examples of Teacher Professional Development:
  • Learn strategies to integrate movement into the classroom that will engage your students kinesthetically
  • Develop ideas for activities that will integrate movement and dance across the curriculum
  • Design dance experiences that promote creative thinking, problem-solving, and collaboration
  • Explore arts-integrated activities specifically designed for Dance Matters programs


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