ARTS INTEGRATION & TEACHER WORKSHOPS
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