PHASE 1
ARTIST AND SITE COORDINATOR MEET | Planning and Orientation
In person or virtual planning meeting and orientation with the site coordinator/principal/administrator.
Discuss schedule, residency goals, space, special needs of students, school policies, culminating presentation, and logistics.
PHASE 2:
ARTIST AND STUDENTS MEET | THE KICK OFF
Large Group Interactive Assembly-Workshop
The Residency begins with a large group interactive assembly-workshop for all the participating classes. Students are engaged in movement, song, percussion with the artist. Students begin to build community with co-learning peer groupings, develop spatial awareness and an understanding of fundamental elements of dance, music, performance in practice – 45 minute program
PHASE 3:
ARTIST AND STUDENTS GET TO WORK | Classes / Workshops / Rehearsals
45-60 minute workshops where students learn and develop fundamentals through practice. In most instances, as students progress they are given the opportunity to create works from the newly acquired and practiced fundamentals! Non-restrictive, non-invasive, and real-time formative assessment ensures proper support is provided for best learning outcomes (comprehension and retention)
PHASE 4
STUDENTS SHOW WORK | Culminating Presentation
Students present as a group what they've learned and created in performance. This can be informal and happen in the classroom or studio. Alternatively, presentation can be part of a larger school wide assembly.
POST-RES | Reflect & Evaluate
EC and site coordinator(s) will meet evaluate residency effectiveness as per objective and share any reflections
The BUCKETS workshop is one of our most popular offerings and a part of our Great Recycled Orchestra Workshop (GROW) programming. Students learn elements of music and gain an understanding of the responsibility we share in caring for our environment. Students build classroom community and develop social emotional skills as they practice listening, patience, and problem solving to play together successfully.
The BUCKETS workshop requires:
Buckets* Drumsticks* Chairs
*can be provided by EC
NO drumming experience • NO changing • NO need to remove shoes
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The mission of GROW is to create music using non-conventional instruments as a way to teach students about environmental responsibility and the process of Recycle Repurpose Reuse Reduce. Students learn about the impact of improperly disposed of waste on our environment and through the GROW experience are inspired to take action in their own communities utilizing the power of music and the arts.
The Percussive Dance workshop teaches elements of movement and music and demonstrates that when coupled they create a specific kind of dance we call, Percussive . Students learn that percussive dance exists in varying cultures around the world and has been used to tell the history of a people, make comment on current events, communicate emotion, and to showoff hard earned dance skills.
The South African Gumboot (also called, Bootdance) is a percussive dance created from a people's will to survive in extremely harsh conditions. In addition to its cultural significance, learning of the Gumboot dance allows beginners to practice many fundamentals of dance and music.
This residency has been known to inspire the participation of the most reluctant anti-dance people in the room! Students connect through the universality of rhythm and before they know it, they are getting an introduction to dance!
The Percussive Dance Experience requires:
No changing
No leotards
No tights
No need to remove shoes
No leotards
No tights
No need to remove shoes
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As our world gets increasingly smaller, and we become more aware of our differences and the cultural indifferences that may lie within; it is as important as ever to guide our work with a rhythm of compassion and a constant movement toward understanding. Through percussive dance and its seamless combination of movement and music we are afforded the opportunity to embody the experience of others and gain some historical-cultural understanding.
Reflection: In this residency we connect two performing art forms and learn of their connection to life with a historical example of the ability of the arts to bring awareness to an important issue and effect positive change. How might such connections be of relevance in creating positive + productive, supportive + sustainable environments of learning?
The ORIGINS : West African Dance Workshop is an exciting, energetic and interactive experience in West African dance, music, and song.
Origins takes students on a historical-cultural journey from traditional West African dance and music to the origins of Hip-Hop culture and into contemporary styles on dance. We learn how African music and movement has historically been used to communicate messages and examine the initial role the MC in rap, to deliver the message via a rhyming + poetic social commentary. Universal aspects of African culture such as self-respect, respect for elders, for one’s things, and for each other are taught and practiced throughout the workshop. Origins impresses upon students the power of music and dance as a positive + non-violent form of self-expression.
Everything we experience is carried in our bodies.
Dance gives us the vocabulary to speak our meaning when words cannot
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A Message from our Founder/Director
As our world gets increasingly smaller, we become more aware of our differences and the indifference that may lie within. It is as important as ever to guide our work with the rhythm of compassion and constant movement toward understanding. Through dance and its connection to social ritual (culture), we are afforded the opportunity to embody the experience of others and gain historical-cultural understanding.
• Professional Development Arts Integration Workshops - Curriculum and Lesson plan creation, Connecting content, practicals, Classroom management, Engage Creativity!
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