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Cultural dances for kids from many cultures

January 6th, 2009 · Comments Off · Uncategorized

Cultural diversity? My classes provide a good visual definition: Students who were born or whose parents were born in Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Mexico, Peru, Colombia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia.  More who moved from Louisiana, Georgia, Texas, California. Some born here in Washington State. Students who speak English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Cham, Tagalog, Amharic, Somalian, Cambodian, […]

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Performing for human rights

December 27th, 2008 · Comments Off · Uncategorized

Thanks to Infinite Body for sending a link to this music video, featuring 16 performers from around the world, in celebration of human rights!

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Creating closure by performing early

December 20th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Uncategorized

I’m not good at creating closure. Much as I know that the best last thing in class is to guide kids to acknowledge and reflect on the topic of the day, I’m too often going full steam ahead at the moment when class should end. We finish with a flourish, and they rush out the […]

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The up side of “Oh, what a day…,” or the benefit of having doubts

December 15th, 2008 · Comments Off · Uncategorized

I was struck by something John Patrick Shanley, the director of the movie Doubt, said in an NPR interview during my morning commute on Friday.  Asked about the relative merits of doubt and certainty, he replied that certainty is a closed door, while doubt is an open one. I like the thought, since at the […]

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Tech challenges dance. Dance wins.

December 9th, 2008 · Comments Off · Uncategorized

I’m limping a bit of late… both literally and metaphorically. ~Not quite on top of my game physically, so I’ve added a wireless microphone to take the strain off my voice, and I’m making an extra effort to thank the kids for their help. It’s actually easier to dance with a microphone on than it […]

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And the winners are…

December 2nd, 2008 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized

Check out the contest winners for Dance Your PhD… I’m so glad there are scientists who wanted to dance their theses. I wish the choreography was on the same level as the science probably is.  But that would take… more dance education, wouldn’t it?!

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Dance & curriculum integration — advanced course

November 20th, 2008 · Comments Off · Uncategorized

News item from my daughter — You can dance your PhD!

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Dance vs. Parkinson’s Disease

November 17th, 2008 · Comments Off · Uncategorized

Parkinson’s and dance…

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Taking our show on the road

November 12th, 2008 · Comments Off · Uncategorized

I took one dance and 7 dancers on the road last week.  The schedule made a lot of sense.  We were invited to perform a cultural dance at an arts forum; a second opportunity to perform at a professional development conference was two days later.  Small group, recess-time rehearsals, short dance, two quick trips, good […]

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Daily challenges to classroom management

October 29th, 2008 · Comments Off · Uncategorized

Ten minutes into my first class on Monday morning this week (5th grade), Rasheedah let out a bloodcurdling scream. I stopped class to see whether we needed 911. We didn’t. No one had touched her, but apparently, during an exploration of strength and stomping, she thought Cammie was chasing her and reacted as if a […]

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