I have parents who aren’t too sure what this dancing business is all about. They don’t necessarily speak English, many don’t have time to come to school and talk about it, most come from a different culture or world view. So I made a video and put it on the website. Truth be told, it [...]
Entries Tagged as 'advocacy'
John Bohannon, Black Label Movement & big ideas
December 4th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
Wow. This is fabulous. If your pursuit has to do with dance, education, science, learning, humanity, a new world order, WHATEVER, then you’ll enjoy this post from TED: John Bohannon & Black Label Movement. Thanks for passing it along, Maya Soto!
“Meeting performance standards at this time, with steady progress”
November 20th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
It’s been 12 weeks since school started, and the dust is just beginning to settle. The term “ratchet up” came to me this last week, as associated with pressure. Such is the climate in education of late, midst educational reform, standardized testing, furlough days, and cries for teacher accountability. I’m wondering when — if — [...]
ALT/space: Teaching Artist stories from the field
August 16th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
ALT/space — a lovely new site for ideas & inspiration! ALT/space is a project of the Teaching Artist Journal — an arena for Teaching Artists to share stories of their students, moments of learning, questions and obstacles, reflections, and successes. I’m honored to be part of ALT/space, representing dance education in a public school setting [...]
Dance survey — reflect & share!
August 12th, 2011 · No Comments · Uncategorized
If you’re a teaching artist in theatre or dance, I recommend this survey. Like it says, it takes about 20 minutes, but it’s a great opportunity to reflect on your own work. There’s also the hope that it might support our profession by collating opinions / experiences in order to gain perspective on next steps… [...]
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Keeping the Faith — The Prison Project
May 9th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
Last night I saw this year’s final performance of “Keeping the Faith,” a stunning performance by 21 women using dance, spoken word & visual art to shed light on their lives and selves. One of the most moving performances I’ve ever attended, it was well worth a 3-hour commute to the rural setting of Mission [...]
Tags:achievement gap·advocacy·obstacles·performance·why dance matters
Dancers are changing the world step by step
November 29th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
This lovely story, via Anne Green Gilbert, deserves to be passed on — along with her greeting, which is the title of this post.
Groove your bump!
October 19th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Early, early dance ed… Via Maya Soto
Dance — an intellectual exercise
October 4th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
Another note from my sister on the subject of John Ratey & his work: “I just came back from a talk by Harvard psychiatrist John Ratey on the relationship between exercise and learning. His final comment in the presentation, during the question and answer period, was this: “I think dance is the ultimate best exercise.” [...]