Evidently my school sits in the most diverse zip code in the country! Here’s a video…
No wonder it’s such a great place to work!
Entries Tagged as 'culture'
the most diverse zip code in the country
June 17th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Why Dance Matters: it’s a respite for body & mind
April 21st, 2010 · No Comments · why dance matters
Third graders are learning dances about clapping for their end-of-year performance now. Their first dance is d’hammerschmiedsgselln (that’s duh-ham-mair-shmeets-guh-seln, I’m told), which has a great clapping pattern for a quartet. I dragged them through learning it last week, and now that they finally have it, they love it. The second is the Virginia Reel, which [...]
Transition back from vacation…
April 4th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
A good vacation is when you have no one but yourself to manage. It’s been a good vacation!
As I brought up my lesson plan template for planning this coming week’s classes, I realized why the coming weeks (and months) have been looming large in my mind. Starting Tuesday (tomorrow I’ll be teaching a day of [...]
Tags:choreography·culture·curriculum integration·lesson plans·performance·teaching
Holiday dances? Which holidays?
December 29th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Uncategorized
Holidays in the public schools… now there’s a topic with little agreement! There are proponents for including all of them… for celebrating the most visible… for distinguishing between education & celebration… for celebrating none… There are legal opinions, personal opinions & curriculums… Many questions, but no prefect answer.
When I was growing up, holiday projects at [...]
Them's marchin' words!
August 21st, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Encouraging words from Rachel Maddow at Jacob’s Pillow… yeah, that’s why I do what I do!
Tags:achievement gap·culture·hope
Dance around the world
June 19th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
Look for “Dance Around the World” in The Big Picture.
Tags:culture·performance
Guest voice: Post-performance blues
June 13th, 2009 · No Comments · Guest Voices
It’s been my hope & intention that this blog might be a means for myself and others to converse with each other from our isolated locations as dance educators. All for the purpose of sharing ideas, anxieties, questions, solutions, hopes, and humor as we hone our skills for the daily diet of dance we serve. [...]
Tags:audience·chaos·culture·curriculum integration·obstacles·parents·performance·problems
Poetry Out Loud: in American Sign Language
April 27th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
At the recent Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest in Washington D.C. (April 26-28), Tiffany Hinano Hill, a student at Oregon School for the Deaf, represented Oregon State. As the first contestant to use sign language to express a poem, Hill challenged the judges’ concept of Poetry Out Loud, clearly demonstrating the expressive power and [...]
Tags:culture·diversity·performance
Sunday in Merida
April 18th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
Saturday’s sort of like every other day in Merida, in the Yucatan in Mexico… there’s dance that happens.
But Sunday’s the real thing. By 10:00 am in Santa Lucia Park, people are beginning to gather and claim their seats in the audience, most dressed in their Sunday best. The band sets up and starts to play. [...]