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Via Maya Soto & Carla Barragan — thanks, ladies!
Entries Tagged as 'teaching'
4th & 5th graders, talkin’ about site-based choreography…
August 5th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Pipe dream: integrating dance & the compass rose!
August 4th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Whoa! This, via Corey Mahoney, is cool. The kids would love it! Let’s see…
…it’d be most appropriate for the 4th & 5th graders… but the boys probably won’t dig the skirt idea too much, so I need a boy-version of swishy clothing, hopefully with one-size-fits-all for both boys & girls. Then I’ll need 32 of [...]
Summer reading — Margret Deitz: A Dancer’s Legacy
July 27th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
In 1972, Margret Dietz died, and my path veered. I wasn’t the only one pulled into new directions by her magnetism. This year, 38 years after her death, three of my fellow pathfinders from that time have published a book about Margret’s remarkable life and gifts — and influence. By gathering interviews, photographs, documents, & [...]
4 dancers: a blog for …you guessed it… dancers!
June 14th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
And today I’m honored to be the featured interviewee! Check out my interview for more questions than you ever thought to have about me!
And while you’re there, take a look around. 4 dancers is a blog about so many aspects of dance — news from all around, glimpses of many styles, perspectives from teachers, dancers, [...]
Turning corners
May 18th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Uncategorized
It’s the end of the year. Although I’m too busy to be blogging about it, we’re turning a lot of corners!
“Can we practice our part of the dance during recess?” Corner turned: kids are taking ownership in their upcoming performance.
“What are we going to wear?” Corner turned: they’re starting to think like an ensemble.*
“I know [...]
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
Check this out: Math Dance
April 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
The Math Dance website is the place to go for further information on DanceTeacher Magazine’s K-12 article on the math explorations of Karl Schaffer & Erik Stern (March 2010). They’ve included some versatile lesson plans related to math, as well as a link to a video of their work.
Dancing – and constantly growing — with autism
March 31st, 2010 · 9 Comments · Uncategorized
OK, so today has been my days for multiple appointments: doctors, dentist, Apple one-to-one, exercise, lecture. And in between, in the fractional hours when it’s easier to stop at a cafe than to drive home, I’ve been collecting my thoughts…
Next week I’ll start my 7th month of teaching dance to 16 students with autism, without [...]
Tap Dance in the public schools
March 7th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
… is hard to do. No tap dance shoes. Even if I did have shoes for the kids, no way am I going to let the floor get scuffed up.
Nonetheless, we just finished some tap dancing, and it was successful, thanks to the instructional DVD Rhythm Kidz — Tap Dance in Tennis Shoes with Steve [...]
Dancing metaphorically…
January 27th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
Here’s a lovely reflection by a teacher about dancing metaphorically in the classroom.
Tags:management·teaching