Develops technical proficiency and creative movement skills across various styles. Examines choreographic principles alongside the historical and cultural origins of diverse global dance forms.
A two-page getting-to-know-you interview and secret handshake activity worksheet. Page 1 features the 12 interview questions with columns for Partner 1, Partner 2, and Partner 3 (for trios), while Page 2 provides a secret handshake movement ideas bank, a step-by-step handshake choreography builder, sketch space, and a scoring rubric.
A dynamic two-part dance and cultural unit for students aged 9-13 exploring Caribbean Soca music, Carnival movement aesthetics, and collaborative group choreography. Students build rhythmic literacy, physical isolation skills, and ensemble performance confidence.
A foundational dance unit for Pre-K students exploring tempo, energy, and rhythm. Students learn to connect auditory cues to physical movement through play-based activities and character-driven exercises.
A 5-lesson unit for 4th graders exploring the cultural origins and evolution of American Jazz and Tap dance, from African and European roots to the Harlem Renaissance and Broadway.
A 5-lesson sequence for 2nd graders focusing on jazz dance technique, including body isolations, locomotor movements like jazz walks and chassés, and expressive energy qualities.
A comprehensive undergraduate dance sequence that bridges internal somatic awareness with choreographic principles. Students progress from floor-based somatic explorations to creating and critiquing original movement phrases using professional choreographic devices.
A graduate-level sequence exploring creative movement as a rigorous Practice-as-Research (PaR) methodology. It bridges phenomenological philosophy and somatic practice to investigate academic questions through the body.
