Develops technical proficiency and creative movement skills across various styles. Examines choreographic principles alongside the historical and cultural origins of diverse global dance forms.
This sequence explores dance as a storytelling medium across cultures, focusing on gesture, rhythm, and costume to communicate history and myth without words. Students progress from basic pantomime to creating their own narrative choreographies based on cultural traditions.
A 5th-grade dance history sequence exploring how movement serves as a tool for resistance, communication, and identity across global cultures, including Capoeira, the Haka, Gumboot dancing, and Hip Hop.
An inquiry-based exploration of dance as a language of storytelling and ritual in indigenous cultures, focusing on gesture, formation, regalia, and rhythm.
A 5-lesson sequence for 5th graders exploring the elements of dance (Space, Time, and Energy) through inquiry-based workshops, movement exploration, and choreographic synthesis. Students will develop movement literacy and the ability to analyze expressive movement choices.
A journey through the evolution of ballet from the 17th-century French royal courts to the modern proscenium stage, exploring how a social pastime for nobility became a professional athletic art form.
A 5th-grade dance history sequence exploring the African roots and European influences that shaped American Jazz and Tap. Students trace the lineage from plantation dances to the Harlem Renaissance and Broadway, focusing on cultural synthesis and resilience.
A journey through 400 years of ballet history, from the royal courts of France to the modern stage. Students explore how political power, fashion, and technology transformed a social duty into a professional athletic art form.
