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 global musical journey for Kindergarten students to explore traditional folk music, instruments, and rhythms from West Africa, East Asia, the Andes, and North America. Students build cultural awareness and musical skills through hands-on drumming, melodic improvisation, and storytelling songs.
A vibrant and active introduction to Hispanic music and culture for Kindergarten students. Students explore the Spanish guitar, maracas, dance steps like Salsa, and concepts of tempo through hands-on making, movement games, and collaborative performance.
A Kindergarten dance unit exploring global traditions, storytelling through movement, and community celebration. Students learn how different cultures use dance to express feelings and history.
A kindergarten sequence exploring how social dance has changed over time, from formal historical dances to modern rhythmic styles. Students will use a 'time machine' concept to travel through different eras, experiencing how posture, rhythm, and freedom of movement have evolved.
A workshop-style sequence for Kindergarteners exploring the history and etiquette of classical dance, focusing on posture, pantomime, costumes, and audience behavior. Students learn to distinguish between everyday and stage movement through royal court simulations and theater rituals.
A Kindergarten dance sequence exploring why cultures come together to dance, focusing on circle dances, harvest celebrations, parades, and greeting rituals to build community and social-emotional awareness.
This Kindergarten sequence explores dance as a storytelling medium across various cultures. Students learn how hand gestures, facial expressions, and animal movements communicate narratives, culminating in the creation and performance of their own 3-part story dances.
A high-energy introduction to Jazz dance for Kindergarteners, focusing on rhythm, isolations, parallel alignment, and movement dynamics. Students learn to find the beat, move individual body parts, and perform a basic jazz combination.
This sequence introduces Kindergarten students to Contemporary and Creative Dance. It covers breath-led movement, safe floor transitions, the concepts of contraction and release, emotional expression through shape, and guided improvisation.
A foundational ballet sequence for Kindergarteners exploring posture, turnout, basic movements, and balance through creative imagery and playful instruction.
A foundational dance sequence for Kindergarteners focusing on personal space (kinesphere), levels, pathways, and locomotor movements like skipping and galloping. Students learn to move safely and creatively while developing body control and balance.
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.
This sequence introduces Pre-K students to the expressive power of creative movement. Students learn to use their bodies to communicate animals, weather, emotions, and stories, developing physical empathy and creative confidence through guided improvisation and play.
This Pre-K dance sequence explores how students can use their bodies to tell stories and express emotions. Students move from identifying feelings and simple actions to choreographed nature cycles and character studies, culminating in a collaborative narrative dance performance.
Kindergarten students explore the foundations of dance composition through creative play, investigating how to link movements into coherent patterns and sequences.
A Pre-K sequence focused on exploring emotions and storytelling through song, dynamics, and facial expressions. Students learn to identify musical moods and adapt their vocal performance to convey different feelings.
A whimsical introduction to spatial awareness and body control for Pre-K dancers, using the 'personal bubble' concept to teach safety, levels, pathways, and the art of the freeze. Students progress from static space-making to dynamic obstacle course navigation.
A movement-based sequence for Pre-K students focusing on personal and general space, levels, pathways, and body control through imaginative play. Students will develop fundamental dance skills like non-locomotor and locomotor movement while learning to navigate shared spaces safely.
An 8-session creative journey for kindergarteners that sparks imagination through stories, art, movement, and hands-on projects, building confidence and social skills.
