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- Kindergarten - 12th
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Students explore choreographer Alonzo King has created contemporary ballets for more than fifty international dance companies as well as dozens of pieces for film, television, opera and his own company, LINES Ballet. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students research and examine the major accomplishments of the Canadian ballet dancer Karen Kain. They view a video, conduct Internet research, and present their research information in the form of a multi-media presentation. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students brainstorm what they know about the performing arts and research an artist or song and its related genre. Students work in groups to create an online banner to attract peers to their performing arts genre. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the history of the musical "Oklahoma". They choreograph their own segment from the Dream Ballet. They also gather information from listening to media reports. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students prepare "The Nutcracker Suite" by Tchaikovsky for performance at their Christmas concert. They research Tchaikovsky's life. Students analyze the history and culture of Russia at the time of the composer. They research the art of ballet. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students explore The Nutcracker. They discuss the differences in the book and ballet versions of The Nutcracker and complete a scavenger hunt online and play Nutcracker Jeopardy. Each student shares his favorite part of the ballet or book. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 8th
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Students compare and contrast the Nutcracker book and the ballet. They create a Venn Diagram using Powerpoint. Some things that are included in the Venn Diagram are story elements, characters, setting, etc. They then share their powerpoint with the class. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 10th
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Students find a space in the room, relax and stand with your weight central in the body. They find that moving to the music, listening for changes and slowing the body down is a must. Students access the art of eye contact. They realize that dancing to Romeo and Juliet is a ballet in itself. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine and study Degas and his focus on dancers. They view the movie "Degas and the Dancer" and then utilize pastels and cray pas to demonstrate an example of Degas style and subject and create a work of art based on a dancer. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students identify what Tchaikovsky's personality was like and what kind of school he attended first. Then they identify and research what was happening in Russian politics during his lifetime. Students also identify who the composer was that Tchaikovsky liked best and what jurisprudence means. Full Review »
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