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\nNureyev: After Petipa\n

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\nIncorporating the arts into regular classroom practices isn't an easy task. Learners will research background information regarding Russian culture, history, and conflict then see how those things have applied to the rigors of Russian...\n
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\nThe History of Modern Dance\n

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\nThe evolution of modern dance, and the dance history of many of the key figures in the development of this uniquely American form, are the focus of a 13-page packet that includes photos of revolutionaries.\n
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\nAnalyzing Two Dances and Making a Dance Map: The Nutcracker\n

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\nStudents discuss dance elements and create a dance map. They choose a dance theme and incorporate movement into their dance maps and choreography. They also experiment with different types of music.\n
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\nThe Nutcracker\n

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\nFirst graders define a ballet as a story told through dance. They listen to melodies and demonstrate beat and accent through body movement. They watch the ballet.\n
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\nSay It With Dance From Rodgers & Hammerstein's \"Oklahoma\"\n

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\nLearners 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.\n
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\n\"Nutcracker\n\n
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\nNutcracker\n

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\n'Tis the holiday season and the Clara, the Sugar Plum Fairy, and the Nutcracker Prince come alive with a teaching and study guide for Tchaikovsky's famous ballet. Background information, activities, games and puzzles are all included in...\n
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\nTelling a Story Through Dance\n

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\nLearners explore how to tell a story through dance. In this dance lesson, students watch Swan Lake and choose a story of their own to show through dance.\n
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\nThe Dancing Flute\n

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\nStudents use a cardboard tubes as props as they create their own dance steps to express the emotions invoked in a portion of The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky.\n
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\nMusic and Dance Celebration\n

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\nThird graders demonstrate effective use of a Venn Diagram Graphic Organizer by comparing and contrasting music and dance. They discover how different cultures around the world celebrate with music and dance.\n
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\nThe Little Dancers-- Printing Practice\n

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\nIn this printing practice worksheet, students learn to copy the sentences of a poem in their best printing. Students read the poem about ballet and look at the picture. Students copy the poem with proper spacing on the primary lines.\n
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\nAztec Dance\n

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\nSeventh graders study Aztec dance to learn about their culture and civilization. In this Aztec study instructional activity, 7th graders watch a video of Aztec dancers and describe the dance on an index card. Students visit a website to...\n
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\nExploring the Roots of Modern Dance in America\n

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\nLearners develop an understanding of how African culture impacted modern dance in the United States.\n
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\nJazz Dance and Music\n

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\nFourth graders write a poem. In this jazz music lesson, 4th graders learn about the basics of jazz dance and practice basic movements. Students learn common terminology and listen to several recordings of jazz music. Students create a...\n
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\nLook, Listen and Learn\n

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\nStudents 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.\n
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\nDanceStar\n

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\nExpress dance moves mathematically. Scholars dissect dance routines and express them using mathematical notation, such as translations and rotations. They use video clips to investigate seven different dance genres.\n
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\nWest Side Story Suite and In The Night Fancy Free\n

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\nWest Side Story and Romeo & Juliet—two classics in their own rights that help young literature lovers better analyze different works. Learners research and compare the characters and story elements of West Side Story and Romeo...\n
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\nThe Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky\n

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\nOver the course of six lessons, scholars try their hand at composing and dancing after a thorough examination of the famous ballet, The Nutcracker, by Tchaikovsky. Participants watch and discuss the performance of two dances, create...\n
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\nSimiles with Energy\n

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\nFifth graders write or dance a simile to show the relationship between two unlike nouns. In this simile and grammar lesson, 5th graders explore dance movements and identify smooth and sharp energy examples. Students review...\n
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\nDuke Ellington and His Orchestra, Dance of the Floreadores, Waltz of the Flowers in the Meter of Duke\n

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\nStudents contrast the meter and style of two different versions of the musical piece, \"Waltz of the Flowers.\" Duke Ellington's meter in the \"Dance of the Floreadores\" is compared to Tchaikovsky's version in the \"Nutcracker.\"\n
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\nChance (Probability) Operations in Dance Composition -\n

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\nEighth graders investigate modern-dance choreographer Merce Cunningham's historically significant contribution to dance-making history. Specifically, 8th graders explore and practice Merce Cunningham's choreographic use of chance...\n
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\nUsing Word Parts to Infer Meaning\n

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\nStudents examine the importance of physical activities and use word parts to infer meaning to a story. They discuss agility, baseball, and ballet dancing, read an article, and observe a demonstration on breaking down words and examining...\n
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\nPeter Ilyich Tchaikovsky\n

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\nStudents 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...\n
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\nNureyev: Bringer of Light\n

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\nYoung scholars examine Nureyev's artistic endeavors and achievements. In this language and art lesson, students analyze  modes of dance expression at the end of the 19th - beginning of the 20th centuries. They focus on Martha Graham...\n
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\nNureyev: After Petipa\n

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