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From Ethnic Folk Dancing: Hungary and Romania to Hoe Down: An Integrated Unit on Social, Folk & Square Dancing, find teacher approved folk dance lesson plans that inspire student learning.
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Students follow a research process to complete an assignment about folk dances. They locate resources on a specific topic and use the selected resources to find pertinent information.
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- 1st - 9th Grade
Students experience folk dance as a form of expressive art, and appreciate the rich cultural heritage of Eastern Europe.
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- Kindergarten - 12th Grade
Students discover the rich cultural heritage of Eastern Europe by experiencing folk dance as a form of expressive art.
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- 6th - 8th Grade
Students gather information about traditional dances. In this folk dance lesson, students work in small groups to research a type of folk dance, then present information and perform the dance for the class.
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- 3rd - 5th Grade
Students demonstrate the Ceili folk dance. In this dance lesson, students discuss the characteristics of a folk dance and identify the patterns in the Ceili dance. Students demonstrate the dance steps with a partner and choreograph their own folk dance as a follow-up activity.
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- 3rd - 4th Grade
Students explore dance activities from three different Spanish speaking countries.
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- 1st - 5th Grade
Students perform a folk dance and discuss its cultural and historical meanings. They review the dance and perform it, beginning with four individuals who dance with confidence right from the start.
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- Kindergarten - 5th Grade
Students participate in a folk dance presentation. In this multi-cultural lesson, students and their families work together to learn and perform folk dances at a school sponsored festival. The teacher acts as facilitator, working with parents and community volunteers.
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- 10th Grade
Students participate in a lesson guided by an essential question: in what ways does choreographer, Mark Morris' work, "The Office," reflect Eastern-European traditional folk dance? During the lesson's first sessions, students physically learn two to three traditional folk dances from selected regions in Eastern Europe.
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- 5th Grade
Students experience the movements required to perform social, folk and square dancing. They describe each dance movement. Students discuss the elements found in folk art, folk music, and fold dance.
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