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- 12th
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Students examine the basic choreography of fencing in theatrical fighting. They watch a teacher demonstration, view an excerpt from the movie, "The Princess Bride," and demonstrate various fencing moves. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students perform a Reader's Theater of a small section of the play, King Lear. They examine the text, read a handout for Reader's Theater techniques, cut and reorder lines in small groups, and add choreography to perform their scene. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students explore dance in relation to its formal elements of body shape, time, space, and energy in relationship. Students learn to combine various dance elements in dance making, performance (sharing) and reflective practices. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students investigate modern-dance choreographer Merce Cunningham's historically significant contribution to dance-making history. Specifically, students explore and practice Merce Cunningham's choreographic use of chance operations (probability), through kinesthetic and movement exploration. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th
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Students participate in theoretical discussions and movement explorations. They analyze spatial relationships embedded in fundamental solid geometry theory describing the five Platonic solids- tetrahedron, octahedron, cube, dodecahedron and icosahedron-studied extensively by the Greek philosopher Plato. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 4th
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Students explore the elements of tempo, beat and rhythm. They create rhythm patterns and an original dance. In groups, students perform their phrases for their peers. As a class, they explore choreographic principles, processes and structures. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students investigate the beginning, middle, and ending of a story using a dance technique. They work with the teacher to create different dances to express the story. Students write out the dance in choreography to relate to the story. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st - 5th
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Students create short movement studies using modern dance as a model of dance genre in which movement is sculpted in time, space and with a variety of qualities. This lesson emphasizes the dances of Mexico and lasts about 4 days. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students conclude the semester with an individual movement study utilizing basic elements of dance and choreography previously covered in class. They will choose from three choreographic prompts presented a few days before giving them class time to begin their process. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 5th
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Students engage in a lesson that is about the concept of shapes. They practice moves that are used to illustrate different types of shapes. Students participate in body movements that are focused around the directions of the body like anterior moves and posterior movements. Full Review »

