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\nLesson 14- Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance\n

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\nStudents analyze the techniques of modern dance choreography. They keep a journal as they observe the movement of people and animals. They use the movements to create a dance piece.\n
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\nThe Monkey Dance: Exploring Balinese Culture\n

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\nStudents explore Balinese culture. For this Balinese integrated fine arts lesson, students listen to a podcast of \"The Monkey Dance,\" taking notes about important features of the dance. Students participate in a jigsaw cooperative...\n
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\nRound and Dance Music\n

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\nThird graders recognize a round in singing groups and apply to choreography movements.  In this rounds lesson, 3rd graders memorize movements with songs at specific places.  Students perform a three part round.\n
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\nThe Ballet that Incited a Riot\n

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\nImagine a ballet starting a riot! Igor Stravinsky's \"The Rite of Spring\" did just that. Find out why the audience was so outraged by the score, choreography, costuming, and sets in this tradition-breaking ballet.\n
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\n\"Dance\n\n
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\nDance and Math\n

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\nSecond graders examine human body movements by measuring the choreography of a dance.  In this physical education lesson, 2nd graders participate in a creative dance which is based on specific movements of each limb, which students...\n
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\nDancing Fast, Medium and Slow\n

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\nSecond graders practice dance using different speeds of music and types of movement. In this dance lesson, 2nd graders view a clip of tap dancing and analyze the speed of music in coordinating with the speed of dance movements. Students...\n
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\nBeyond the Notes\n

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\nStudents observe as the teacher introduced themself as a talent scout for a clothing company for teenagers who is looking for a choreographer for a commercial for a new line of clothes called, \"The Wrap\". They work alone or in groups of...\n
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\nFrom Broadway: Fosse\n

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\nStudents examine the life and contributions of choreographer and director Bob Fosse. They analyze reviews, write a review after watching one of Bob Fosse's films, and view and compare Fosse dances to current music videos.\n
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\nAerobics/Dance Project\n

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\nStudents create original dances or aerobics routines in groups.\n
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\nDance Production\n

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\nYoung scholars go through the experience of creating a dance. They use the correct vocabulary when creating the dance in writing. Students choreograph the steps needed to perform the dance in sequence. Then they perform the dance for...\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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\nPlanet Dance\n

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\nYoung scholars examine Anna Halprin's philosophies and choreography and perform one of her Planet Dances. They find a site that inspires them to create a dance based on the environment's design, levels, textures, and atmosphere.\n
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\nCreating a Landscape Through Art, Music, Dance, and Poetry\n

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\nA brightly-colored David Hockney landscape painting inspires poetry, dance, music, and paper sculpture in this multi-faceted activity. After brainstorming words inspired by the painting, the whole class collaborates on a cinquain poem,...\n
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\nWalk Like an Egyptian\n

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\nThe singing group The Bangles produced a music video for their song, \"Walk Like an Egyptian\" in 1985. Students watch the video, then work in groups in order to come up with the choreography for their own \"Egyptian Dance.\" A fun lesson is...\n
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\nNureyev: After Petipa\n

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\nStudents examine dance and choreography in Russian history. In this Russian history lesson, students discover details about Russian ballet and the work of Marius Petipa as they conduct independent research and present their findings to...\n
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\nThe American Musical\n

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\nGeneral music students learn about the history of popular American music by creating and performing a one-act musical. After researching and creating an American Musical timeline, class members write a song with lyrics using Jam Studio,...\n
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\nChoreographic Variations on \"Plod\"\n

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\nHigh schoolers examine the choreography of Dan Wagoner. In this art lesson, students create their own choreography based on the work of Dan Wagoner's dance \"Plod.\"\n
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\nJobs in the Musical Theater\n

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\nMuch like an iceberg, the actors you see on stage are only a fraction of the number of people involved in a theatrical production. Introduce theatre arts high schoolers to the roles played by the behind-the-scenes- personnel with an...\n
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\nPlanting a Garden Through Dance\n

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\nStudents create a dance study based on the growth cycle of a flower. They improvise movements that relate to each stage of growth. They create artwork on the growth cycle of a flower. They perform their dances for the whole class.\n
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\nLocomotor Dances\n

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\nStudents explore and perform locomotor movements. With partners, they combine the locomotor movements into a simple dance. The partner identifies three movements they observed. Students may be grouped into dancers for a performance.\n
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\nMoving Rhythms\n

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\nStudents 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...\n
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\nTempo Contrasts in partner Dances\n

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\nStudents explore the differences in tempo through movement. In groups, students create an original dance phrase and illustrate both fast and slow movement. They share their observations and evaluate each dance according to originality...\n
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\nReader's Theater, King Lear, and the Language of Gesture\n

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\nStudents 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.\n
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\nFencing in Theatrical Fighting\n

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\nTwelfth graders 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.\n
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