Instructional Video
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Pbs: Arts in the Renaissance: Upon a Summer's Day

9th - 10th
In this video, instructor Jennifer Rose teaches a group of fifth-grade students a Renaissance dance, Upon a Summer's Day, from John Playford's book The English Dancing Master. Included are teaching tips and additional background...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs: Native American Culture: Git Hoan Raven Dance

9th - 10th
In this video, the Git-Hoan Dancers perform the Raven Dance, a celebration of the Raven Clan. They wear masks representing the clan. In Tsimshian culture, the wearer of a mask is said to take on the spirit of the creature it signifies....
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs: Native American Culture: About Navajo Dances

9th - 10th
Albert Brent Chase, artistic director of The Pollen Trail Dancers, explains the purposes of dance in Navajo culture. He notes that dance is a form of honoring one's self and the connection with one's surroundings; that dance has a...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs: African/african American Culture: E Sin Mi D'africa

9th - 10th
Watch a welcome dance that combines movements from several traditional dances of the Yoruba people of Nigeria. Included are teaching tips and additional background information. [8:18]
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs: Indian Pride: Historical Overview, Part 4

9th - 10th
A member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North Dakota demonstrates a traditional hoop dance, accompanied by drummers and singers, that celebrates spring. [8:39]
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs: Native American Culture: About Cherokee Dance

9th - 10th
In this video, John Bullet Standingdeer describes the cultural importance of the ceremonial Eagle Dance, performed by the Warriors of AniKituhwa, and the social Beaver Dance, performed by the Raven Rock Dancers. Included are teaching...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs: Kentucky/applachian Culture: Bluegrass Clogging

9th - 10th
Host David Thurmond tells how clogging came to America and how shoes with taps evolved. Included are teaching tips and additional background information. [3:03]
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs: Indian Pride: Tribal Relations, Part 4

9th - 10th
Dancers and singers from the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of Arizona perform. [2:10]