Lesson 14- Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance

Get crafting with hundreds of pages of art lessons! The plans are organized into topics, which include clay, drawing, composition and design, mixed media, painting, printmaking, and paper.

Students discover the movements possible in their own body by performing dances in class.  For this physical education lesson, students define several key terms related to dancing which will help them follow instructions.  Students...

Middle schoolers explore the art of film with this carefully scaffolded series of lessons that introduces film genres, explores the narrative structure of films, and uses The Day the Earth Stood Still to model how to become active...

Isadora Duncan, Martha Graham, José Limón, Alvin Ailey, Bob Fosse, Gene Kelly. Famous dancers and some history of modern dance, what a packet! Although designed to prepare students to see a performance of the Connecticut Ballet, this...

As part of a celebration of National Dance week, class members engage in a series of exercises that introduce them to the movements of modern dance.

Erin go bragh! Enliven your St. Patrick's Day celebration by teaching your class members some of the combinations found in traditional Irish step dancing.

Students practice dance to divide the space or body shape into equal sections to create symmetry in dance. In this symmetry activity, students practice symmetrical and asymmetrical movements in dance. Students participate in move and...

The Nutcracker, composed by Peter Tchaikovsky, has become a staple of the Christmas season. A unit plan centered around the famous ballet is packed with a variety of activities that are sure to excite learners of all ages.

Students practice mirroring human moves by performing a dance in class.  In this physical education lesson, students utilize different spaces around them to perform a dance expressing their full motion.  Students cooperate in pairs or...

Learn how to get down and funky with a comprehensive set of hip-hop dance moves. With ample time for repetition and practice of each step provided by a veteran dance instructor, this app will have you freestyling in no time!