We were so fortunate to have Eliseo's mom Yvonne and members of her dance company come to do a contemporary dance workshop with us! Students had so much fun with the high-energy dancers.
After a warm-up, students read the book "Howard B. Labougeotte écoute son coeur" and then found their own inner passion to move, just like the main character of the book.
In small groups, students experimented with movement, levels, energy, and connection by first doing a dance with an action accompanied by a sound effect, and then another dance in a line where students had to connect, release with a dance movement, and re-connect.
We also got to see a few solo pieces by the dancers and ask them our questions about being contemporary dancers.
The dances were so fun and students really got creative! Thank you Yvonne! :)
You can view a video compilation of the activities and dances here: https://vimeo.com/99301717
The password for the video is our English & Math teacher's last name. Here are some pictures!
After a warm-up, students read the book "Howard B. Labougeotte écoute son coeur" and then found their own inner passion to move, just like the main character of the book.
In small groups, students experimented with movement, levels, energy, and connection by first doing a dance with an action accompanied by a sound effect, and then another dance in a line where students had to connect, release with a dance movement, and re-connect.
We also got to see a few solo pieces by the dancers and ask them our questions about being contemporary dancers.
The dances were so fun and students really got creative! Thank you Yvonne! :)
You can view a video compilation of the activities and dances here: https://vimeo.com/99301717
The password for the video is our English & Math teacher's last name. Here are some pictures!