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Dance research $5-10
Dance Around the World - Research Project
A research based inquiry project about dance styles around the world. IncludesLearning GoalsSuccess CriteriaResearch Rubric (Based on the Ontario Curriculum)Oral Communication Rubric (Based on the Ontario Curriculum)Reference Article With 10 Different Dance StylesGraphic Organizer for the Students to CompleteCompleted Level 4 Example (Indigenous Hoop Dance)
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4th - 8th
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Dance Research Project
This researched based assignment is used as a summative for the Dance portion of Health and Physical Education. The 4 page document includes: - A detailed outline of the assignment including success criteria - A list of dance genres that students can choose from to research, present and perform for the assignment - Step-by-step instructions broken down into 3 parts - A rubric for assessment I did this assignment with my grade 7's and they absolutely loved it! Seeing as not all students get excit
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6th - 8th
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Les danses traditionnelles autour du monde
Learn about 15 different dances from around the world, in French!Print the following posters and student booklet and post them around your classroom for an inquiry-based learning about different dances around the world.
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4th - 6th
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Broadway Research Choice Board Bundle
How do you make classroom research assignments "fun"? Give your students some choices! Use this set of editable Broadway Research Choice Board project assignments to cover contemporary and historic Broadway directors, choreographers, scenic designers, and costume designers! It's a great way to get students thinking about the "behind the scenes" parts of theatre! The bundle includes 4 different choice boards with Research Worksheets, choices and guidelines for presenting work, and rubrics for
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Not Grade Specific
Celebrating African American Broadway Dance Icons Activity PDF and Digital 9-12
This no-prep PDF and digital activity highlights three African American dance icons; Debbie Allen, Garth Fagan, Ben Vereen, and Jennifer Jones---ideal for high school students celebrating Black History Month or National Dance Day. Designed to be one-day web search lessons or expanded into a mini unit. This easy-to-use resource can readily be a jigsaw in small groups or expanded by using the additional idea pages to continue students’ learning experiences beyond the written page. This set of rol
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9th - 12th
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Celebrating African American Hip Hop Dance Icons Activity PDF and Digital
This no-prep digital and printable activity highlights three African American dance icons; Don Campbell, Boogaloo Sam, Pop 'in Pete, and Buddha Stretch---ideal for celebrating Black History Month or National Dance Day. Designed to be one-day web search lessons or expanded into a mini unit. This easy-to-use resource can readily be a jigsaw in small groups or expanded by using the additional idea pages to continue students’ learning experiences beyond the written page. This set of role models is
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9th - 12th
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Grade 6 Social Studies - Communities in Canada Dance Unit (Ontario)
This unit is a great way to link Dance and Social Studies together. It works very well as an extension to our Grade 6 Social Studies - Communities in Canada unit, but it can also be used on its own as a stand-alone Dance unit. It is a very effective cross-curricular unit that will help you address key expectations from the Dance, Social Studies, and Language curricula. This resource is a complete unit that guides students through research of a Cultural Community Dance of their choice before havi
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6th
Celebrating African American Modern Dance Icons Activity PDF and Digital 9-12
This no-prep PDF and digital activity highlights three African American dance icons; Alvin Ailey, Katherine Dunham, Donald McKayle, and Judith Jamison---ideal for high school students celebrating Black History Month or National Dance Day. Designed to be one-day web search lessons or expanded into a mini unit. This easy-to-use resource can readily be a jigsaw in small groups or expanded by using the additional idea pages to continue students’ learning experiences beyond the written page. This se
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9th - 12th
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Ballet Research Projects: Choreographers, Dancers - Independent work, Sub plans
Looking for a way to enrich your dance or ballet class? These research projects ask students to research well-known ballet choreographers, dancers, and famous ballets. They add rigor to the curriculum and complement physical training. They are independent work, great for distance learning, helpful if students are not able to dance, and easy to use as sub plans that keep students learning while you are absent. This is ideal for middle or high school dance classes. What’s Included:Three separate r
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Not Grade Specific
Choreographer Research Project
This is a research project that my Dance 1 students do in small groups. We usually spend one day in the library and one more class period to finish up what they need to. We are still doing this project virtually this year and to save time we are assigning them a choreographer so they don't waste too much time choosing one. We are using Breakout rooms in Meet for them to work during class time. This has been adapted for online learning. This includes the instructions, what to research, options fo
Legends in Dance - Isadora Duncan
This worksheet packet (including grading key) specifically explores the legendary dancer who created what is now known as the Modern Dance Movement. She was a radical feminist who broke from the strictures of ballet and created a new performing style. She defined her movement from the natural and spiritual laws of the earth. She demanded her art be taken seriously unlike the vaudeville and dance halls of the time. Her personal life would be as unconventional as her performance life. She woul
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9th - 12th
Also included in: Legends in Dance - Modern Choreographers that created a genre - Bundle
Legends in Dance - Sergei Diaghilev; & the Ballets Russes
This worksheet packet specifically explores the historical Impersario Sergei Diaghilev and the beginnings of the original Ballets Russes. This pivotal figure changed the face of ballet as it was known at the turn of the century. Included is the remarkable group of artists that shaped the change in design and choreography. Perfect for ballet and humanities students alike. It is a deeper look at the history of ballet than the normal evaluation of historical figures in the art. This is part of a
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9th - 12th
Also included in: Legends in Dance - History of Ballet Bundle - 9 packets!!
Legends in Dance - Katherine Dunham
This worksheet packet specifically explores the legendary dancer who propelled the awareness of the cultures of Africa and West Indies through her choreography on stage and screen. Called the "Matriarch of Black Dance" her groundbreaking repertoire combined innovative interpretations of Caribbean dances, traditional ballet, African rituals, and African American rhythms to create the "Dunham Technique. Her use of folk and ethnic choreography pioneered the anthropological dance movement. For mo
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9th - 12th
Grade 1 Dance Curriculum Package Preview
*what’s included: Timeline: A program timeline that breaks down the duration of the lessons, how we recommend to structure your lessons, including a warm up and cool down in your lesson plans, and how we have structured the program. Expectations: A detailed copy of all of the Ontario Arts Curriculum expectations that will be covered throughout the program. If your class is in a different province, territory or the United States, the curriculum expectations will still be very similar to Ontario’s
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1st
Celebrating African American Ballet Dance Icons Activity PDF and Digital
This no-prep digital and printable activity highlights three African American dance icons; Misty Copeland, Raven Wilkinson, Alonzo King, and Desmond Richardson---ideal for celebrating Black History Month or National Dance Day. Designed to be one-day web search lessons or expanded into a mini unit. This easy-to-use resource can readily be a jigsaw in small groups or expanded by using the additional idea pages to continue students’ learning experiences beyond the written page. This set of role mo
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9th - 12th
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Cultural Dance Research
Students develop respect for diversity through dance. They choose a traditional dance from anywhere in the world, and acquire knowledge through research. Teaching points: internet research skills, citing sources, developing vocabulary.
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6th - 9th
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Legends in Dance - Maria Tallchief
This worksheet packet (including the grading key) specifically explores the groundbreaking ballerina Maria Tallchief. She is considered the first American-born Prima Ballerina. A member of the Osage Nation, Maria Tallchief was not only a trailblazer for Native American dancers, but is widely considered one of the country’s most influential ballerinas at the height of the Golden Age of ballet in the United States. Her association with the genius George Balanchine connects her to some of the grea
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9th - 12th
Also included in: Legends in Dance - History of Ballet Bundle - 9 packets!!
Legends in Dance - Busby Berkeley - NEW!!
This worksheet packet specifically explores the genius of the early days of the Hollywood Movie Musical; Busby Berkeley. Producer Arthur Freed said of Buzz; "He was probably the most remarkable talent we had in the early days of movie musicals. He had an inborn camera sense and a fantastic eye. His creations are like dreams of the imagination". This is perfect for film, theater, and dance students alike. His work inspires filmmakers of today. But students are woefully unaware of the groundbr
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9th - 12th
Also included in: Legends in Dance - American Musical Theater Bundle - 15 packets!!
100 Years of Dance: Popular Dance Trends of the 20th Century (videos+questions)
All kids love to dance and watch other people dance - it's something that stands us apart from from the rest of the animal kingdom. You could say it is our art that makes us human. This thematic unit is a PowerPoint presentation filled with mini-lessons, video clips, discussion questions, and activities to introduce this generation to the popular dance trends over the last 100 years. The Essential Question is reviewed first: Why might people dance, and how have dance trends changed in America si
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5th - 8th
Also included in: English 8 - Entire Year: Activities, Projects, Rubrics, Exams, Homework
Dancers Misty Copeland, Michaela DePrince, Isadora Duncan Biography Unit Study
Let’s Dance with Copeland, DePrince, and Duncan!Ready to print and go biography unit study including activities to learn more about famous women in dance. 35+ printables to study the lives and work of this trio of notable dancers! This dance history study includes multiple printables and tools for learning about these figures (Misty Copeland, Michaela DePrince, and Isadora Duncan). This resource explores influential figures in dance history. It is full of vocabulary, research organizers, project
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Biography Unit Study Bundle Learning About Historical Figures
Legends in Dance - Arthur Mitchell & the Beginning of Dance Theatre of Harlem
This worksheet packet specifically explores the historical trailblazer Arthur Mitchell and the beginnings of the Dance Theatre of Harlem. This pivotal figure changed the face of ballet as it was known from its European roots. Perfect for ballet and humanities students alike. It is a deeper look at the history of ballet than the normal evaluation of historical figures in the art. This is part of a series of worksheet packets that I created for dance history and musical theater classes. I have do
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9th - 12th
Also included in: Legends in Dance - History of Ballet Bundle - 9 packets!!
Legends in Dance - Ruth St. Denis NEW
This worksheet packet specifically explores the groundbreaking modern pioneer Ruth St. Denis. This pivotal figure changed the face of American dance from classical influences to interpretive dance-dramas she would be known. Perfect for dance and humanities students alike. It is a deeper look at the history of modern dance than the routine evaluation of historical figures in the art. This is part of a series of worksheet packets that I created for dance history and musical theater classes. I hav
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9th - 12th
Legends in Dance - Margot Fonteyn
This worksheet packet specifically explores the English Prima Ballerina Assoluta of the Royal Ballet; Margot Fonteyn. Her extraordinary career and turbulent marriage would make her one of the founding artists of the British Ballet machine. Her roots are tracked from her beginning in China with Russian teachers to London during the early years before World War II. It finishes up with her spectacular partnering with Russian Rudolf Nureyev and her retirement in Panama.This is part of a series of
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9th - 12th
Also included in: Legends in Dance - History of Ballet Bundle - 9 packets!!
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