Dance Common Core RH.9-10.8 resources

Music as a Time Machine – Mini-Curriculum from the documentary 'Hola, Flamenco'

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One of the most fascinating aspects of music and dance is how they often mirror the historical conditions from which they arose. Flamenco, with its exotic movements and rhythms, helps to tell Spain’s complicated story of migration and religious conquest. It acts as a looking glass, a living monument to the region's Arab, Jewish, Gitano (Romany) and Eastern roots, that might otherwise be lost. 'Music as a Time Machine' is a 2000-word informational text that can help teachers supplement lesson pla

Subjects:

Dance, Music, Social Studies - History

Grades:

6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff

Types:

Handouts, Cultural Activities, Lesson

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