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This eight-week dance education program focuses on students in
grades 3 - 5 and explores the connection between West African dance
and culture and European classical ballet and music. The students
will take part in hands-on instruction in African dance, ballet,
visual art and music. This multi disciplined program meets once
a week and covers Core Content in three Arts and Humanities Organizers.
Due to the participation required of students, groups no larger
than 30 will be considered.
Students will learn classical ballet and West
African movement.
Students will be taught one of three West African
dances: Lamba, traditionally danced on important occasions such
as harvest, planting
time or ceremonies celebrating birth, death or marriage (originated
in Senegal, West Africa); Manjani, a right of passage dance that
has origins in Mali and Guinea, West Africa; Kou-Kou, from Guinea,
an energetic dance of celebration danced by youth after they
have passed their initiation test to become responsible adults.
Students
will receive two sessions in visual art, working with a professional
fiber artist to create an Adinkra cloth project
that will be dedicated to the school.
Students will be introduced to the music
from Lambarena. A percussionists or violinist will visit one
of the Lambarena sessions to provide
a live music experience and to demonstrate the instruments
connection to movement.
Students will be able to identify adagio
movement/music.
Students will have an increased awareness of
African culture through dance and music and will be able to compare
and contrast the two
very distinct styles of classical ballet and African
dance.
Students will be guided in journaling their experiences
with the project and will be provided with journals.
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