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Exploring Dance and Literacy:

Exploring Dance and Literacy:. Presentation by Gianna Limone. Using One Discipline to Enhance Another. Why Arts AND Literacy?. State mandates arts educators to incorporate literacy into the teaching of their art form

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Exploring Dance and Literacy:

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  1. Exploring Dance and Literacy: Presentation by Gianna Limone Using One Discipline to Enhance Another

  2. Why Arts AND Literacy? • State mandates arts educators to incorporate literacy into the teaching of their art form • Creative work in the arts encourages confidence and pride in the process and product of the work • The arts provide a springboard for ideas and creativity in literacy… the reverse is also true • Literacy enables students to further explore their art form in a variety of ways. • Both disciplines work together to give students a creative voice and safe space for expression

  3. Value of Dance in Schools Engages students physically Encourages social and cultural growth and awareness Gives students the opportunity to develop a creative voice and collaborate with other students.

  4. Literacy in the Dance Classroom A few examples… • Opportunities for self-reflection • Mapping and organizing ideas for choreography • Viewing, describing, and writing about dance • Using poetry to inspire movement • Language of Dance symbols to describe or initiate movement

  5. Choreographer’s Workshop An example of a student-centered literacy & dance activity Concept by Barbara Bashaw • Collecting ideas: Class collects ideas for a specific sort of dance • Where to artists get their ideas for a dance • Seed idea: Small groups/individuals focus on making a specific dance (ie: water dance) • What do we want to teach others about our topic through dance? • Planning • Given our choreographic intent, how might we structure the dance?

  6. Choreographer’s Workshop cont. • Drafting: Make the dance by putting the plan into action • Revision: Show the first version of the dance to the class or a small group. • What is working and what needs to be fixed? • Establish a rubric • Redraft dance • Recording: Keep a record of the dance-making process • Maps, drawings, lists, words, motif notation, notes, photos, video, etc. • Sharing: Invite a population outside of your artist group to share the dance with

  7. Choreographer’s Workshop cont. Some Benefits: • Students create their own dances & thus develop their artistic voice • Organize and document the process of creating dance • Collaborate with others • Reflect on their contributions to group • Reinforce skills learned in the writing process • Use constructive feedback and dialoging

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