A year-long holistic dance program for 2nd and 3rd graders (1st graders by permission)
Wednesdays
fall: Sept 9th – Dec 16th: 3:50 – 4:50pm
winter/spring: Jan 6th – June 9th 3:50 – 5:05
In addition to these weekly classes, students will participate monthly gatherings with all three of the classes that make up Awesome Art in Motion (AAIM).
Monthly AAIM gatherings will take place on the following dates:
Sept 26: 1 – 3pm, Guiding Star Grange
October 24th, 1 – 3pm: outdoor location TBA (rain date Oct 25th)
November 21st, 1 – 3pm: Guiding Star Grange
December 12th, 1 – 3pm: Guiding Star Grange. Parents are invited to an informal sharing from 2:15 – 3:00.
Sunday January 10th, 4 – 6pm FAMILY DANCE PARTY at the Guiding Star Grange
Feb 6th, 1 – 3pm: Guiding Star Grange
March 13th, 1 – 3pm: Guiding Star Grange
April 10th, 1 – 3pm: Guiding Star Grange
May 8th, 1 – 3pm: Guiding Star Grange
Performance at the Shea Theater
Sunday June 6th, rehearsal at 9:30am, Performance at 2:30
Technical rehearsal, Wednesday 2nd, 5:00 – 6:00pm
There will be no classes Nov 25th, Dec 23th, Dec 30th, Feb 17th or April 24th
Who is this program for?
This is a great class for for 2nd and 3rd graders (roughly ages 7 – 9) who love to dance and create in community and are looking for a creative home outside of the traditional studio dance context. 1st graders looking for a more serious and focused dance experience my join by permission.
Program Description
Awesome Art in Motion is a place for kids to come together to be themselves and to learn to love and care for themselves and each other; with dance and the body as central to what we do together. The program includes three different classes for students ages 6 – 12. In addition to meeting weekly in their individual classes, students in Awesome Art in Motion come together as a full group once a month, building a very sweet, mixed-age creative community.
The Awesome Art in Motion curriculum weaves together improvisational dance, concert dance techniques, social dance, somatic movement, mindfulness, and student-led art making.
The curriculum is divided into the following units:
- How do YOU dance? What is Dance and Where do we Locate Ourselves?
- Dancing from the Inside Out: Mindful Movement and Somatic Body Education
- Dancing in Community, Dancing Together: Social Dance Practices
- Concert Dance Techniques and Dance Making
Each unit includes a creative project and an opportunity to share that project with the wider community. Some highlights include, a full group outdoor movement exploration during our mindful movement unit in October, an informal performance for families in early December, our annual family dance party to conclude our social dance unit in early January, and of course, our annual student-made performance at the Shea Theater in June.
Each of the Flying Kangaroos classes will include:
- An Opening and Closing Circle: in which each student is acknowledged, welcomed, oriented to the class and appreciated.
- A Warm Up: a vigorous set up movements to wake up the brain and increase range of motion in the body.
- Content sharing: a time for Anna to share new content based on the unit we are in and the focus of the day. Content will be shared through picture books, conversation, collage or video
- Dance Explorations: exercises in which students are asked to improvise or freestyle based on the content shared.
- Skills Building: learning and practicing new skills related to content.
- Dance Creation: students share dance movements generated from dance explorations and skills building.
Payment:
(please select the option that best fits your family)
$1000: Employed/financially stable ($100/month)
$870: Unemployed/financially tight ($87/month)
1 full Scholarship spot is reserved for this class. If you are interested in a scholarship, please proceed with the registration process and indicate you would like a scholarship on the registration form. Barter options may also be available. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
