Arts Activites Support
ACHF Arts Access
With 25 selected Burnsville junior high students as its participants, two teaching artists will teach/choreograph two classes per week for eight weeks. Each class will be two hours in length. At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to understand the basics of modern dance and physical movement, participate in improvised movement, demonstrate the relationship between movement and music, comprehend and perform choreographed material. In addition, three dance organizations from the metro area will augment the participants’ performance of the MODERN DANCE PROJECT at the Community Concert to be held in March, 2015.During the week following the Community Concert, participants of the MODERN DANCE PROJECT and teaching artists with gather for a final session. An oral survey (which will be recorded) will include feedback on what was learned, how the choreographic process took place, triumphs/concerns and interest for further workshop participation. In addition, a brief written survey will be conducted to those dance organizations who participated in the Community Concert. This survey will include feedback from their experience, triumphs/concerns, and interest in participating in another Community Concert in the future.
Most significant was the retention of 27 participants during the project. Each week the teaching artists would be welcomed by consistent numbers of eager learners ready to move and create in an inviting artistic environment. Second was the Concert. Estimated numbers for audience were 250 attendees. Actual was 325. Last, four outside student dance organizations participated in the Concert.
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