Arts Learning
Arts Learning
Teaching artists Huanru Zhang and Dao Lan will teach 80 Asian youth and 20 adults to learn Asian ethnic dances, to promote the diversity of arts culture.
Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.
Bradley Althoff: Managing producer, national classical music programs, American Public Media - Minnesota Public Radio; David Beard: Associate professor of rhetoric, writing studies department, University of Minnesota, Duluth; Lawrence Burnett: Professor of music and choral director, Carleton College; Kathryn Gainey: Professor of art, Saint Cloud State University; Jill Michaelree: Community development and outreach manager, Mixed Blood Theatre; Danette Olsen: Self-employed strategy consultant and teaching artist; Robert Ouren, Dr.: Retired music educator; William Wiktor: Retired engineer and software developer; Rochester community arts and non-profit volunteer
ACHF Arts Education
This project offers Authentic Chinese and Asian dance lessons led by highly qualified instructors. The students learn the vary amount and style dance will be increased. The outcome will be achieved by the two experience Chinese dance artists’ sophisticated planning and solid teaching knowledge and skills. The students learning progress will be assessed through artists' statements and the students’ performance. The surveys will determine students' views in diversity learning. 2: Through the learning project, we will increase the numbers of students in learning Chinese ethnic dance and develop the potential in performance arts. We will use the well-designed teaching plan in the lessons, give the fun and interesting, and colorful lectures to the students, their performance at public event will bring Twin Cities Chinese Dance Center more visibility and help Twin Cities Chinese Dance Center to welcome more youths to become our new students.
The two Chinese artists attended and organized authentic Chinese and Asian dance classes, the detailed Chinese dance skills and knowledge and the students learned vary ethnic style dances.