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| Dance | Social Studies |
| Grade Level Program | Alignment |
| 1 | 45 min |
| In-School Workshop |
- In-School Performance (intended for individual classes of a grade level to experience separately) |
| I am available all year, with notice. | In-School, Virtual |
| $5 | 10 |
| yes | Other , In-Person , Phone , Email |
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Audio equipment, music and instruments.
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Name tags for students if possible. |
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Classroom with open area or auditorium stage (with just group on stage) is best suited for this workshop. Large enough space for all students to fit and move comfortably without distraction. A cafeteria will also work. Powersource, table, and chair are also needed.
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I can repeat words and dance steps.
I can play with instruments and props. I can explain how a certain movement expresses an idea. |
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The I Can Salsa! Workshop uses dance and recorded culturally relevant music from all over the world for nonstop fun for learners. The workshop promotes cognitive, social-emotional, and relational intelligence skills, as well as explores the artistic cultural and environmental characteristics of varying regions. The entire workshop is interactive from start to finish. First, students are asked to form a circle with the instructor and attending staff. The circle encourages communal contact between instructor, staff, and students as one, as well as emphasize the connection to traditional cultural practices of artistic expression. Next students and staff participate in nonstop structured instructor lead activities that include: age-appropriate dance choreography (3-4 songs). Students are dancing following instructor. Opportunity for creative expression will be encouraged (1 song). Students are encouraged to dance. Before each activity, a brief explanation of the geographic region where the song or dance originated will be discussed and lyrics in other languages will be translated. Geographic regions may include Africa, the Caribbean, Asia, South America, and the Middle East. Discussions will be encouraged to connect geographic regions from around the world to local communities in the City of Hartford. Each of the activities is brief and easy enough to spark interest in further exploration and celebrates students who have recently come from the various regions. The instructor brings all equipment for the workshop including music and sound system.
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Parents are welcome to join in.
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