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Wit and Wisdom Alignments for this workshop: Grade K Module 4: The Continents Grade 1 Module 2: Creature Features Grade 3 Module 4: Artists Make Art Connections to Asia: A Cultural Dance A... Read more

Wit and Wisdom Alignments for this workshop:
Grade K Module 4: The Continents
Grade 1 Module 2: Creature Features
Grade 3 Module 4: Artists Make Art


Connections to Asia: A Cultural Dance Adventure Workshop offers an instructional dance workshop to students for them to experience and explore Asian or Chinese dances packaged with history, geography, arts and culture of Asia. Each ethnic dance brings different and unique dance steps and styles influenced by each group's own traditions and customs.

Our program will start off with a solo dance performance by the arts provider, so the students get to watch an authentic Asian ethnic dance. Followed by a display and presentation of colorful and culturally rich costumes to help students understand the culture and customs of different ethnic groups. Students will then learn some basic dance movements and concepts with an appreciation of innovation and traditions. Students will listen and follow instructions to learn and present the dance steps, patterns, and movements according to music and rhythm. Will have Q&A at the end of the program to stimulate ideas generation and validate learning of program objectives.

Our program will provide necessary props associated with a particular dance. As an optional add-on arts feature if interested, students can create their own dance props (e.g. fan, drum, lantern, lion mask, and rings) as a hands-on cultural craft activity prior to learning a dance with their own hand-made props.

Dances available for selection include, but not limited to, Lion Mask Dance, Drum Dance, Lantern Dance, Ribbon Dance, Fan Dance, Mongolian Chopstick Dance, and Tribal Mountain Dance.

Length of visit is usually 45 minutes and may be longer or shorter than 45 minutes based on school schedule or teacher's request. This workshop may combine 2 classrooms in 1 visit if a teacher prefers... Read more

Length of visit is usually 45 minutes and may be longer or shorter than 45 minutes based on school schedule or teacher's request. This workshop may combine 2 classrooms in 1 visit if a teacher prefers to do so due to scheduling limitation or preference. The arts provider will arrive 20 minutes ahead of the scheduled time to set up.

If a dance workshop is selected without a cultural craft activity (to make a dance prop), no materials from the school will be needed. If a dance workshop is selected with a cultural craft activit... Read more

If a dance workshop is selected without a cultural craft activity (to make a dance prop), no materials from the school will be needed.

If a dance workshop is selected with a cultural craft activity (to make a dance prop), construction papers, scissors, staplers, glues, scotch tapes, pencils, crayons will need to be provided by the school.

A table will be needed for our program materials.

Gym or classroom with an open Space big enough for the number of students to have dance movements. If a dance workshop with a cultural craft activity (to make a dance prop) is selected, students ... Read more

Gym or classroom with an open Space big enough for the number of students to have dance movements.

If a dance workshop with a cultural craft activity (to make a dance prop) is selected, students may do the craft at their desks or on a floor.

1. Students will learn and understand the facts, history, geography and demographics of China or a selected Asian country. 2. Students will learn and demonstrate dance steps and movements specific ... Read more

1. Students will learn and understand the facts, history, geography and demographics of China or a selected Asian country.
2. Students will learn and demonstrate dance steps and movements specific to an ethnic group in an Asian country in this dance workshop.
3. Students will experience and explore the artistic aspects of a particular cultural and environmental background of an Asian country through dance.