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Battleworks
This company of eight dancers offers a wide variety of
performance and residency activities to educate and
entertain students. Battleworks has a repertoire of
quirky idiosyncratic dances that are taught to students to
instruct them on various cultures. Click
here to
visit the Battleworks Web site. |
Susan Griss, Dance Educator
With this program, students experience education
movement and dance, learn to interpret visuals in a new way,
enhance non-verbal self-expression and see how the arts
fit into and reflect upon our lives. These ideas are
integrated with subjects that students are familiar
with, such as math, history, science and language
arts. Click
here to go to Griss'
Web site. |
Homespun Dance and Homespun Dance Family Night
Fast-moving feet,
traditional music, smiles and laughs are on tap
during this in-house dance residency and evening dance
event led by Peter, Paul and George of Homespun
Occasions. Student learn dances from around the world
during gym classes and then guide parents and family
members through the steps during Family Night. Visit
Homespun Occasions' Web site
here. |
Middle Eastern Dance
With an absorbing presentation of dynamic dance with
spectacular costumes, Carolyn Kay allows both students
and teachers a deeper look into the customs, history and
philosophies for traditional Middle Eastern cultures.
Each demonstration is accompanied by explanations of the
dances and the context in which they would be practiced.
Workshops with students build on their curiosity
generated from the performance and a discussion is had
by all. Students also are involved in the process of
developing posture, coordination, alertness and grace. |
Pearson Widrig Dance Theater
With their dance company, Sara Pearson and Patrick
Widrig
introduce the concept of dance as a form of language
and communication. In a series of short performance
pieces—many involving student participation—elements
of time, energy, space and design are demonstrated in a
way that is both educational and inspiring. Necessary
skills, such as listening, giving and receiving
direction, knowing when and how to begin, as well as when
and how to finish are explored during the artists’
discipline and creative process. The program concludes
with a question and answer discussion with the students.
Visit the dance company's Web site
here. |
Rajeckas and Intraub
This modern-day Laurel and Hardy team integrates
extraordinary athletic movement and theatrical styles,
including mime, modern dance and vaudeville. These
traditions are turned upside down by combining dialogue,
student participation and an original soundtrack to
develop into a program that is entertaining for all
ages. Rajeckas and Intraub demystify the creative
process of their performances by showing students that the
skills needed to make an entertaining show are the same
skills students use in school, such as concentration,
cooperation and commitment. Students see and use life
skills in new and exciting ways. Click
here to visit the
Rajeckas and Intraub Web site. |
Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company
This group brings a unique program to Schuylerville, an
interactive artistic wonder. Spill Out, as it’s
called, is an inhabitable foundation that responds to
the dancers and the dancers respond to it. It explores
the mutuality of architecture and modern dance. This
program certainly shows all students, especially
those in a technology program, different ways of
thinking of architecture! Click
here to go to the dance
company's Web site. |
Susan Slotnick
Dancer Susan
Slotnick specializes in using dance as a medium to
transform students, improving self-esteem, expression,
concentration, compassion and self-discipline. In her
“Attention on Attention” presentation, Slotnick and her
dance company perform an original theater piece designed
to encourage children to
treat each other better in social situations, thereby
improving academic performance. In Slotnick’s
“Transition” program, sixth graders are participate in a
dance experience that will help them move to junior high
school. |
Ugandan Dance Troupe
Uganda Heritage Roots is a culturally oriented project,
using traditional Ugandan arts (such as music, dance and
local folklore) to develop confidence and talent in
students, as well as educate them on the vital culture
of Uganda. In these presentations, the country and
traditions of Uganda are kept alive by the dancers and
by the students who learn from them. Click
here to visit the Web
site.
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