Dance in Schools
Ideas in Motion: Exploring the Intersection of Poetry and Dance
5 Apr 2021
Just in time for National Poetry Month, the team at Dancing with Class had the opportunity to explore the connections between poetry-writing and dance with guest artist Marlin M. Jenkins, an accomplished poet, educator and dancer. Our teachers plan to incorporate some of what we learned from [...]
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Holiday Dance Traditions Around The World
30 Nov 2020
The winter holiday season ushers in a time of engaging in family and cultural traditions for many people around the world. In addition to celebrating in your own ways, learning about traditions that are celebrated in other cultures can broaden your view of what the holiday season means. In this [...]
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When Partner Dance is Physical Therapy: Addressing Disabilities in the Classroom
2 Nov 2020
Partner dance can be used as an alternative to physical therapy. This article addresses common issues people with disabilities encounter in classroom and dance settings. In order to raise awareness to the issues a group of people encounter, it is important to talk with a person within that [...]
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Dance As a Form of Activism
1 Oct 2020
This month, Dancing with Class explores activism through dance. We will explore a wider range of activism by using dance to protest, research, and raise awareness for important issues. Activism comes in all forms. Activism can show up in different settings beyond protesting in streets. It [...]
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How to Keep Dancing Through a Pandemic (we need dance now more than ever!)
11 Aug 2020
Dance provides expression, connection, laughter, release, and hope. These are all of the things that we need now more than ever. Dance provides the human connection many people are missing right now, and while we cannot use touch to connect, we can still feel close human connection by [...]
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Dance and Poetry Together as a Symbol of Hope
3 Apr 2020
In honor of national poetry month, our April post sheds light on the natural connection between dance and poetry, while also honoring the renaissance woman, Maya Angelou, who bridged poetry and dance throughout her professional career. Angelou’s body of work is just one example of how [...]
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Black History Month Spotlight: Dancer Katherine Dunham
26 Feb 2020
In honor of black history month, Dancing with Class honors African American dancer, Katherine Dunham. She raised awareness to African Dispora cultures (cultures of African decent that were displaced to different countries due to slave trade like Jamaica) by merging Caribbean cultures’ [...]
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2 Children’s Dance Books with Social Emotional Learning Themes
20 Jan 2020
Being a child can be hard… No seriously! Children can be easily influenced by others and are vulnerable to making comparisons to others. This is because they are in the beginning process of building their own identity and self-security. In this blog post, I will be reviewing two [...]
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A Dancer’s Guide to Gratitude
12 Nov 2019
As we seek to build community through dance, an attitude of gratitude is key to our success. In this post, we explore why gratitude matters so much and 7 things we are grateful for as dancers. What is Gratitude and Why is it Helpful? Gratitude has several definitions including: the act [...]
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SEL Movement Game: Super Dance Powers
3 Mar 2019
In addition to offering programs that help students build Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) skills through dance, Dancing with Class has developed a series of movement games that any educator can use to reinforce SEL skills in a fun and active way. “Super Dance Powers” is a [...]
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