Affiliated with the national Young Audiences Arts for Learning network
Right Brain Initiative Residency
RESIDENCY GOALS
1. To achieve a 100% comprehension rate of the curriculum goals for the residency.
2. To convince every teacher they can — easily and without chaos — add daily kinesthetic arts integration lessons in their classroom.
3. Become a residency so effective and fun that we become an annual tradition schools ask for over and over.
Through a BodyVox Residency students will:
LEARN and CREATE dance
PERFORM their own choreography
APPRECIATE the process of dance as art
SHARE thoughts and questions about dance
DISCOVER the joy and theatricality of movement
RELATE to self, peers, teachers, community and world
INQUIRE about events in life through dance and movement.
WORK WITH STUDENTS
RESIDENCIES:
Making Learning Dance is an adaptable 5-week residency of the topics below, or a topic of your choosing.
Making Plants Dance (grades K-3)
Making the Solar System Dance (grades 4-6)
Making Forces Dance (grades K-8)
Making Math Dance (grades K-3)
Making Rivers Dance (grades 4-5)
Choreographing Portland’s History: Then & Now
Making Northwest Animals Dance (grades K-3)
Making _____Dance (Contact us for your specific classroom or schools needs in any subject)
Questions?
If you have questions or would like more information about this program or the Right Brain Initiative, please contact [email protected].
Program Model: In Class
Art Form(s): Modern Dance
Curriculum Connections: Science
Grades: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, K
Program Requirements: Space: Can move from classroom to classroom. Classrooms are great, but older students need larger space. Technology: Microphone only needed for presentations, projectors are nice but not necessary.
Instruction Language(s): English
Min. Residency Sessions/Classroom:
About the Artist
Led by Emmy Award winning choreographers Jamey Hampton and Ashley Roland, BodyVox creates productions rich in imagery, athleticism and humor. An internationally recognized company, BodyVox makes its home in Portland.
"Students of all ages were totally involved...The program moves swiftly and meaningfully." --Teacher, PPS