Program Model | In Class |
Artistic Discipline | Dance |
Grades | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Min. residency sessions/classroom | 6 |
Program Requirements | Room to move, this could be a dance or PE space, or a classroom with the desks moved to the side |
Instruction Language(s) | |
Availability Notes | Ready to schedule for the 2023-24 school year! |
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About the Artist
Jill is a passionate creative with a focus on movement, dance and cultural exploration. She holds a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Directing. In her youth, Jill was a member of the American Contemporary Ballet Company where she trained with Elizabeth Abts.
Teaching Philosophy
To create a safe environment for students to recognize and express how their unique being contributes to themselves and their community.
Testimonial
"Jill has taught my child how to recognize and work with their unique learning style"
Program Description
Students will learn how to recognize and express one or all 7 key traits of human resilience: Unity, Clarity, Truth, Love, Empowerment, Creativity, Trust. Students are challenged to discover, create and demonstrate their expression of emotions of words through creative movement.
Inspirational stories and poems by or about prominent African American figures, such as Maya Angelo, Nikki Giovanni, Alice Walker, Toni Morrison, James Baldwin, Langston Hughes are used to present examples of lives of great resilience.
If a different African American figure is desired, that request can be accommodated.
Inspirational stories and poems by or about prominent African American figures, such as Maya Angelo, Nikki Giovanni, Alice Walker, Toni Morrison, James Baldwin, Langston Hughes are used to present examples of lives of great resilience.
If a different African American figure is desired, that request can be accommodated.
Keywords
emotional intelligence, resilience, dance, movement, storytelling, poetry
Questions?
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