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'Tis the Season

'Tis the season to be busy!

There seems a frenetic energy as we head to the end of the semester and I love channeling this energy into as many student driven activities as possible. Keeping up with it all is a challenge but watching the process and celebrating the outcome makes it all worth it!

So what have we been up to?!

Dance 1 & 2 are working on their Create a Country Project. Students were paired and each group given a Google folder that contained a Doc containing a project brainstorm template and a Slide template. They used these to design their own country (including various items such as motto, government, national animal/plant, native dress) and prepare a slideshow for presentation day. They then used Drawing Desk and/or other various photo editing apps to create a and design a flag. Finally they used the iPads to play music while they choreograph a national dance. So looking forward to presentation day!


Ballet studied the concept and vocabulary of pantomime. Now, in groups, they have chosen a ballet to study and create their own choreography and pantomime scenes. The iPads came in handy for both music, watching repertoire, and viewing project guidelines. They then filmed their various sequences and edit in iMovie to present to the class. Will share final projects in the next post.



Dance & Media just analyzed and shot footage for a donut selfie. A what?! Check it out here: donutselfie.com. Here's an example below. Next up, we will get to film footage and explore timelapse/stop motion editing using various apps.

Dance Educators just completed making dance videos with their 4th grade students. The students worked collaboratively to add on student choreography, plan shots, and edit. Here are clips/pictures of the project as well as their final videos.

Jazz 4 is working on such a big cool project that I've gotta save it for it's own post! Stayed tuned!

And with some super cool news. Cedar Ridge dancers (and their iPads) are featured in yet another magazine article for Dance Studio Life Magazine!!
http://www.dancestudiolife.com/december-2016-power-of-the-page/

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  1. UnknownDecember 7, 2016 at 2:03 PM

    I love the donut selfie assignment!!!

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    1. UnknownDecember 15, 2016 at 7:42 PM

      Fun right!? I take no credit! It was all in the DMC2 curriculum!

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