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Professional Development


The Arts II: West African Dance


Background and step-by-step instruction
Grade Levels:
Primary-12
Length:
60 minutes
Taping Rights:
Unlimited
Teaching Materials:
See Below
Program Schedule:
See Below

The Arts II: West African Dance is a 60-minute professional development seminar designed to deepen teachers’ general knowledge of dance, an assessed art form, as well as their knowledge of West African dance. Professional artists Harlina Churn-Diallo and Yaya Diallo introduce the elements of dance while providing step-by-step instructions for the Mouwa dance. Other topics include warm-ups for dancers, connecting music and movement, choreography, and the cultural meaning of dance as a celebration of unity.

Audience: teachers, all levels

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2011/12 Program Schedule

A 60-minute professional development seminar designed to deepen teachers' general knowledge of dance, an assessed art form, as well as their knowledge of West African dance. Professional artists Harlina Churn-Diallo and Yaya Diallo introduce the elements of dance while providing step-by-step instructions for the Mouwa dance. Other topics include warm-ups for dancers, connecting music and movement, choreography, and the cultural meaning of dance as a celebration of unity. A 2000 KET production.

Teaching Materials

DOWNLOADABLE GUIDE
http://www.ket.org/education/guides/pd/arts2_westafricandance.pdf
$0.00
PDF format
KET Online
VIDEO OR DVD
KET Professional Development
(800) 432-0951
600 Cooper Drive
Lexington, KY 40502-2296
pd@ket.org


Kentucky schools may tape and retain programs according to the rights listed above. For further information, contact the KET Education Division.

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