by Carole SAUNDERS | Sep 22, 2015 | Dance, ECC, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Kindergarten 3 (ICS)
A short week this week, but we still packed a lot in! Our littlest dancers continued to move like butterflies, stomp like giants, pick the stars, throw electricity from their fingers, look in windows and sit on cats (ask them!). For the very young ones, imagery plays...
by Carole SAUNDERS | Sep 17, 2015 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Secondary Dance
The Secondary students have had an interesting week. The focus on MOTIF was still a priority, with students watching a film clip on my laptop that showed a group dancing to show the movement of the wind. Students were then encouraged to identify, use and further...
by Carole SAUNDERS | Sep 17, 2015 | Dance, ECC, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Kindergarten 3 (ICS)
A busy and fun week has passed! The students have settled into their dance lesson routines, particularly getting used to consistent warm ups, improvisation exercises and cool downs and stretches. For our littlest dancers, we have continued with moving across the...
by Carole SAUNDERS | Sep 10, 2015 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Secondary Dance
The older students have jumped into Dance quickly this year. Our “newbies” are fitting in very quickly and it has been nice to see them already contributing. The students in grades 7-10 have been revisiting safe practices with warm up and cool downs, and...
by Carole SAUNDERS | Sep 10, 2015 | Dance, ECC, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Kindergarten 3 (ICS), Uncategorized
Well, what a busy week in the Primary School. First of all, our youngest school members came for their first dance lessons. We explored what our feet and hands can do and tried different kinds of movement using them. Walking on jelly, tiptoeing past our parents,...
