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The first Class: Structural Warm Up



The students were able to discuss ideas about the first dance/movement class they would teach based on Mary Ann Brehm's and Lynne MaNett's book Creative Dance for Learning: The Kinesthetic Link. As a result of this discussion, they were also able to summarize certain ideas in their journals that reflect their own uniquely experiential take on the authors' argument.

 The first class "can begin with exploring the space and expand into more specific engaging activities." Kyla Samuels-Stewart

 "Having Children introduced to different kinds of dance can help them to express emotionally and mentally" Angel Nieves

 "All students learn in different ways. It is important to change activities and have a curriculum that will engage all of your students no matter what there skill level is." Patricia Victor

 "Students can grow as people and dancers when teachers bring movement/dance into the curriculum." Jenny Davis

 "Dance is a basic human need.' It makes so much sense, students get to spend their time all day in a school sitting in a chair. The kids need to step out and energize themselves through movement." Ruqayah Abdullah

 "Rather than walking in on the first day with a lesson plan, you need to consider additional factors/variables such as behaviors, structure, attire, energy, etc. I thought the walking warm up was an easy, yet very impactful warm up that sets a very good tone for how class will be in the future." Reece Haire

 " Hoy en la clase caundo hicimos el ejercicio de caminar, me senti como una niña otra vez. Cuando tuvimos que mirara a los ojos  de los demas, me hizo pensar como a travez de los años, se nos olvida mirar a los ojos" (Today , when we did the walking exercise in class, I felt like a child again. Whe we had to look into each other's eyes, it made think how throughout the years, we forget to look into each other's eyes). Sara Valbuena

 "Energy is not only your behavior, but also something else, like energy and strength" Joe Nie Jinghua

 "Creating a class that is open to all skills sets no matter how much dance training they had or didn't have." Jordan Rezman

 ""This, integrated developing behavior models of the classroom and movement in a playful way." Adraina Bevilacqua

 "Create an environment in the classroom where kids are comfortable and safe." Briana Earhart

 "This method insures that no one feels let out of the group you teach. I love the way we did class today where we walked around in circles and how we eventually took took it to a level of intimacy, where it makes us closer to each other." Keiko Shivers

 "I found myself smiling and laughing with other students as we made eye contact. There was an intimacy there that I found would be beneficial to kids, specially if they have certain behavioral tendencies." Camila Chediak

 "Dance is a basic human need, and if everyone could understand that , I think that it would change the way schools, universities, and the world perceive dance." Saskia St. Lot

 "Dance is not just learning specific dance moves, but more about feeling yourself as a human being ." Rawan AlHajeri

 "A more free and creative warm up could be useful if there is there is a wide variety of skill levels in the class." Ellen Mitchell

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