Program Name: Ballroom Dancing Artist: Culture Through Ballroom Dance Special Workshop Description Requirements: Have a ball with Open space large enough for 25-30 students to ballroom dance! Through dance; gym space is fine. Meringue, Swing, Salsa, Rumba and the Tango, students This program is also learn self-esteem, grow in available as a residency. confidence and learn teamwork in an atmosphere that celebrates physical education through partner dance. This workshop promotes courtesy and etiquette, both important life skills, and is fun to boot. Educational Objectives & Standards Students will: Standards addressed: Dance in a fun, appropriate, lead Identifies movement elements and and follow manner with a skills in performing dance. partner. Understands choreographic Learn the culture and history of principals, processes and Latin, Swing and English. structures. Knows dances from various cultures. KANSAS CITY YOUNG AUDIENCES 3732 Main Street, K.C., MO 64111 816.531.4022 www.KCYA.org Artist Bio: Culture Through Ballroom Dance “Culture through Ballroom celebrations, school assemblies, PTA, Dance, Ltd.", a non-profit and senior citizen centers. corporation, was chartered March of By 2010 the program has 2007 following a ballroom dance significantly expanded the number of pilot project for the Kanas City classes and schools served, and Missouri School District in the continues to expand to include as Spring of 2006. William Jewell many schools as resources will College dance instructors, Dr. Will allow. To date we have provided Adams and Paula Marie Daub, began ballroom dance lessons to 3 public the program by teaching 5th graders school districts, two private high to dance in the district's public schools, 4 public high schools, and a schools . 70 student dancers had the group of students who use experience of performing on stage wheelchairs. before an audience of several hundred Our goal is for all students to List of Resources: people as part of the district’s All- have the opportunity to experience City Music Festival. the benefits that ballroom dance Books: Subsequent annual ballroom dance lessons provide. Picture Yourself Dancing: festivals have featured nearly 200 Step-by-Step Instruction for students each, who also performed Ballroom, Latin, Country, and for school carnivals, Cinco de Mayo More / Edition 1 by Shawn Trautman, Joanne Trautmann Vocabulary Ballroom Dancing Step-By- Step: Learn To Waltz, allegro – fast movements where only Quickstep, Foxtrot, Tango And one foot is in contact with the floor. Jive In Over 400 Easy-To- These include kicks and flicks. dancing. Relates to the more athletic Follow Photographs And form of ballroom dancing. Diagrams ballroom dancing – partner dancing the by Paul Bottomer leading - Effective communication of traditional ballroom dances: waltz, intended actions by the leader through Videos: foxtrot, swing, cha cha, etc. Dance Lessons Starter Kit - the use of leader's own body movements Swing Dancing, Salsa Classes, choreography - A creation or and through one or more physical or Merengue & Bachata compilation of steps, patterns and visual connections to the follower. movements which make up a dance or a dance routine. lift - A theatrical type of movement in which the follower's body weight is DanceSport - The official name given to completely supported by the leader and the sport of competitive ballroom held aloft. Post-Workshop Activities 1. Have students research the country 2. Organize a dance event at your that the dance they are working school for the students to show on originated and write an essay off what they have learned. Have Contact KCYA for more about how the dance came to be. the DJ introduce each dance and information about this and other programs They could also give a encourage partner dancing. Dance presentation. teachers could also be present to 816.531.4022 help teach those that have not KCYA.org learned prior to the event. KANSAS CITY YOUNG AUDIENCES 3732 Main Street, K.C., MO 64111 816.531.4022 www.KCYA.org .