| Program Type | Residency |
| Art Form | Dance & Movement |
| Curriculum/a | Social Studies | Language Arts / Literacy |
| Target Grades | Elementary School (1st - 5th grade) | Middle School (6th - 8th grade) | High School (9th - 12th grade) | Young Adult (18 - 21 years old) | Family |
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Description
Tailored to students of all ages, this residency is a series of sessions that focus on the central aspects of Flamenco dance, music, culture, and history. Students begin each class with a full-body warm-up and learn basic techniques within Flamenco dance: zapateo (footwork), braceo (armwork), palmas (rhythmic hand-clapping), and castanuelas (castanets). Throughout the residency, students learn about the history, culture, and geography of Southern Spain. They are also exposed to extensive Spanish through counting, questions, and simple instructions. Each session builds on a choreography that students can go home and perform, ending with an energetic “Ole!”
Objectives
This program aims to introduce students to Flamenco, and the art and culture of Southern Spain in a lively and fully engaging workshop.
They will experience and learn about the dance and music involved in the Spanish art, and will actively engage in rhythmic patterns through palmas (rhythmic hand-clapping), castanet exercises, zapateo (footwork), and full-body work, as well as learn an extended choreography, gaining confidence and pride as they gain more skills throughout the sessions.
On an academic level, the program will introduce students to the history, geography, and culture of Southern Spain, as well as the different populations and migratory patterns that led to the creation of Flamenco.
Throughout the program, students will be exposed to the Spanish Language, and without even realizing it, will understand numbers, basic instructions, short phrases, and questions as they are intermixed into the residency sessions.
They will experience and learn about the dance and music involved in the Spanish art, and will actively engage in rhythmic patterns through palmas (rhythmic hand-clapping), castanet exercises, zapateo (footwork), and full-body work, as well as learn an extended choreography, gaining confidence and pride as they gain more skills throughout the sessions.
On an academic level, the program will introduce students to the history, geography, and culture of Southern Spain, as well as the different populations and migratory patterns that led to the creation of Flamenco.
Throughout the program, students will be exposed to the Spanish Language, and without even realizing it, will understand numbers, basic instructions, short phrases, and questions as they are intermixed into the residency sessions.
Pricing Information
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Program Length
45 minutes each session (can be shortened or lengthened if desired)
Participants
35 Max
Technical Specifications
FLOOR - ideally wooden or similar. No carpet or rubber.
SPACE - open and clear enough for students to move.
SPACE - open and clear enough for students to move.