| Program Type | Workshop | Residency |
| Art Form | Dance & Movement |
| Curriculum Connections | Character Education | Social and Emotional Learning | Language Arts / Literacy |
| Target Grades | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
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Testimonial
I strongly recommend Lanea Collins for any position working with young people or in the arts. She is imaginative, experienced, well-organized and creative in her approaches to teaching, learning and administering arts programs. She regularly teaches classes in acting, writing and sign language throughout the school year. It has been a privilege and an inspiration to work together over the past 4 years. I would feel confident handing her the leadership of any youth program.
-Dic Wheeler, Oddfellows
-Dic Wheeler, Oddfellows
Description
Workshops & Residencies
Sign-a-Long is designed to integrate the language of SIGN with the creative dynamics of story telling, theater arts, and creative movement. Participants will learn the basic skills of sign language by utilizing body movement, facial expressions, and creative dance as a tool to communicate music and performance art.
Sign-A-Long fosters and embodies self confidence, character building & character development as well as team building and collaboration. Youth have an opportunity to learn a new language while having awareness of self and others. In this creative atmosphere, students will learn how to communicate through dance and music with an end goal of performing as a class.
A residency can be up to 8-12 sessions based on the grade level and can be customized and flexible for varied ages and settings K-12, community, after school, theater spaces and camps.
Performance Component
Lanea can work with students based on grade level and music/song may vary by choice. This residency culminates in a performance put on by students. It has been done at Oddfellows Playhouse Theater as "The Lion King's: I just can't wait to be King!"
Sign-a-Long is designed to integrate the language of SIGN with the creative dynamics of story telling, theater arts, and creative movement. Participants will learn the basic skills of sign language by utilizing body movement, facial expressions, and creative dance as a tool to communicate music and performance art.
Sign-A-Long fosters and embodies self confidence, character building & character development as well as team building and collaboration. Youth have an opportunity to learn a new language while having awareness of self and others. In this creative atmosphere, students will learn how to communicate through dance and music with an end goal of performing as a class.
A residency can be up to 8-12 sessions based on the grade level and can be customized and flexible for varied ages and settings K-12, community, after school, theater spaces and camps.
Performance Component
Lanea can work with students based on grade level and music/song may vary by choice. This residency culminates in a performance put on by students. It has been done at Oddfellows Playhouse Theater as "The Lion King's: I just can't wait to be King!"
Objectives
-Teach youth a new language through interactive methods, integrating music and dance to enhance communication skills.
-Develop proficiency in sign language, choreography, facial expressions, and theater exercises to support expressive communication.
-Apply learned skills to collaboratively create a 3-5 minute performance piece that showcases their new language abilities and artistic expressions.
-Develop proficiency in sign language, choreography, facial expressions, and theater exercises to support expressive communication.
-Apply learned skills to collaboratively create a 3-5 minute performance piece that showcases their new language abilities and artistic expressions.
Pricing Information
$551 per 60 minute session
Program Length
60 min, 1 x per week, 8 weeks
Participants
Class size
Technical Specifications
• Program Space: Prefer a space that has mirrors but not required, open space for dance/movement, space for final performance. Access to water/bathrooms.
• Electricity/Wi-Fi: Wifi
• Audiovisual/Tech: Speaker/audio hookups
• Outside Possible: Yes
• Electricity/Wi-Fi: Wifi
• Audiovisual/Tech: Speaker/audio hookups
• Outside Possible: Yes