VIEWPOINTS TRAINING
July 22 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Join Mary Harding, Dance Education Specialist, on Tuesdays in July as we are introduced to ViewPoints and movement prompts based on children’s literature!
On Tuesday, July 22 we will emphasize ViewPoints, a movement-based practice that uses six elements – space, shape, time, emotion, movement, and story – to create and analyze performance, focusing on the materiality of the body and the creative use of space. We will also explore multiple variations for movement prompts.
On Tuesday, July 29 will explore a new iteration of a Name Dance, a session called “We Come from Stardust – Story, Self, and Dance.” How many times have you taught a “Name Dance” to your students? How has it changed over time? My “Name Dance” has shifted, depending on purpose and intention. This session demonstrates my most recent iteration with my high school students.
Using the children’s book, “Where We Come From”, written by four Minnesota authors, including Diane Wilson, we will explore creating dances based on self, place, family, and memory. This children’s book proposes that “We come from stardust. We come from place, language, and spirit.” The session explores the creative process for this curriculum, including writing and movement prompts based on the book and strategies for reflection and revision.
We will engage in reflective discussions on the shifts in our practice. This session will give us a chance to walk through one teacher’s experience and take the age old “Name Dance” into our current world.
The sessions will be tailored to the needs of the participants. Sign up for as many sessions as you want. These topics are deep and can be visited multiple times.
IN-PERSON SESSIONS
Tuesday, July 22- ViewPoints
Tuesday, July 29- We Come from Stardust – Story, Self, and Dance
TIME: 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
COST: Free
LOCATION:
Perpich High School Dance Studio
6125 Olson Memorial Hwy
Golden Valley, MN 55422
Questions? Contact Mary Harding at mary.harding@pcae.k12.mn.us
