In this professional learning workshop Soul Steps company member and founder Maxine Lyle will guide dance educators to experience the stomps, claps, and dynamic rhythms of the rich African American cultural tradition known as step. Educators will use their bodies to create hip-hop infused rhythms through foundational step choreography. They will also examine step’s early […]
In this program educators will learn to collaborate with acclaimed tap dancer and choreographer Maurice Chestnut to develop an understanding of the complex history of tap dance as a distinctly African American art form rooted in diasporic traditions. Educators will gain a clear understanding of the influences of tap including, African djembe rhythms, as well […]
Bobby Beetcut’s program, Your Life is A Work of Art, uses music to immerse students in motion, rhythm, and mindfulness. Mixing live looping, beatboxing, multiple instruments, singing, dancing, and interactive play with basic principles of mindfulness, meditation, and creative visualization, this program teaches students how to view their life as a work of art and […]
This brain-based rhythm program uses the music ensemble as a metaphor for teaching students how healthy brains and bodies work together in harmony. Through fun and interactive games, rhythms, and chants, students gain an understanding of the parts of a neuron, how neurons fire together and wire together, and how learning something new is creating […]
Explore the myth and magic of everyday Irish life. This sprightly collection of stories, melodic ballads, pennywhistle tunes, and jigs performed on a variety of traditional instruments is guaranteed to set your feet a-dancin’—and your heart a-wishin’ on a rainbow! Please fill out this inquiry form or call 866-500-9265 for more information.
Join Mary in exploring medieval music and instruments and their continuing influence today! This fascinating collection of chants, ballads, recorder melodies, troubadour songs, and stories—through Mary’s vivid interpretations—give modern audiences a glimpse into everyday life in the Middle Ages. Please fill out this inquiry form or call 866-500-9265 for more information.
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