Saturday, June 14, 2008
Dance, it's good for you!
Below, I've posted three pretty enjoyable routines.
1. Female performance from a Korean dance competition.
2. Rehearsal for a 4.08 collaboration between The Atlanta Ballet and Antwan André Patton (aka Big Boi, of OutKast fame).
3. Classic MJ doing the Moonwalk and the Robot over a hard beat.
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Visualization Excercises and Other Adventures in Teaching
Sample Responses:
Image 1: "Someone putting their hands up. Black, orange, green, grey, white. Outside."
Image 2: " A child sitting on someone's lap. The grown-up playing a guitar."
Image 3: "A grandchild sitting on his grandad's lap taking a guitar lesson."
Another exercise was to explain "What does it mean to be a man?" and "What kind of man will you become?". (remember, these were 6th-8th graders)
What does it mean to be a man?
"To be a leader, and a good role model. To be wise. To be strong"
"...to be strong and smart. To be a good sportsman, like playing football or basketball. And no one can hold you back from your dreams."
"Men are superior beings. They rule and conquer for their beliefs, through a lot of history we have. To take care of things like yourself, family or business. To be respectful at all times and regulate on a lot of disorderly conduct in a vicious (lively) manner..."
What kind of man will you become?
"A rich, successful man. Hard working. Own a business. If I'm going to get there, I will have to get through high school and college. I will also get good grades."
"I [am] going to play football in the NFL."
"To be a strong, rich and wise man...You are going to have to pay attention to your education। You are going to have to get a good job, and you have to be strong emotionally and physically. And you have to go to college."
Two Voices, Lifted
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Favorite Art from Early Adolescence (Part 1)
by Maxfield Parrish