Danceable Thoughts

A Unique Approach to Journaling -- uses a landscape and prompts to take students (And Educators!) on a journey through their dance experiences with an aspirational final thought about where the journey will take them next! Includes Slides for presentations

This is a fun idea for class or for a party idea. Using an item I purchased at a discount store I created an entire creative choreography project!

Designed to be utilized with the printed set of 10 Inspirational Posters for Thinking Dancers -- NOW AVAILABLE in a written summary format for anyone to use. 10 Quotes from across the genres of dance and from over the span of time! Misty Copeland, Fred Astaire, to Jabbawockeez toooooooo! Multiple activities that promote writing and creativity. Visual learners, kinethetic learners -- all will shine using the 6 different "RE" prompts.

Have fun with the educational toy, "Gib Gab" and make the timed questions relate to dance education! 52 different topics to discuss and play with the Gib Gab timer device. Disclaimer: Gib Gab is an independent product found where other educational toys are sold. It is fun in the school setting and as a social game to share with family and friends. Danceable Thoughts has no financial connection to the product at all -- we just love using with with our students (and fellow educators alike)

"Ideation" is a new business-world buzzword for what dancer already love to do EXPLORE and CREATE by Discovery and Improvisation Use this Teacher Guide with the Danceable Thoughts Ideation Kit available at Live events OR Use these ideas to create your own! Using problem solving, discovery, and observation -- explore concepts such weight, effort, texture, and elements of the choreographic process -- Great for individual or small group assignments

6 "RE" words that give students a variety of ways to respond to Inspirational Quotes Posters -- Works great with the Danceable Thoughts Quotes Posters that are currently available for purchase at live events like TDEA!

Part of the Suggested September Calendar Fitness Unit At the end of the unit, groups create a Fitness Dance Combination and with this simple guide they will also create a rubric for grading the project. VERY SIMPLE and EASY to FOLLOW -- generates student conversations about what will make a great performance for a wonderful grade!

Add the Muscle Groups you'd like your students to learn. Suggested Use: As students are experiencing workout exercises for a body part have them label this puzzle. Purposely left generic so that you can use for either front (anterior) or back (posterior) side labeling.

Coordinates with Viewing and Analyzing a Ballet Worksheets for Students or can be used independently.

An excellent way to guide student viewing of ballet productions -- very similar format to the "Viewing a Musical from a Dancer's Point of View" Works wonderfully for studying The Nutcracker!

Here's an group project that will inspire your students to imagine themselves as ballet dance company stars! Explainer Video also available! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTIEnycg2so They will take photos of themselves in basic ballet body positions and then use them creatively to create a collage that would serve as a promotional poster for a ballet company. This project can be done both virtually and in-person. A fun way to get students interacting with ballet ideas and allows for some c

Ballet Terms and duplicate format pages to use as a workbook for your students coordinates with the short videos (videos available separately)

Coordinates with the short videos for ballet terminology Coordinates with the WORKBOOK of terms Available in different versions

This is a compilation set of pdf pages of all the terms featured in the short videos. The short videos are divided into different categories of terms/steps. This coordinates with another resource: Ballet Terms Full Set Terms and Definitions

Terms include 5 Positions of the Feet and Barre Basic Exercises First half of slides are information pages Second set of slides have editable text boxes to share as worksheets with your students

Includes 5 positions of the feet Basic Barre movements Terms/Translations/Description of movement

Part of a series of videos with graphics to teach ballet/dance vocabulary Translations and/or explanations With narration Coordinates with several other Dance Terminology resources

Part of a series of videos with graphics to teach ballet/dance vocabulary Translations and/or explanations With narration Coordinates with several other Dance Terminology resources

Part of a series of videos with graphics to teach ballet/dance vocabulary Translations and/or explanations With narration Coordinates with several other Dance Terminology resources

Part of a series of resources to make presenting ballet terms: translations and meanings more visually interesting. These videos have narration.