| 742 | Saturday, April 3, 2004 |
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| 7:30 AM-8:30 AM | Convention Center:353-355 |
| NDA/National Dance Association |
| Beyond Their Comfort Zone: Dependable Structures for Innovative Student Choreography |
| This active session will lead dance educators toward successful student-constructed choreography, stretching both the personal innovation and physical involvement of the dancers. In the process, solo efforts are honed to form the basis for well-designed group pieces. Music is examined as both a catalyst for improvisation, leading to retained material, and as an overlay to work done in silence. This session is most suitable for teachers of middle and high school-aged dancers but can be adapted for others. |
Keyword(s): creative movement, dance education, participatory
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| Speaker: Noel Grady-Smith, Mineral Springs Middle School, Winston Salem, NC |