Hip Hop (Grades 6-8)

Target Grade Levels: 6-8

Requirements for Participation: Must be MAGPI members and H.323 videoconferencing capabilities.

Description:

How can hip hop movement and break dancing contribute to conflict resolution? Join us for this engaging demonstration and virtual student workshop aimed at exploring the use of dance toward conflict resolution. The videoconference agenda will include a brief history of hip hop and ADHK artists will demonstrate locking, popping, up-rock & b-boy styles of break dancing. Participants will practice step-by-step breakdowns of the movements. Make sure you have plenty of space for students to move around! This project is brought to you by ArcheDream.

Dan, one of ArcheDream's teaching artists, will teach students a basic hip hop routine and lead students in a discussion about freestyle hip hop. Students will then have an opportunity to showcase their freestyle dance and discuss the concept of transferring the ideas of "conflict" and "battle" into creative energy rather than negative enery. Dan will talk about how movement in Hip Hop can be used to release different emotions. He will demonstrate different movements and the emotions that are evoked while doing them; i.e. positive, creative expression of energy instead of negative, conflict-oriented energy. Finally, Dan will discuss how important making what you love to do an intregal part of your life is and why being dedicated will accelerate students' success.

More information: http://www.magpi.net/programs/hiphop.html

Tuesday, December 09, 2008 from 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM (ET)

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