Dance Residencies
Caroline Hoadley, Dance Artist / Educator
www.carolinadancing.com 

Dance residencies are a kinesthetic learning experience for students, and an introduction to the world of dance.

DANCE FINE ART RESIDENCIES focus on introducing dance genres, such as Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Tap, Musical Theatre, Ballroom, or Acrobatics. There may be a performance involved.  

DANCE INTEGRATED RESIDENCIES ARE blending dance stantards with the standards of another academic subject so that both subjects are taught together in a lesson. Classroom teachers, PE teachers, music teachers and dance teachers can all learn to create integrated lessons, or repeat integrated lessons delivered in a residency. 
Dance Integrated Residencies are custom designed for each type of classroom. 

Very simple procedures and concepts help a non-dancing teacher become comfortable with teaching dance integrated lessons. 

Natural connections for social studies are cultural/folk/historical and social dances. These dances are skill-based. There are specific dances which are natural connections for each grade level as well. Students learn universal, timeless social skills, procedures and manners as well as the dance steps and formations. Social dances are male led and partner work is non-verbal.  Sustained dancing creates the rigor which ignites brain cell development. 

Natural connection for ELA, Math and Science is Creative Movement resulting in student-driven interpretive dance art creations, which are not skill based. Students design and/or are led in creating movements and sequences which communicate the meaning of a lesson, concept or story.  Each student makes his/her own choices in order to design the movement.  Critical and creative thinking skills are exercised and enhanced!

All residencies are standards-based, linking Dance, PE, Music, Design and Classroom standards together.