Design Dance Classes
K-3rd Grade Hip Hop
Tuesdays, April 5th-May 31st, 2022
3:35-4:35 p.m.
Hip Hop is an excellent class for new and returning students at any skill level! This program follows the structure of a Hip Hop dance class and introduces young dancers to the fundamentals of Hip Hop and Pop Music style while building strength, rhythm, and coordination. Over the course of the session, students will tap into social-emotional learning as they engage in team-building exercises, explore self-expression prompts, navigate choice-based improvisational activities, grow awareness in technical and choreography practice, and focus on building creative confidence.
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K-2nd Grade Science + Dance Program
Wednesdays, April 6th-June 1st, 2022
3:35-4:35 p.m.
Design Dance's Science + Dance Program excitedly combines science with the arts. In this program, students will leverage creative movement dance techniques to imaginatively explore learnings in the STEM field. From exploring the solar system to discovering dinosaurs, to experimenting with biological life cycles, each program helps students interact with scientific concepts through full-body movement, allowing them to gain a new perspective and deeper understanding of scientific subject matter. As a bonus, this program addresses IL State Learning Standards in science and dance through fun, engaging activities that increase academic performance as students explore psychomotor and cognitive connections. At the end of the session, students will have worked with their educator to build a piece of choreography that embodies their learnings from the program for peers and family members.
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6th-8th Grade Poetry + Dance Program
Tuesdays, April 5th-May 31st, 2022
3:35-4:35 p.m.
Design Dance's Poetry + Dance Program pairs poetry writing with dance to showcase how movement can be a powerful form of storytelling, ultimately highlighting how dance can be used to embody emotions, express ideas, and activate the deepest parts of our imagination. Over the course of the program, students will identify their personal values and build empathy as they connect their personal poetry writing with movement construction through dance exercises, games, and technical practice. Through this, students will explore the modern and creative dance elements of Body, Action, Space, Time, and Energy, as they find movement connections that exist across various ELA themes, including quality, theme, tone, action, and word choice. At the end of the session, students will showcase to friends and families their class-generated choreography that complements either poetry of their choice or their own originally written work.
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Knuckleball Comedy Classes
4th-8th Grade Knuckleball Comedy Improv + Performance
Thursdays, April 7th-June 2nd, 2022
3:35-4:35 p.m.
Sign your kids up for a session of laughter and fun in this afterschool Improv + Performance class with Knuckleball Comedy. In this program, 4th-8th graders will engage in theatre games and mind exercises that focus on the basics of improv methodology, storytelling, and sketch comedy. Working with a professional improv and performance educator, students journey through activities that prompt them to solve creative problems, invent new stories, build ideas, strengthen communication, and forge friendships.
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