ACE Dance Year One Foley Team Christopher Yaeger Mike Carlson Shelly Chambers Michele Esser Janel Hesch Jenn Piepgras

the goals… for all students to understand dance as a form of artistic expression to design a unit to be embedded into the physical education curriculum To design and incorporate a unit to be embedded in the introduction to fine arts course to give teachers a tool for helping students to make cross curricular connections to vocabulary to give teachers tools to effectively create unity through dance in large group settings to learn dance practices that can be used as team building for staff members

the plan… ½ day of planning Perpich All Team Workshop School visit Artist day on site visit Perpich planning day Artist day on site visit Perpich All Team Workshop Planning meeting Artist day on site visit Dance Night at Foley High School Perpich All Team Workshop

i’ve got a feelin’… (Black Eyed Peas Flash Mob) Students were really responsive to dancing to a current song. It was a great way to get the students hooked onto dancing. They enjoyed the challenge of choreographed movements with Christopher leading the way. site visit

Getting’ jiggy with it… (Irish Jig) site visit Students really enjoyed the Irish Jig because it gave them an introduction into partner dancing without too much physical contact. With Christopher as their “caller” students anticipated their next move without having to memorize the choreography.

the energy… Mike Carlson’s class chose to capture the energy of the movement through the use of digital photography as an experiment. These photographs showed the students how movement and dance are critical for expression and how the arts are interconnected. site visit

inspired… A student takes on the idea of capturing movement and expression for an independent project in Mike Carlson’s class.

disco… (Stayin’ Alive) Jenn Piepgras’ physical education class learning more than the signature ‘change the oil’ move to this song… site visit

merengue… Students from Jenn Piepgras’ physical education class really enjoyed partner dancing in the Merengue style. The step-by-step instructions with Christopher as their partner and frequently changing partners helped put the students at ease. site visit

warmin’ up… Students learned that stretching and isolating each individual area of the body before dancing is critical to being able to focus and prevent injuries site visit

i’ve got a feelin’… (Black Eyed Peas Flash Mob) …that the students would remember a lot from the first visit and they did. Students were able to pick up the moves even quicker this time around and able to teach peers who missed the first visit! site visit

another line formation… After proving they could remember choreography, Christopher challenged students with another line formation dance with more complex choreography and the students loved it. site visit

tango… It took two to tango and that was a little scary at first. Students were hesitant, especially the males because they had to be polite, take instruction and take the lead. After their first partner (by choice) was switched up with a new partner, it became more about the dancing and less about who they were leading. Many young men picked it up easily and enjoyed exaggerating the moves while staying in control. site visit

cha cha slide… By the third visit, students knew many of the dances and began to anticipate the next move and even improvised the moves to suit their personalities. site visit

conga… On this visit students were comfortable making a conga line and being able to stay together as a group, have fun and even try to kick on cue. site visit

Tonight’s Gonna Be a Good Night… Dancing! For Dancing! Dance Night 2011 Foley High School Cafeteria Friday March 11 th, :30-8:00pm Dance Workshop 8:00-10:00pm Freestyle Dance site visit

Dance Night 2011 Foley High School Cafeteria Friday March 11 th, :30-8:00 pm Dance Workshop 8:00-10:00 pm Freestyle Dance FREE! No previous dance experience required! Learn to Merenge, Disco, Irish Jig, Conga, Scratch, Cha Cha Slide, PLUS MORE! No concessions, lights or decorations… JUST DANCING Students from ages 2-17 were invited to come join us for a free dance workshop. There happened to be a wrestling tournament going on just a few feet away and those children came to join us too! site visit

Dance Night 2011 site visit Students commented that this was one of their favorite dances because:  there was instruction from a dancer they had been working with

Dance Night 2011  they knew the dances and could teach younger children the moves site visit

Dance Night 2011  they were more comfortable changing partners and dancing with the opposite sex. site visit

Dance Night 2011 Macarena anyone? Okay but what is the Canadian Macarena? The students also enjoyed seeing the teachers dance alongside them… site visit

Dance Night 2011 Conga Line? No problem! Make a tunnel! Yeah we got a feelin’ that tonight … site visit

Dance Night 2011 …was definitely a good night! site visit Thank You Perpich Center ACE Dance Team! Over 100 students participated this year!