Roger s enthusiasm for dance is contagious and he provides an outstandingly supportive and encouraging environment that engages quiet and timid students as well as challenging those that are already kinesthetically oriented. Residency sessions provide a rigorous cardiovascular workout that meets children s need for exercise, as well as challenging them creatively. Choose from Helen s many residency offerings such as beginning singing, reading music, Black music, choral singing, gospel and spirituals. Residency - Learning American History through Music Helen has a strong background in American music. She offers residencies that link the music of different periods of American History to the social studies curriculum.
Residencies can culminate in a student performance.
Tracing the roots of African and African-American culture through music and dance, this vibrant ensemble presents a dynamic and innovative repertoire of traditional African dances and contemporary choreographed dance works. Maximum audience per assembly is 350. Wearing colorful traditional costume, Swetha Dixit presents the classical dance and music of South India. Students will be introduced to Bharata Natyam, a representative art form of India s grand cultural heritage and gain a greater appreciation for Indian culture through its dance, music and language. Animals, natural objects, gods and goddesses are represented in hand gestures that students will enjoy identifying and learning.