To stimulate children to reach beyond their known limits of performance, understanding, imagination. Because many schools in New York border the Atlantic Ocean, these communities are keenly aware of the vast underwater environments and its inhabitants. This geographic location is perfect as a springboard for learning through science and dance. Dance of the Deep a concert of works will premiere at the end of the residency, a study of underwater life from protozoa to dolphins, proceeding from lowest to highest on the food chain. The residency usually begins with a performance entitled REEF by Mary Seidman and Dancers professional company.
Young children have a passion for animals and other worlds.
The scene is set. The children have only to be invited into the world of the ocean through the mystery and magic and fun of dance. Practice Four weeks, class once a day, four classes. Each class receives twenty lessons in dance, each class forty-five minutes long. At the end of four weeks, a final dress rehearsal, performance with costumes created by the children or art teacher or parents from the community will act as a culminating event.