Dance Lesson Plans and Video: Music Made Visible

An introduction to dance is the featured lesson plan for this performing arts video. George Balanchine, a famous choreographer, once said, "Dance is music made visible." That's where the title of our first episode comes from. Our host, Mary Verdi-Fletcher is featured in this episode highlighting her professional dance company, Dancing Wheels. If you've never seen a number choreographed using stand up and wheel chair bound dancers the first 3 minutes of this episode will be inspiring.

Synopsis of the TV program

Professional: Jesse Factor is a dancer with the Broadway touring company of Cats

School activity: Student dancers from the Dancing Wheels dance company are interviewed

Follow-up Activities:

Sculpting Dance introduces the elements of dance: space, time and force

What Does It Really Take?

Venn Diagram: Overcoming Obstacles - All Kinds of Talents Are Needed

As a follow-up to Mary Verdi-Fletcher starting her own sit down and stand up dance company, we have students look at how everyone has obstacles to overcome in life so everyone must find ways to cope. There's room for everyone in the performing arts.

Video Clips

	Mary Verdi-Fletcher
	Jesse Factor
	Dancing Wheels Student, Cleveland, Ohio

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