IT'S A CHINESE NEW YEAR!!

Chinese New Year offers a wonderful opportunity to incorporate some form of dance education into almost every socio-cultural school subject and creative dance class.  As I prepare for tomorrow's kindergarten creative dance class, I realize just how many areas of discovery this topic can cover.

EXPLORING COLOR THROUGH MOVEMENT

Picasso's 'The Dream'

I am always trying to add depth and value to my classes.  Perhaps then one day while sitting in science class one of my dance students will be able to recall data from dance class!!  Yesterday's post got me thinking about how effectively the color spectrum can be explored through movement.  Different colors vibrate at different speeds and travel at different wavelengths.  Tempo can be used to illustrate the different velocities of each color.  Blue vibrates faster than yellow which moves at a faster speed than red.  Wavelengths can be explored through short and long non-locomotor and locomotor movements and/or movement sequences.  Any other ideas on how to represent color in movement and dance?