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You can Dance if You want to
Overview
Programme IDAEP0120852
Programme TypePerformance
Recommended Size 30 - 2000
Language English
Programme Format On-site, Digital, Blended (mix of on-site and digital)
Cost $2300.00 Per session
Primary Art Form - Sub-Genre Dance - Flamenco, Contemporary, Ballroom, Hip-hop/K-pop, Choreography
Student Profile Primary Lower, Primary Middle, Primary Upper, Secondary Lower, Secondary Upper, JC/CI, ITE, SPED
Duration
Secondary Art Form - Sub-Genre Theatre - General Drama skills/Acting
Venue (where applicable)
Showcase
Programme Synopsis A dance on creativity and courage “A dance competition gone wrong - a Latin Dancer who absent-mindedly left her dance costume bag on the MRT; a B-boy, in his hurry, brought the wrong music track for the competition; and a contemporary dancer who sprained her ankle moments before going on stage. ‘You can dance if you want to’ is a light-hearted dance theatre comedy, albeit with an empowering life skill message - Dancing is always fluid, creative and adaptable, a reflection of how we tackle difficult situation or solve problem in our daily life. Through dance, we hope to empower our youth to be inquisitive, creative and courageous. At a dance competition, a series of unfortunate accidents and mistakes befell the competitors; • a B boy found himself having to perform and adapt his Hip Hop breaking movement to a Chinese folk song. He had mistakenly brought his grandmother’s mp3 player instead of his own as he rushed out of his house. And all he could find in his grandmother’s mp3 player was a Chinese folk music soundtrack. • a Latin dancer carelessly left her costume bag on the MRT. In desperate measure, she rummaged through a wardrobe in the backstage, and in it, she found a classical Indian dance costume. • a contemporary dancer twisted her ankle, minutes before going on stage. She had to improvise her dance routine with a chair. She would use the chair as her crutches, modify and adapt her dance routine with it. As the saying goes, the show must go on. These young dancers pressed on and tackled their competition hiccups with perseverance and confidence. What they discovered through this nerve-wrecking experience was the importance to keep a calm, open mind and be creative when faced with any obstacle. These dancers decided to form a collective where they could share, collaborate and explore their passion of dance. Together they created a new dance language - a fusion of Flamenco, Contemporary and Hip hop. This programme comes with an online resource blog where students can embark on self-directed learning to further reflect and articulate their thoughts and ideas. Content: 1) Dance making process/Dancers interviews 2) Post a question to our dancers and creative team via our blog comment. 3) Quizzes, QnA (google form) and Discussion (Handout) 4) Curated articles related to dance and performance theme on social-emotional competencies. Optional: Post-show talk and interaction with Dancers Trailer https://vimeo.com/509891788 Programme Format: • Live – Performance on-site • Digital – Pre-recorded performance on Vimeo • Blended - A combination of Digital with option of a live/zoom host
Focus Areas Appreciate Arts & Culture, Articulate Thoughts & Ideas
Point of Emphasis Life Skills
Lesson Goal #1 Appreciate the diversity and creative possibilities of cross-genre collaboration in dance; Identify key characteristics of 3 featured dance forms.
Lesson Goal #2 Relate and reflect that social-emotional competencies are essential life skills to learn as one navigates growing up into a young adult in society.
Lesson Goal #3 Reflect, articulate and respond their feelings or opinions actively through post show talk, discussion questions and online blog.
Audio/Sound System, Microphone
Other Requirements (3000 characters) Projector/ Clean and empty Stage/ Stage light preferably for Live Performance Format Stable internet connection for Digital/Blended Format
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encourage the development of a vibrant arts culture in schools, and to promote
arts appreciation amongst students.
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Offered by:
Creative Tree
Creative Tree (Est. 2000) is dedicated to arts education through dance and theatre. We strive to provide a holistic education where our youth can experience performing arts and beyond; enrich and better themselves as individuals in society.
Contact
Celina Ng/ Clarabelle Ling
96912220
sales@creativetree.com.sg
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