Summer Practice Materials

UPDATE: JULY 26 2020

For SummerDance: Creative Immersion, the faculty have compiled a list of resources, practice materials, music playlists, tutorials, and videos, and films for our students to deepen their understanding of the dance forms we are learning.

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SpringDance 2020 Practice Materials

Last Updated: June 2020

BEGINNER CLOGGING | MONDAY 4PM

INTERMEDIATE PERCUSSIVE | MONDAY 5PM

Practice Hangman’s Reel this week!

BOLLYWOOD DANCE WORKOUT WEDNESDAYS & SATURDAYS 10AM

Music and videos from our classes below.

CREATIVE MOVEMENT | THURSDAY 3:00 PM

May Update: Each week, Moo will create a story for the students, based on elements they ask for. If it is nice out when we hold class, Moo suggests dancing outside!

WORLD DANCE | THURSDAY 4:00 PM

May 19th Woody Guthrie Dance Challenge:

All Work Together: Please everyone take a video of yourself doing these movements and then have some fun improvising to the songs. You can film yourself inside or outside and send them to Livia, Elijah, and/or upload to this Google Drive folder. All videos need to be in by Tuesday, May 19. If you have any questions, contact Livia ASAP. So happy to do this collaboration with you.

UPLOAD YOUR VIDEO

Costumes: For both songs: your choice of clothes to wear (most folks choosing overalls or jeans, sneakers or cowboy boots for All Work Together). Play the music you have and just dance to the beat. You can also record yourself dancing to these demo videos below. Your visual is all we need. We have the music.

Notes about the videos:

Broom section: Jonah & Kyan film inside and be sure I can see your whole body ( they will need help throwing and catching the broom from Talia and Laura?)
Basic Step Combo: Bridget, Guinness, Talia, Kyan, Lola, Lily (or anyone else who wants to give it a try)
Wash dish (in the kitchen....big movement 2 circle wipes in rhythm) Guinness and Mila
Cindy and stomp off: Kyan (and anyone else who wants to try it) look at the camera and feel like you are including everyone in the world.

EVERYONE:

-painting up and down 4 beats
-Hand Jive clapping section facing profile once to one side and once to the other
-Pushing strongly 4 counts
-Pulling strongly 4 counts

Washy Washy (Barefoot please)

-knee dance: Jonah (in shorts so I can see your bare knees and feet) If Talia wants to do it next to you, great.
-Mila, Kyan and Dean improvise clogging so we see your whole body dancing.
-EVERYONE: -Please do the washing hands section close to the camera in rhythm.
-clogging either a routine or improv....follow the directions of the video below especially buck step towards the camera completely and reel back away

Music & Video Tutorials

April 24-30th Choreography Challenge: This week, we challenge anyone in this class to dress in your most beautiful Beltane-inspired outfit and choreograph your own dance.

Pick one of the songs below
Film yourself performing your dance
Post it yourself on friday on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter and tag @VanaverCaravan and use the hashtag #VirtualBeltane. You can also upload your video HERE by 6pm Thursday April 30th and we will post as well!