We've got our dancewear!

Our dancewear has come in, and we are already moving!  We've started our unit on ballet, and we'll focus on this classical style of dance for the rest of the first quarter.  The girls and guys look fantastic in their new gear!

A big thank you goes to Mr. Robert Moore, Assistant Superintendent of Secondary Curriculum and Instruction for Rogers Public Schools, for all of your support!  Another big thank you goes to Kat Barlow at the Dance and More Store for helping us with our dancewear!

Below is the 6th hour Theatre Dance class at Heritage, who wanted to show off their new outfits on the blog!  More pictures to come!

Directions for Class on Friday, September 13

Please review and follow all of the directions below.   Here is a video that you can follow along.  Then, complete the survey.

Open Google Chrome through Launchy.

1. After you log into your account, type in Chrome in Launchy.
2. It should pop up within a minute.

Go to the Blog for Class.

1. Make sure you are in Google Chrome prior to going to the blog.
1. Debate: http://mountiedebate.blogspot.com
2. Forensics: http://mountieforensics.blogspot.com
3. Theatre Dance: http://rpstheatredance.blogspot.com

Create a Gmail Account or Access your Gmail Account.

1. Type in gmail.com to the address bar.
2. In the top right, click the red button that says Create An Account.
3. Fill in the information, and click next step.
4. In needed, verify your account with a text message sent to your phone.

Create a YouTube Account.

1. Type in gmail.com to the address bar.
2. Once you are signed in, click on YouTube across the top under the address bar.
3. If you are not already signed in, click Sign In in the top right corner of the screen.
4. Follow the instructions to finish your YouTube account.

Create a Presentation in Google Docs.

1. Return to your gmail account (so type in gmail.com into the address bar).
2. At the top of the screen, click on Docs or Drive.
3. On the left side of the screen, click Create and then select presentation.
4. A new window should appear, and you can select your Presentation theme.
5. Change the name of the file to be your class period, your last name, and then Portfolio
1. For example, if my last name were Smith and I was in first hour, I would write 1.Smith.Portfolio
6. Share the document with me.
1. Click the blue Share button in the top right.
2. Under add people, type rhs.ocfd@gmail.com
3. Then, click done.
7. You can decorate the first slide however you want (as long as it’s school appropriate, of course).  There are 3 things to include on the title slide:
1. Name
2. Class
3. Hour

Tribal Dance Recap!

Wow!  What a fun and fast first couple of weeks!  I am so excited to have so many students in Theatre Dance.  You make my job super fun!

Dance apparel should be in next week, and the deadline for payment is quickly approaching (09/13/13).  I will not be in class on Wednesday or Friday, so please make arrangements to pay on Tuesday or Thursday. If not, please let me know on an individual basis.  Also, if you would rather pay through PayPal, email your email address to me at edavis@rps.k12.ar.us, and I will send that on to Kat!

So far this year we have talked about the history of dance; more specifically, we have discussed the prehistory of dance.  There have been discussions of different styles of ritual dance including dances for death and rebirth, for health and destruction, for entertainment, and more!  

To apply some of our new knowledge, I asked the students to choose a fairy tale with a group and bring it to life.  Students worked over a couple of class periods to create their stories with limited words, and they presented these to the class.  One group even requested to be videotaped and put on this blog!  I have their permission, so please enjoy Sage, Chris, Madi, and Emily's version of Goldilocks and the 3 Bears!