RHS Dance Classes Seeking Donations

Hello!

The RHS Advanced Dance Classes are hosting the first ever Fall Festival at Rogers High School on Sunday, October 29 from 11:00am - 5:00pm! We are celebrating our Hispanic heritage in Rogers by hosting this event; we will have different Latin dances performed by current and former dancers, food for purchase, and entertainment for children.

As for donations, we are still looking for local businesses to donate any type of food that we can sell. Currently, we have tamales, enchiladas, posole, churros, some desserts (cupcakes, fresas con crema, candy), and aguas de frutas. Additionally, we could use bottled water, canned coke products, gloves for serving food, plates, and silverware. Please see the donation request letters below for more information.

Thank you for your time and support of our program!
Liz White

Donation Request Letter - English

Donation Request Letter - Spanish

Arkansas Dance Programs on the Rise - Antoinette Grajeda

Thank you so much to Antoinette Grajeda, Ozarks at Large, and KUAF for the wonderful story about the growth of dance in Arkansas! We were so honored to be featured!

Elizabeth White leads a group of students in a series of exercises Sept. 26 at Rogers High School.

Thank you RPEF!

Thanks to the Rogers Public Education Foundation and some proceeds from our spring dance recital, Under the Lights, we were able to purchase these mats, blocks and straps so that every dancer can stretch to their individual flexibility level! We are so thankful for all that the RPEF does for our program and for so many others in Rogers. It's a great day to be a Mountie! :)

9/15 Instructions

Today, you can use this as a day to catch up on all of your previous assignments as well as finish your Food Journal. Below is a list of what you want to have accomplished by the end of the day today!

• Worksheets
• Complete/submit Nutrition Worksheet (Yellow) with sub from Thursday of last week
• Complete/submit Ballet Etiquette Worksheet (white with color image) with sub from Friday of last week (Dance I)
• Complete/submit Kermes/Winter Concert (white with color image) with sub from Friday of last week (Advanced Dance)
• Food Journal 
• Complete front of worksheet with 3 days worth of food
• Complete back of worksheet by searching nutrition facts online.
• Headshot
• Use Canva or Google slides and share with elizabeth.white@rpsar.net when done
• Here is the rubric and here is the example.
• Digital Portfolio
• 25 images on first slide
• Table of Contents updated
• Class Mission statement
• 3 individual DANCE goals
• Storytelling video and reflection (or alternative assignment)
• Advanced Dance: This will be your warm-up choreography, but I don't have them up yet. :)
• Splits Pictures
• Find your pictures using the link below and paste them to your portfolio
• Splits Pictures

Absentee / Sub Directions

Hi all!

We are almost halfway through the first quarter, and I would strongly suggest you take a look at your grade in Oral Comm. A few of you are missing easy points, and you can submit that work to make up for any Zs. I will update this blog with links to missing assignments soon.

Friday, September 8
Ted Talk video / Please be sure to stop the video at the times listed on the worksheet to allow for reflection and answer

Computer Lab: Digital Portfolios

Welcome back for another year of Dance and keeping track of your digital portfolios. This is usually an assignment that holds some of us back from having an A in this class, so let's make this a priority this year!

Dance I: You can find your digital portfolio by going to Google Classroom and signing up for Dance I with the code g2rrvm

• Complete survey in Google Classroom.
• Find your digital portfolio.
• Create collage on first slide.
• Only keep your class mission statement
• Create three goals for this upcoming year

Advanced Dance: You can sign up for the Advanced Dance Google Classroom with the code muen89n

• Find your portfolio from last year (the last year you were in Dance)
• Make sure first slide has 20-25 images that still represent you.
• Update table of contents; put my new blog address on this slide (rpsardance.blogspot.com)
• Make your years in Dance clearly separate. Consider changing the background color or putting in a large title slide between each year.
• Find your class's mission statement in this Google slide and paste it to your portfolio.
• Create three goals for this upcoming year AND explain how you are going to achieve each. It could be a goal that you are still working on from last year.

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Everyone: Once you're done with your portfolio, you can begin working on your head shot. Here is my example, and check out the guidelines and rubric!

Consider making an account on Canva.com for a design like mine, or keep it simple with Google Slides.

Dance I Class Attire

Hello!

This year, we will be changing up our daily dress requirements just a little bit. Dance I students will be wearing a black leotard, black tights or leggings, and nude jazz shoes. Here is the letter that will be sent home during the second week of school regarding attire. Students may choose three options for obtaining their in-class dance materials:

1. Order materials from their instructor. If you choose this option, you must bring at least 20% of your total payment by Friday, September 1.
2. You may purchase the materials on your own. If ordering online, please be sure to review sizing guidelines as dance clothes are sized very differently from street clothes and shoes.
3. You may borrow materials from me for the year. There is a $10 rental/cleaning fee.

$13.00

$6.00

$17.00

Additionally, you can purchase a ballet skirt to provide a little more coverage.

$14.00