DANCE DANCE DANCE

We had a guest teacher come to Longview and teach a couple of Modern dance classes to the students. The students engaged in the dance and participated following different body movements and gestures. They learned about the space around them and how there bodies could be moved to manipulate that space.

Before the dance class the students participated in a clay modeling activity to express dance in a solid form. The students were asked to express 'dance' through clay with the only rule being that it had to relate to their own interpretation of dance. They were also given a sheet of construction paper to create a dance floor for whatever they created. The students ended up with some very interesting takes on what dance meant to them. Some examples were a couple of ballerinas, a dancing bear, Michael Jackson, some disco dancers, an i-pod, and even a singing turtle.

Welcome Back from Spring Break

ArtSpace is back after 2 weeks off for conferences and Spring Break! The students did one of Ms. Kim's favorite activities: Magical Musical Painting! Students get to paint to music, reflecting music visually with watercolors. We discussed how faster music with bolder colors and smaller lines, and slower, more legato music with lighter colors, more water, and big strokes. We also discussed how each person's ideas about this could be different. The activity is like musical chairs, but better - with painting instead of walking. Each student started with a blank sheet of painting paper and a white crayon. They had a few minutes to create a secret message or drawing with the white crayon. Then Ms. Kim turned on the music and they started to paint to the music. When the music stopped, the students had to quickly find another painting to work on before the music started again. The goal is for each student to contribute to each painting, so we share our ideas and work as a team. At the end, each student had a painting that all of the class worked on, with a secret message revealed. They did a great job!

Recycle Song

The students finished working on their Recycle Song!! They added a dance and displayed a banner they worked on throughout the design process. Some of the students decided to play instruments that they made from recycled materials that they brought in from home. Everything turned out great and the students sounded fantastic!

Check out the peformance below.