Express Yourself #7 - Express Through Performing Arts

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This week the Water group looked at Enxin's interest in ballet. The children told each other about what they know about the dance but no one knew how to do ballet.  We found some videos on Youtube that showed us a few ballet moves. (The 5 Basic Ballet Positions , Ballet 101 : Basic Ballet Positions for the Arms , Cathy Roe's I'm Learning Ballet) The children were very eager to show what they have learned to the others. It was unanimous that a ballet performance would be in production. We brainstormed some ideas for the performance but the children all had very different things in mind. In the end, we decided to do more than one performance.

Practicing ballet moves

The children created their storyline for the ballet dances by focusing on the beginning, middle, and the end of a story. After the stories were created the children picked the music that goes well with the dance and the story.

To date we've put on Aiden's Sharkie Village and Enxin's Rapunzel. They were both a hit and already there are request for more shows!