About  this Class:

Upper Middle School students have the chance to participate in two different art classes once a week for a trimester. There are seven different Pathways teachers instructing students in a variety of art forms: Music, Drama, Dance, and Visual Art.

 In Ms. Kuzma's Dance Class we explored the basic Hip Hop techniques of popping/locking, tutting, house, and breakdancing. We explored these styles of hip hop collaboratively and creatively while learning how to negotiate different qualities within the body and build long combinations of movement. We even explored DJing as an element of hip hop culture and mixed our own beats electronically which would be used to accompany our dance. 

Students gained historical context within the early stages of hip hop, as well as a movement vocabulary, and understanding of different elements that make up hip hop culture. 

We used the 8 Studio Habits of Mind to ignite our learning and dive deeper into self reflection and conversation. 

Your child was graded as complete or incomplete using the following Dance Rubric...