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Course Description Magnet Dance Program
The magnet dance program is a yearlong performing arts program that students have the privilege of remaining a part of during one’s three years of middle school. The magnet dance program will provide the student with the fundamentals necessary for the undertaking of dance in the following levels and skill sets. Beginners, intermediate, & advanced dance. This course will develop student’s appreciation in areas of dance as an art form and lifetime activity. This course is designed to familiarize students with dance technique, dance history, and dance vocabulary, along with other forms of dance from around the world.
Course Description General Ed-Dance Program
This course will grant the students the opportunity to learn, to explore, dance in all its traditional forms, students will learn the humanities of dance from its culture, society, and disciplines of one’s life and development as a dancer. Students can take general ed dance during the three years of one’s middle school educational growth. What are the building blocks of dance, and why are we called, selected to dance or to become a dancer. This course will develop student’s appreciation in areas of dance as an art form and lifetime activity. This course is designed to familiarize students with dance technique, dance history, and dance vocabulary, along with other forms of dance from around the world.
Course Objectives
To develop and maintain a positive self-image.
To learn different origins and history of dances.
To gain understanding and develop appreciation of dance through refection on dances of various styles experienced as participation and audience.
To provide enjoyment and understanding of health-related fitness.
To have fun while learning a lifetime activity.
Curriculum Leadership Institute in the Arts 2016 Lesson Plan Format and Explanation
Lesson Title Arts Area
Unit Title
Modern & Jazz, Hip-Hop Dance Styles
Dance Levels I & II
November 1st – November 20th, 2024,
School/Grade Level
Hartsville Middle School 6th - 8th
Lesson Writer
Mr. Dennis James Breedlove
Statement about the writer:
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
“I have known for a long time that dance and theater performance, was my gift of service to humanity, for those in need of an outlet and to those who are unable to find peace, within themselves, and within society. Reflecting on the importance of “DANCE & SPIRITUAL HEALING". is relatively my life. From birth tell until now, my purpose and gift in life is to dance. To share the gift of healing with others…It is my service and my calling.” -this is my credo, Dennis James Breedlove
Educational performing arts dance teacher, with over thirty-four years of teaching experience in the classroom. Teaching dance education, dance performance and history. Mr. Breedlove holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Dance with an AA in education and dance/theater and voice for the stage. His experiences in university stage productions included grant writing skills, master teaching workshop, teaching residencies throughout Miami-Dade & Broward County. These experiences lead him to Bates Dance Festival in Lewiston Maine, it also included other experiences featured dance performances, staging & lighting design of his choreographic works. He was a member of the Miami-based company Momentum Dance Company, where he choreographed and danced; He was the male lead in the Philadelphia-based SD PRISM DANCE THEATER COMPANY. He is also the owner, Founder, Artistic Director & CEO of DJB DANCE THEATER INC.
Unit Description: Modern & Jazz, Hip-Hop Dance Styles:
Unit Lesson Performing base learning
Intro to dance students/general dance education classes:
Artistic Processes: Creating- I can conceive and develop new artistic ideas and work.
Anchor Standard 1: I can use movement exploration to discover and create artistic ideas and works.
Students are exploring dance in the following: Performance base learning. The teaching method that incorporates real-world issues and problems into dance to help students develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Enduring Understanding/E.D.P.I. Magnet Dance Students & Classes
The students will gain a better understanding of dance performance for the concert stage and have a better understanding of dance performance as a young dancer, and as a member of the audience as well.
Intro to dance students/general dance education classes:
Students will develop an appreciation for the performing arts. Along with how to apply it in a performance student are now working as an ensemble group via dance class.
Essential Question Dance Program:
The students will be guided in using dance technique stage terminology in building a foundation, for teacher, student, compositions, and making the connection from student artist to performing artist.
2010 SC Academic Standards for the Visual and Performing Arts Implemented
The students will: Identify and demonstrate proper dance technique while performing the following modern & jazz dance warm-up. A blending of both styles but not perform in a Lyrical style. Student have been exploring the swing motion and moving of the body, and body parts. The understanding of the pendulum swing, to fall & recovery movement phrases.
Benchmark:
DCR. IM. 1-I can develop my own solutions to a movement problem using the “dance element.” Dance elements cards are shared during units when we are exploring composition works, be that teacher lead and or student lead.
Time:
Space:
Body:
Relationships:
Energy:
DCR. IH. 1- I can develop my own movement problem by selecting variables from the “dance elements” and “choreographic devices”.
These cards are posted in the front of the classroom/dance studio above the mirrors.
Elaborate:
Transpose:
Juxtapose:
Accumulate:
Diminish:
Retrograde:
Invert:
Fragment:
Accelerate:
Decelerate:
Alternate:
Chain:
General Ed dance:
Anchor Standard 1: I can use movement exploration to discover and create artistic ideas and works.
Benchmark:
D.P NL.4 – I can demonstrate basic movement elements and skills.
D.P NM. 4 – I can demonstrate movement elements and performance skill.
Instructional Objectives
Student will be given a lecture demonstration on dance performance, and the importance of the dance warm-up and the reviewing of past and current dance material/dance composition work for upcoming dance concert and in class showcase. Description of Instruction Students are engaging in learning dance history, dance performance. As we explore other foundations in dance and performance development.
Teacher Procedures
The teacher will:
1. Lead the class in a modern/jazz dance warm-up.
2. Combination across the floor
3. Review dance past commination.
4. Support students with positive and constructive criticism.
5. Engaging students in critical thinking of the overall composition work.
“I have known for a long time that dance and theater performance, was my gift of service to humanity, for those in need of an outlet and to those who are unable to find peace, within themselves, and within society. Reflecting on the importance of “DANCE & SPIRITUAL HEALING". is relatively my life. From birth tell until now, my purpose and gift in life is to dance. To share the gift of healing with others…It is my service and my calling”-this is my credo, Dennis James Breedlove
Biography of Mr. Dennis James Breedlove Artistic Director, Founder, & CEO of DJB DANCE THEATER, INC.
Initial exposure to dance as a youth became the foundation for his professional dance and choreographic career. This exposure to dance led him to New York City, where he studied with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Company. His continued study and training would lead him to the University of the Arts’ School of Dance. He earned a BFA in Dance with an AA in education and dance/theater and voice for the stage form Miami-Dade College. His experiences in university stage productions included grant writing that lead him to train and study at Bates Dance Festival in Lewiston, Main it also included other experiences featured dance performances, set and lighting design and chorography.
Mr. Breedlove was a member of Momentum Dance Company in Miami, where he choreographed and danced; He was the male lead in the Philadelphia-based Prism Dance Theater Company from 1993-1997. Mr. Breedlove has worked with Community Theater groups such as the School House Children’s Theater and has appeared in Community Art Projects’ production of The Chocolate Nutcracker. Mr. Breedlove is a Certified Pilate’s Instructor has taught a Cardio-Jazz Dance Classes, Cardio-Boot Camp Class at the Fitness Company for over ten years in Coconut Grove, Fl. He was the Founding Dance Teacher and Head Varsity Coach of Ransom Everglades Upper School & Middle School 2000-2005 that is ranked #1 in the Nation for a Private/Parochial School in the dance categories of lyrical, jazz, & modern dance. Mr. Breedlove has worked with Miami-Dade County Public Schools as Teacher, Substitute Teacher and Consultant to the Performing Arts for Dance & Dance Theater. Access Arts as a Teaching Artist to students and adults of special needs 2014-2019. Mr. Breedlove is still working towards his dream of having a performance dance & wellness studio and or a Cultural Arts Wellness and Performing Arts Center. Mr. Breedlove even now longs for the opportunity of inspiring children and families of the job of dance, and dance performance. He currently works with Darlington County School District, Teacher of Dance Education at Hartsville Middle School.
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