A collection of resources for virtual and distance learning opportunities.

For additional Fitness and Physical Education Resources, please visit the San Diego County Office website and San Diego Unified Physical Education website.

Dances to Try

• Learn a dance from a different culture Folk Dances of the World, Native American Grass Dance,

• Dance for heart health

  • • "The Wave" by Twitch - American Heart Association Dance

    • "The Wave" by Dexter Carr - American Heart Association Dance

    • Hip Hop Routine by Comfort Fedoke - American Heart Association Dance

• Move anyway you like with Go Noodle - Recommended ages Kinder- 2nd grade

• Improve your partnering skills - without a partner!

Classes to Take

• Take a class in your living room with CLI Studios

• Dancing Alone Together

• The Daily 8 count

• Want more? Check out SCPA's resources

Choreography to Watch

• BBC's Culture in Quarantine

• Discover Black voices in choreography with Jacob's Pillow

• Expand your world by watching Cultural Diverse Performances

• Interested in costuming? Watch these choreographies with distinct costumes

• Learn the art of storytelling with these dances

• Online Dance Choreography from Dance Magazine

Interactive Activities

• Design your own dance with My Dance Journal

• Joyce Theater’s DIY Choreography Challenge:

• Crack the choreography code and code a Dance

• Explore lighting with Scenic and Lighting Design Labs by Matt Kizer - free and interactive browser-based exploration

• Smooth-On's makeup effects tutorials

• Walk through the business of producing a show, through creating your own company to fulfilling the tasks of each of the staff (dramaturg, designers, director) in this Production Process Webquest

  • • The directions are for a theatre show. How is this different than producing a dance show? What do you need to change?

• Create a Tik Tok style dance at home, perform, video and post to share (with parent permission)

Shows and Documentaries

• What if Cities could Dance? Discover what's happening on the street with PBS

• Discover Aerial Silk Dancing, Native Alaskan Dancing, or Fire Dancing with Indie Alaska

• Take a virtual trip to paradise with Polynesian Paradise Dancers

• Harness the science of movement as you learn about the physics of rotation with break-dancers

• Dance on the Shoulders of Giants Two dance companies interpret the arrival of the first Africans to English North America.

• Step into the studio with legendary dancers and choreographers.

• More from PBS

• Got Netflix? Watch Mad Hot Ballroom, search a favorite dancer (Fred Astaire, anyone?) or a musical you haven't seen

  • Or watch full length musicals here

• Expand your music knowledge with Rhythm Works

Articles

• Read an article and write a short summary or make a webpage using Spark

  • • New York Times Dance Articles

    • American Masters - Merce Cunningham, Jerome Robins, Martha Graham and more!

    • Newsla - Free Articles on many subjects including dance

    • Essays - Jacob's Pillow

• Listen to a Podcast. Make one of your own!

• More from PBS

Online Textbooks

• Discovering Dance - Free student resource

• Experiencing Dance - Free student resource

For Teachers

• Theatre Education Distance Learning

• Dance Education Distance Learning

• NDEO