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Dance  History  and English Language Arts HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Dear Parents/Guardians, Please assist your child with the homework and sign at the bottom of the page. All students are encouraged to complete at least 15 minutes of IXL online. If you need your username and password please ask me. Dance History: V00, V81, V05, and V02 Today we continued to discuss to Popping in Hip Hop. Popping is an innovative style of hip-hop or funk dancing. Popping is unique because its roots trace back not to quintessential deindustrializing communities like the Bronx or South Los Angles but to the capital of California’s breadbasket, Fresno.  Level 1: Discuss with one someone at home: What does it mean to be unique? Level 2: Discuss with someone at home: What does it mean to be unique? Do you consider yourself to be unique? Level 3: Discuss with someone at home: What does it mean to be unique? Do you consider yourself to ...

Dance  History  and English Language Arts Dear Parents/Guardians, Please assist your child with the homework and sign at the bottom of the page. All students are encouraged to complete at least 15 minutes of IXL online. If you need your username and password please ask me. Dance History: V00, V81, V05, and V02 Level 1: Write down one thing that you learned/enjoyed today while participating in Alvin Ailey. Level 2: Write down 1-2 sentences explaining what you learned today in Alvin Ailey. Level 3: Write down 2-3 sentences explaining what your favorite part of Alvin Ailey was and why you enjoyed learning that. Parent Signature: _____________________________ English Language Arts: X01 Today we discussed how our emotions could contribute to how we behave. Level 1:  What is something you may do if you are happy? What is something you may do if you are sad? Level 2: How do your emotions effect your behavior? Give one example of an e...

Dance  History  and English Language Arts Dear Parents/Guardians, Please assist your child with the homework and sign at the bottom of the page. All students are encouraged to complete at least 15 minutes of IXL online. If you need your username and password please ask me. Dance History: V00, V81, V05, and V02 Today we were introduced to Popping in Hip Hop. Popping is an innovative style of hip-hop or funk dancing. Poppers achieve the dance style’s jerky or twitchy movements by continuously and rhythmically tensing and then relaxing muscles in the arms and legs. These jerks or twitches are called hits, ticks, and pops. These moves give the dance a robotic or cartoon-ish appearance. Level 1:  What does Popping look like? A) always on the floor B) moving all body parts at once C) contracting/isolating parts of your body Level 2: How would you describe what Popping looks like? Level 3: How would you describe what Popping looks lik...