This page will provide links to dance class assignments.
Contact Heike Mansel: hitchheike@yahoo.com
Choreography Unit
Afro-Cuban and Afro-Brazilian Unit
Rubrics are coming soon
“Sunlightsquare” is the best song if you combine Afro-Cuban with Samba Reggae choreography
All the other songs are good for Samba Reggae.
Makeba is the warm up song.
Homework assignment: Watch the following Videos
PE Dance: watch at least one of A, one of B and watch C
The Atlantic Slave Trade (A) (up to 5 min or so)
The Atlantic Slave Trade 2 (A)
The black roots of Salsa 2 (B)
Capoeira – Brazil – Angola (C)
Dance 1 – watch one A and one B and both below.
History of social dance TED talk (Dance 1)
History of Jazz (Dance 1)
Portfolio 2018
Modern Dance Unit
Unit One
Salsa unit
Mission Fusion assignment
We will write an essay about Mission Fusion the week following the show. We will take be in the library for one day to start and finish or just start it.
Audience members, read it before watching the show so you can take notes about certain points.
Tickets for the Friday show will be available tomorrow. Your tickets will be in a different color and you may not give them to anyone else, they only work for you.
Choreography Unit
Finals Dance Critique Assignment
Brazilian Choreography
Multiple Intelligences and Choreography Templates
Dance 1 assignment Fall 2016: Dance and the Brain Presentation
Choreography Unit 2016
Research paper on your next solo/duet
Portfolio Assignment 1/2 Dancers
Portfolio Assignment 3/4 Dancers
Modern Unit
Music for Modern Unit
Assessment for Modern Unit
Make up assignment March 2016
Watch documentary and fill out the 4 As protocol
Choreography Unit
Brazilian Unit
Link for warm up song and choices for the choreography
West African Unit
First Unit 2015
Mission Fusion Essay Assignment 02/23/2015
Link to the Modern Dance Music
Whole routine danced by Luigi (With some timing issues, it still helps)
Duet/Solo Assignment/Rubric Spring 2015
Group Finals Spring 2015
