African American History Month - February 2009

Workshops (grades 4 and 5, 6-8, and 9-12)*

• Bomba—African Retentions in Puerto Rican Music and Dance
• Celebrating African American Heritage—Using Dance to Understand Culture and History
• Four Women- Celebrating Women of Color and Identity-A Choreography Workshop
• African American Music and Dance; Then and Now- Celebrating the Linkage Between African Dance and Music Tradition and Hip Hop

Lecture (grades 8, 9-12 Higher Education/Adult Learners)*

• Dialog of Change—Barack Obama, Stereotypes, Identity, and Movement
• Katherine Dunham and the Proscenium Stage—A Dance Anthropologist's Plight to Link Caribbean Dance, Music, and Culture to Africa

 Master Dance Class (grades K-5, 6-8 and 9-12)*

• Modern Dance-Horton Technique
• Jazz Technique
• Hip Hop and African Aesthetic
• Creative Movement workshop  

Professional Development Residency - May 2009

Cultural awareness workshops for educators, administrators and community and social activists.
Dates and space to be announced.

* While these sections are currently designed for the grade levels indicated, all presentations can be modified to suite any grade or professional level accordingly if time permits.