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Links to Math In Your Feet Extension Activities

Dance in the Classroom:

Dance Arts Toolkit from Kentucky Educational Television (KET)  to help bring dance into the  classroom.  With high quality video, lesson plans, information, and ideas.  $89 plus shipping and handling.  Call (800)945-9167. Visit www.ket.org/artstoolkit for a preview.

KET has also produced the DanceSense video series.  Visit www.ket.org for more information.

 

HOW-TO’S from The Kennedy Center’s ARTSEDGE Website		Title	A Guide to Authentic Assessments, by Joyce Payne
		Source	http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/content/3337/
		Overview	An authentic assessment is an alternative to traditional forms of assessment.  This type of assessment has been used to evaluate performance in the private sector.  Authentic testing has been advocated for use in assessing students as well.  As in the private sector, students are: tested (rated) on their ability to do a job well in a variety of circumstances; challenged to solve problems with isolated facts, decisions or needs; working with others to solve complex problems or achieve specific results; clearly informed about what’s expected of them and the purpose of their work; continually checking for understanding and skill processes; and adjusting their work on the basis of feedback.
		Title	Managing Creative Movement in the Classroom, by Harlan Brownlee
		Source	http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/content/3478/
		Overview	The use of movement in the classroom can be challenging for many teachers.  Unstructured movement activities can become chaotic and uncontrollable.  This How-To offers a method for managing movement in the classroom.  To use movement as a vehicle for instruction, you must acquaint students with movement concepts before integrating or introducing concepts in other subject areas.
		Title	Dancing the Everyday, by Karl Schaffer, Erik Stern, and Scott Kim
		Source	http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/content/3284/
		Overview	Here are some important things to know about dance, especially if you have not taught or studied dance before.

Find all music and videos at http://www.capebretonisland.com/Music/Charlies/

Favorite Artists: Beolach, Natalie MacMaster (especially her Live CD), Howie MacDonald (especially The Dance Last Night), Jerry Holland, Wendy MacIssac, Melody & Derrick Cameron

Step Dance Videos: Cape Breton Stepdancing, A Family Tradition by Mary Janet MacDonald; A Spring In Your Step, Cape Breton Dancing Instruction by Jean MacNeil

Books

Math In Your Feet Literature Connections

Clogging:

Talking Feet: Buck, Flatfoot & Tap, Solo Southern Dance of the Appalachian, Piedmont, and Blue Ridge Mountain Regions, by Mike Seeger with style profiles and footlature by Ruth Pershing. Book and video. Order through Elderly Instruments, www.elderly.com, 1-888-473-5810. Stories about learning to dance, first-person discussions on style, and reflection on the origins of solo, southern percussive dance. Great for grades four and above to watch, read, and discuss.

Granny Will Your Dog Bite: And Other Mountain Rhymes, by Gerald Milnes, Illustrated by Kimberly Bulken Root. Book and CD. Get a signed book and CD from the author: Gerry Milnes, 34 Vine Street, Elkins, WV 26241; Book $10 plus $2 shipping, CD $15 plus $2 shipping, or both for $25 pre-paid. Books may also be obtained from August House Books, www.augusthouse.com, or in retail stores. Author is sole distributor for the CD. Presents a collection of traditional rhymes, songs, and riddles about various aspects of mountain life. "By rhyme, by fast-footedness, by repetition and surprise, [the verses] are determined to keep themselves alive…Just as the simplicity of the words belies their richness, so the quiet illustrations are tellingly detailed on second look." --New York Times Book Review.

Musical Roots of the South, booklet published by the Southern Arts Federation, Atlanta, GA, 404-874-7244. A good classroom reference for those wanting a little more information and background on the diversity of southern music.

Videos

Kentucky Educational Television (KET) is developing a Dance Arts Toolkit to help bring dance into the  classroom, with high quality video, lesson plans, information, and ideas.  $89 plus shipping and handling.  Call (800)945-9167. Visit www.ket.org/artstoolkit for a preview.

Talking Feet: Buck, Flatfoot & Tap, Solo Southern Dance of the Appalachian, Piedmont, and Blue Ridge Mountain Regions, by Mike Seeger with style profiles and footlature by Ruth Pershing. Book and video. Order through Elderly Instruments, www.elderly.com, 1-888-473-5810. Great for grades four and above to watch and discuss.

Folk Rhythms: Learn to Play Spoons, Bones, Washboard, Hambone and the Paper Bag, taught by David Holt. Order through Homespun Video, www.homespuntapes.com or 1-800-338-2737. More fun with rhythm!

Flatfooting Workshop, instructional video by Ira Bernstein. Order through Elderly Instruments, www.elderly.com or 1-888-473-5810. A great resource for steps and style. If you want to get more in-depth into solo, southern percussive dance, this is the right video for you.

Riverdance: Live from New York City. Rent or purchase through any video store. Includes the Trading Taps clip used in the residency, plus many other numbers that showcase Irish step dancing at its best.

STOMP: Out Loud. Rent or purchase through any video store. "Using ordinary objects to make extraordinary sounds, STOMP is a unique combination of percussion, movement and visual comedy."

Bangin' and Sangin' with Billy Jonas. Order through Music in Motion, www.musicmotion.com or 1-800-445-0649. "A wildly enthusiastic live audience interacts in songs, call and response, and dancing to the music of Billy Jonas--a master percussionist/singer/songwriter/educator. His voice, guitar, and "Industrial Re-percussion"…creates a pots-and-pans trashcan band second to none. Winner of Parents Choice Gold Award. 41 minutes." Fun, fun!

Recordings

Old-Time Music On the Air, Volumes I & II. Rounder Records 0331. Order through Elderly Instruments, www.elderly.com or 1-888-473-5810. A great mix of styles and sounds including songs, string band music/dance tunes, ballads, gospel and more, from an array of great musicians. Highly recommended.

The Hairy Man, David Holt. Order through High Windy Audio, 1-800-637-8679. Traditional stories with music.

Lan Duil, Mary Jane Lamond. Order through Elderly Instruments, www.elderly.com or 1-888-473-5810. Songs in Scots Gaelic with a modern feel.

Green Fields of America Live. Order through Elderly Instruments, www.elderly.com or 1-888-473-5810. Classic Irish-American music.

Celtic Mouth Music. Order through Elderly Instruments, www.elderly.com or 1-888-473-5810. Comes with a 64-page book that includes instructions on making mouth music. Highly recommended.

Songs Children Love to Sing, Ella Jenkins. Folkways 45042 CD. Order through Folkways, 1-800-410-9815. 17 songs especially popular with children from the hundreds Jenkins has recorded since 1956.

African American Folk Songs & Rhythms, Ella Jenkins. Folkways 450003 cassette. Order through Folkways, 1-800-410-9815. Musical heritage of African Americans; simple work songs, rhythmic chants, spirituals.

Been In the Storm So Long. Folkways 400031 CD. Order through Folkways, 1-800-410-9815. African American songs & games from St. John's Island, SC.

Folk Masters at Wolf Trap. Order through Elderly Instruments, www.elderly.com or 1-888-473-5810. Wide-ranging collection of traditional American music; contemporary European-, African-, Hispanic-, and Native American music and culture.