International 🩰Dance Day
Official National Dance Day Routine
💃National Dance Day is July 28th! 🕺
This year’s National Dance Day routine was created by Emmy-Award-winning choreographer Mandy Moore to Kylie Minogue’s song, Dancing. The video features Dancing with the Stars troupe members Britt Stewart, Morgan Larson and Hayley Erbert along with Season 13 So You Think You Can Dance winner, Kida Burns and Season 11 contestant Nick Garcia, as well as The Rollettes founder Chelsie Hill. Watch the video, create your own version of the routine, share it, and challenge someone else: #DanceMadeMeDoIt #NationalDanceDay
International Dance Day:
Get your Groove on!
Get your Groove on!
Sun, 04/29/2012 Jessica Baudin
1982 was a great year for the world! Not only was it the year I was born it was also the year the world celebrated the first ever International Dance Day. Wikipedia describes International Dance Day as follows:
"International Dance Day was introduced in 1982 by the International Dance Committee of the International Theatre Institute (ITI), a UNESCO partner NGO, and is celebrated on April 29 every year. The date was suggested by the International Dance Committee of ITI to commemorate the birthday of Jean-Georges Noverre (1727-1810), the creator of modern ballet.
Every year, an outstanding choreographer or dancer is invited to deliver a message which is circulated throughout the world. The personality is selected by the founding entity of the International Dance Day - the International Dance Committee of ITI, which collaborates with World Dance Alliance, a Cooperating Member of ITI
The goal of the “International Dance Day Message” is to celebrate Dance, to revel in the universality of this art form, to cross all political, cultural and ethnic barriers and bring people together through the common language of Dance[3]. Together with the World Dance Alliance, ITI and its Dance Committee celebrate International Dance Day at UNESCO in Paris and all over the world".
I love that the purpose of International Dance Day is to bring people together through dance. Dance, for me, has first and foremost always been about community. There is something incredibly organic about moving your body to music with other people. Dance has the power to connect, motivate, and inspire. Dance has the power to heal both body and soul. Dance has the power to break barriers and bring people together!
To celebrate International Dance Day I have compiled some simple ways you can get your groove on today!
Dance for Brain and Body Integration:
Research has shown dance has the ability to help us focus, improve cognitive functioning and integrate brain and body. Anne Green Gilbert from the Creative Dance Centre in Seattle coined the term BrainDance:
"...eight developmental movement patterns that healthy human beings naturally move through in the first year of life... Repeating these patterns over time may help us fill in any missing gaps in our neurological system due to birth trauma, illness, environment, head injury or not enough tummy time as a baby."
We've integrated Anne's Brain Dance into our Baby Brain Play and Toddler Brain Play activities. The rhyme that seems to be everyone's favourite? Washing Machine!
Freeze Dance games are a simple way to get moving and very popular for children of all ages. Simply turn up the tunes and get your kids moving. At intervals pause the music and have your kids freeze in a shape or pose. You can vary this game hundreds of ways by adding dance concepts, props, and movement skills. Don't want to use your remote to pause? Check out this Musical Mondays post for Freeze Dance song suggestions.
1982 was a great year for the world! Not only was it the year I was born it was also the year the world celebrated the first ever International Dance Day. Wikipedia describes International Dance Day as follows:
"International Dance Day was introduced in 1982 by the International Dance Committee of the International Theatre Institute (ITI), a UNESCO partner NGO, and is celebrated on April 29 every year. The date was suggested by the International Dance Committee of ITI to commemorate the birthday of Jean-Georges Noverre (1727-1810), the creator of modern ballet.
Every year, an outstanding choreographer or dancer is invited to deliver a message which is circulated throughout the world. The personality is selected by the founding entity of the International Dance Day - the International Dance Committee of ITI, which collaborates with World Dance Alliance, a Cooperating Member of ITI
The goal of the “International Dance Day Message” is to celebrate Dance, to revel in the universality of this art form, to cross all political, cultural and ethnic barriers and bring people together through the common language of Dance[3]. Together with the World Dance Alliance, ITI and its Dance Committee celebrate International Dance Day at UNESCO in Paris and all over the world".
I love that the purpose of International Dance Day is to bring people together through dance. Dance, for me, has first and foremost always been about community. There is something incredibly organic about moving your body to music with other people. Dance has the power to connect, motivate, and inspire. Dance has the power to heal both body and soul. Dance has the power to break barriers and bring people together!
To celebrate International Dance Day I have compiled some simple ways you can get your groove on today!
Dance for Brain and Body Integration:
Research has shown dance has the ability to help us focus, improve cognitive functioning and integrate brain and body. Anne Green Gilbert from the Creative Dance Centre in Seattle coined the term BrainDance:
"...eight developmental movement patterns that healthy human beings naturally move through in the first year of life... Repeating these patterns over time may help us fill in any missing gaps in our neurological system due to birth trauma, illness, environment, head injury or not enough tummy time as a baby."
We've integrated Anne's Brain Dance into our Baby Brain Play and Toddler Brain Play activities. The rhyme that seems to be everyone's favourite? Washing Machine!
Dance for Physical Health
Dance is a great way to be physically active. It integrates cardiovascular endurance, flexibility and strength. It can be done anywhere you have some open space and music. Remember, it is recommended that we all move for at least 60 minutes daily. Daily Dance Parties can help us reach that 60 minutes mark through 5-10 minutes intervals throughout the day. Just turn on your favorite tunes and just dance for a few minutes. Bria and Malia do it daily and so can you!Freeze Dance games are a simple way to get moving and very popular for children of all ages. Simply turn up the tunes and get your kids moving. At intervals pause the music and have your kids freeze in a shape or pose. You can vary this game hundreds of ways by adding dance concepts, props, and movement skills. Don't want to use your remote to pause? Check out this Musical Mondays post for Freeze Dance song suggestions.
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Dance for Musicality
Kids don't just learn music by sitting and playing an instrument or singing along. Kids develop their sense of rhythm through activating their vestibular system, meaning they need to move to the music! Use shakers (or other small percussion instruments) to enourage children to move to the music. Here are some different ways to use shakers for dance and musical play.At 2 month infants can discriminate rhythmic patterns (Demany, McKenzie, and Vurpillot, 1997). How does your baby's brain differentiate rhythmic patterns if she can't yet waltz, cha cha, march, or salsa on her own? Through passive movement, i.e. YOU! So pick up your baby today and dance!
Dance is also a great way to expose your child to a wide variety of musical styles and genres. Check out our Musical Mondays posts for suggestions of songs we love to dance to!
Dance for Creativity and Expression
Dance is a powerful tool for promoting creativity and self-expression. Giving your kids a space to express themselves creatively will develop their communication skills, increase self-esteem, and help them become more self-aware. My girls love to make up dances. It can keep them busy for hours as they create their masterpieces. My role is to be a supportive audience when they are ready. Just allowing them a place they can create leaves us with memories like this:
Take some time from your day and just DANCE! I promise after 5 minutes of dancing you'll feel happier and revitalized.
If you're local to Edmonton also check out the great Dance Day promotion we have going on over at J'Adore Dance. For today only 5 Class Drop in Passes are on sale for $37! Make the commitment to dance today for you brain, body and soul!
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Nina Kaptsova
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
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Ballet Terms 🩰
Adagio - in a classical ballet class, the adagio portion of the lesson concentrates on technique by using slow movements i.e. exercises at the barre consisting of plies, developpes, attitude, arabesque, rond de jambe
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Allegro - applied to all bright, fast or quick movements i.e. canbriole and jete. The most important thing to achieve is lightness, smoothness, and make it seem effortless
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Tendu - extension of the leg most commonly from 1st or 5th position; going from front, side, back, side (en dehors); while extending the leg your floot goes from flat to demi pointe and to just the toes; when extending to the front and side lead with your toes then pull back to position with your heel leading vice versa to the back
Adagio - in a classical ballet class, the adagio portion of the lesson concentrates on technique by using slow movements i.e. exercises at the barre consisting of plies, developpes, attitude, arabesque, rond de jambe
🩰
Allegro - applied to all bright, fast or quick movements i.e. canbriole and jete. The most important thing to achieve is lightness, smoothness, and make it seem effortless
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Tendu - extension of the leg most commonly from 1st or 5th position; going from front, side, back, side (en dehors); while extending the leg your floot goes from flat to demi pointe and to just the toes; when extending to the front and side lead with your toes then pull back to position with your heel leading vice versa to the back
18 dance forms of India indigenous to each state
On International Dance Day, find out which Indian state boasts of which dance form.
https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/dance-forms-of-india-320648-2016-04-29On International Dance Day, find out which Indian state boasts of which dance form.
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