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Guest Post: Dance in Third Grade

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This post was written by Carol Montgomery, a third grade teacher at The Hamlin School in San Francisco. The Hamlin School is an all-girls K-8 independent school.

Last spring, I enlisted Jill Randall’s help with the development of a culminating dance project for my girls who were learning about various African nations through novels, non-fiction picture books and movies.  Jill choreographed and taught an amazing piece inspired by Toumani Diabate’s song "Djelika."  She inspired the girls to take risks on the dance floor and react naturally to the power of rhythm and movement.  The class became the dancers we read about in books like African and Asian Dance by Andrew Solway.  They learned the importance of dance as a cultural expression, and how to “converse with the music” in the dance studio.
 
I love African and Asian Dance because it explains the diversity and significance of various instruments, styles and techniques native to Asian and African dance traditions, while comparing those disciplines to more contemporary dance expressions.  The book has a glossary and recommended websites to extend your studies, a fabulous resource for educators wanting to explore the cultures of Asia and Africa for children through religion, folk tales, and storytelling.  
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Drumbeat in our Feet by Patricia A. Keeler and Julio T. Leitao is a fantastic picture book.  It’s an inspirational text in that it sends a clear message that everyone can be a part of the celebration of dance.  Appropriately, the book opens with the African Proverb, “If you can walk, you can dance. If you can talk, you can sing.”  The book breaks down technical vocabulary in a kid friendly way and employs clever uses of metaphors and similes to make it a whimsical read! My kids and I loved this book.
 
Jill’s teachings and recommendations exposed me to a new genre of books for children to explore culture through art and movement.  The experience inspired my girls to take risks and celebrate the diversity in dance among cultures. The unique fusion of literature and experiential teaching helped to enrich my students and the overall 3rd grade social studies curriculum, which centers on world cultures and world geography.  

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