Arts
Let’s create, dance, make music, and pretend! Teaching artists show different ways to have creative fun.
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STEP UP
Asha John and two friends from the New Victory Theater show how to do a step dancing routine to music from different cultures.
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HOUSEPLANT DRAWINGS
Join Lia Zuilivia from Studio in a School in a demonstration on drawing a houseplant. Observe the lines and shapes of the plant to sketch the drawing.
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SEASONS IN SPANISH
Diane Sanlatte teaches a song about the four seasons in Spanish — verano, otono, invierno, and primavera.
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NO MAS MONOS
Diane Sanlatte teaches a version of the song “No More Monkeys” in Spanish using animal finger puppets.
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WEATHER SONGS
Arielle Lewis from Education Through Music sing sabout different types of weather — sunny, rainy, cloudy, and stormy. She prompts viewers to clap, tap, and blow to imitate the sound of rain.
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SINGING ABOUT WHERE WE LIVE
Arielle Lewis from Education Through Music sings about different languages and cultures from around the world.
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SELF-PORTRAITS
Katherine Huala and Belinda Blum from Studio in a School create self-portraits. Using a mirror, they notice the shapes and features of their faces, then draw and paint what they see.
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DANCING PATHWAYS
With his dance students, Shawn Bible explores moving in straight, curved and zig-zag pathways.
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TRANSFORMING PRIMARY COLORS INTO SECONDARY COLORS
Lia Zuvilivia from Studio in a School guides students as they mix primary colors of paint — red, blue, and yellow – and transform them into secondary colors.
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BODY PERCUSSION
David Martinez sings a welcome song in Spanish, then transforms his body into a percussion instrument.
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USING SENSES TO DANCE
Aaron Umsted as he uses his senses of sight, touch, and hearing to clap and march while dancing.
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MI CUERPO
Diane Sanlatte teaches the Spanish song “Mi Cuerpo.”
