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Creative Movement Exploration NEW
Creative Movement Exploration works with children on discovering creative concepts of dance, rhythm and expression within the body. It adapts very easily to the current curriculum used in the classroom and can be an extension of learning through literacy, music, teamwork and language. Creative Movement Exploration has two core objectives: developing an understanding of musical beats and how to express those rhythmically; and developing core motor skills with a basis of using the body as a storytelling vessel. Students will learn fundamental ideas and vocabulary including space, opposition, focus, rhythm, physicality, expression, storytelling, improvisation and specificity. Students will channel their energy to learn counting and develop movement control. Each class will include a warm-up and discuss the importance of stretching and work on the vocabulary surrounding stage movement and dance steps. As the class progresses, students will create mini-scripts to emphasize the different ways to tell stories, as well as work on developing memory and motor skills. Students will discuss the importance of character development and explore different ways people, animals, objects move and act. The program incorporates instruments and different styles of music to explore character and expression through movement and discuss the aspects of incorporating physical actions with music and different rhythms to set moods or tell creative stories.
| Format | Costs | Grade Level(s) | Curriculum Connections |
| Residency | Cost for 3 Classrooms x 5 sessions: $1,260 | Preschool - Grade 2 | Math / Patterns Dance / Movement Storytelling Theater |
About Vickers, Megan
Megan Vickers has been teaching youth dance classes of all varieties for over 12 years. Megan began her dance training at the age of 3 and specializes in jazz and musical theatre dance. After studying at the Sonshine Performing Arts Academy and Missouri State University, Megan joined and performed with the Harkness Dance Company in New York. Throughout this time, she has taught extensively in early childhood and special needs movement classes. She also teaches ballet, tap, creative movement, storytelling, musical theatre styles and improvisation. Megan is an experienced musical theatre and jazz instructor, teaching beginning to advanced, as well as an introductory teacher for tap and ballet technique. In addition to teaching and performing, she has directed and choreographed a variety of youth productions and recitals, including ages pre-K through high school students.
All Programs by Vickers, Megan
- Creative Movement Exploration (Workshop)
- Creative Movement Exploration (Residency) - This Program
