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Danceable Thoughts

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At the intersection of necessity and creativity, you'll find Danceable Thoughts. Check out the Danceable Thoughts podcast NOW AVAILABLE for free on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, host site: Podbean

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Skeleton Dance Challenge Fun for October

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This is a fun idea for class or for a party idea.Using an item I purchased at a discount store I created an entire creative choreography project!

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Dance

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Inspirational Quotes -- Multiple Activities for Teachers/Students

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Designed to be utilized with the printed set of 10 Inspirational Posters for Thinking Dancers -- NOW AVAILABLE in a written summary format for anyone to use.10 Quotes from across the genres of dance and from over the span of time!Misty Copeland,

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Dance-specific 52 Gib Gab Style Topics Summary Page

By Danceable Thoughts

Have fun with the educational toy, "Gib Gab" and make the timed questions relate to dance education!52 different topics to discuss and play with the Gib Gab timer device.Disclaimer: Gib Gab is an independent product found where other educational

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Ideation Kit Ideas -- 16 Suggested Activities to Get Started

By Danceable Thoughts

"Ideation" is a new business-world buzzword for what dancer already love to doEXPLORE and CREATE by Discovery and ImprovisationUse this Teacher Guide with the Danceable Thoughts Ideation Kit available at Live events OR Use these ideas to create

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6 Ways to Respond to Quote Posters

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6 "RE" words that give students a variety of ways to respond to Inspirational Quotes Posters -- Works great with the Danceable Thoughts Quotes Posters that are currently available for purchase at live events like TDEA!

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Create-a-Rubric Fitness Dance -- Student Group Project

By Danceable Thoughts

Part of the Suggested September Calendar Fitness UnitAt the end of the unit, groups create a Fitness Dance Combination and with this simple guide they will also create a rubric for grading the project.VERY SIMPLE and EASY to FOLLOW -- generates

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Body Puzzle -- Fitness Calendar Extension for Muscle Groups

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Add the Muscle Groups you'd like your students to learn.Suggested Use: As students are experiencing workout exercises for a body part have them label this puzzle.Purposely left generic so that you can use for either front (anterior) or back

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Physical Education, Health, Dance

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Body Conditioning Video Search Project

By Danceable Thoughts

A super Quick and Easy web-quest for your students -- Search and Find examples of Pilates and/or Yoga "How To" videos.Activity: Pair up and Share to test out the videos and then in a class discussion review them!Part of the September Suggested

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Physical Education, Health, Dance

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Fitness Facts and Puzzle Activity

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Here's the some basic information about GENERAL FITNESS! With an activity at the end for students to DEVISE their OWN plan for Great FITNESS!GREAT For NON DANCERS as well -- share this idea with Health Teachers and friends in the PE Department

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Physical Education, Health, Dance

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Suggested September Calendar -- A Month of Fitness Focused

By Danceable Thoughts

Here's an easy way to plan your September with activities from Danceable Thoughts:Check out the related documents for sale!Suggested activities include: Fitness Facts, Aerobic Combos, Muscle Group Identifying Stretching and Body

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Unit Plans

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Viewing a Ballet -- TEACHER Guide

By Danceable Thoughts

Coordinates with Viewing and Analyzing a Ballet Worksheets for Students or can be used independently.

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Dance

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Viewing and Analyzing a Ballet Production Student Guide

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An excellent way to guide student viewing of ballet productions -- very similar format to the "Viewing a Musical from a Dancer's Point of View"Works wonderfully for studying The Nutcracker!

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Dance

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Nutcracker Study Resource: Divertissement

By Danceable Thoughts

A short and sweet discussion of the dances we all love from The Nutcracker's second act, Kingdom of the Sweets!A supplement to the Nutcracker Project resources

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Dance

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Insta-Ballet Photo Shoot SOLO project -- Virtual Student Friendly!

By Danceable Thoughts

Here's an adaptation of the Insta-Ballet Photo Shoot assignment that virtual students can do autonomously.Variations of this are a component of The Nutcracker Project

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Dance

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Virtual Students Nutcracker Project Solo Choreography

By Danceable Thoughts

If you've utilized or viewed the Nutcracker Project for Groups -- here is a nice simplification of the project for a virtual student to use to create a short solo!This is a 10 day long project! Great way to end the semester.Includes handouts/daily

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Dance

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Nutcracker Storyline Basics with 2 pages for Student Notes

By Danceable Thoughts

Generalized info for a quick study!

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Dance

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7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Insta-Ballet Photo Shoot to Learn Ballet Body Positions

By Danceable Thoughts

Here's an group project that will inspire your students to imagine themselves as ballet dance company stars!Explainer Video also available! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTIEnycg2soThey will take photos of themselves in basic ballet body

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Dance

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Ballet Terms Full Set: Definitions and WORKBook pdf format

By Danceable Thoughts

Ballet Terms and duplicate format pages to use as a workbook for your studentscoordinates with the short videos (videos available separately)

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Dance

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Workbooks, Worksheets

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Ballet Terms Full Set Terms and Definitions (pdf)

By Danceable Thoughts

Coordinates with the short videos for ballet terminologyCoordinates with the WORKBOOK of terms Available in different versions

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Dance

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Workbooks

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Ballet Terms Full Set Workbook Pages (pdf)

By Danceable Thoughts

This is a compilation set of pdf pages of all the terms featured in the short videos.The short videos are divided into different categories of terms/steps.This coordinates with another resource: Ballet Terms Full Set Terms and Definitions

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Dance

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Workbooks, Worksheets

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Dance Educator in Texas Public Schools for 30 years (now retired) Adjudicator for Dance Competitions, Dance Camp Instructor, Choreographer, and Clinician Workshop Presenter for TDEA, CEDFA, NDEO Staff Development Presenter for multiple districts Curriculum writer for Fort Bend ISD Teaching certifications in Dance, English, Computer Science, Theater Arts, Physical Education Previously served to assist in writing TEA Standards and Certification Tests

MY TEACHING STYLE

Cross Curricular approaches to most lessons Specializing in Introducing Beginners to the Arts Inspired by the discpline of a ballet class Invigorated by the freedom to create from Modern/Contemporary Energized by the frenetic excitement of a Jazz Classes Always with an eye towards the rich History and Diversity of the Origins of Dance

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Texas Dance Educators Association Director of the Year TDEA Lifetime Achievement Award Receipent CEDFA Cadre Member

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Texas Christian University, Bachelor of Science in Education Dance Certification from Texas Woman's University

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Enthusiastically embracing a new career as a "Teacher of Teachers"