3074
Whitney Ave.
Bldg. 2, 2nd Floor
Hamden, CT 06518
phone: 203-230-8101
fax: 203-230-8131
DANCE CHINA NY
Asian Dance / Visual Art
Dance China NY is the resident company of the New York Chinese Cultural Center. Company members include master award-winning dancers and musicians from China and the United States.
China Patterns (Grades K-12)
This dance program, performed in full traditional Chinese costumes, introduces students to Chinese culture through language lessons, historical background, onstage demonstrations and audience interaction. The dances and narration illustrate and explain traits, customs and patterns of Chinese life. Students are given the tools to interpret the dance movements as expressions of what people do, see and feel. Length: 45 minutes,
Single Performance: $1350
Pair of Performances: $1555
Three Performances: $1960
Workshops Include:
Chinese Fan or Ribbon Dance (Grades: K-12)
Students work with professional dancers to learn Chinese ribbon or fan dance techniques. Drawing from the lesson, students discover how movement evoke feelings and images; how different movements are integrated and combined to create new ones; and how to begin composing a group dance. The 45-minute lesson includes learning Chinese hand gestures and their symbolic meanings, stories about how Chinese dances began and how they relate to everyday life, simple Chinese language and vocabulary and dance routines for groups and individuals. In an extended residency, students can also learn a complete Chinese dance to perform for the rest of the school.
Length: 45 minutes
Calligraphy or Landscape Painting or Paper Cutting or Name Seal Carving (Grades: K-12)
Our experienced, professional artists work with students in a variety of traditional Chinese art forms, providing background information and unique hands-on experiences.
Length: 45 minutes,
Material Fee: $25 per class
Curriculum Links:
Social Studies, Physical Education,
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