#danceed

El Dorado Elementary. December 2013. San Francisco, CA

I view dance as a form of community building.

Below is footage of work within the SFUSD; Students, teachers, principles, staff & administrators learn choreography in dance class during the curricular day, then come together to perform as a class and / or an entire school community.

At times these performances are stand alone, at times they’re piggy-backed onto all school events, at time they’re purely celebratory & culminating in nature. 

And at times they’re community Savasanas. 

Rehearsals can be facilitated by Youtube-ed choreography (an archive); Yay for the internet!

Limbo @ Longfellow Elementary 2017:

Timber @ Longfellow Elementary 2015:

YMCA @ Argonne Elementary 2015:

Timber @ Cesar Chavez Elementary 2014:

All Is Love @ Longfellow Elementary 2014:

All Is Love @ El Dorado Elementary 2013:

SFUSD Arts Festival Media Day (John Muir Elementary) 2013:

Savasana @ John Muir Elementary (2nd Grade) 2013:

On The Floor @ Longfellow Elementary 2013:

SFUSD Arts Festival Media Day (Longfellow Elementary) 2013:

Rehearsing On The Floor with 5 Graders @ John Muir Elementary 2012:

All School Waka Waka @ Monroe Elementary 2012:

All School Waka Waka @ Longfellow Elementary 2012:

5 School Waka Waka @ Young At Art 2012:

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