Hi, I'm Dulce Juarez, and I'm an assistant teacher with the Opendance company. The project I'm part of is called 'Envisioning Peace: Tolerance", at Balsz elementary school. We started on October 27th, on Tu/Thu from 3:00-4:30pm, and will continue in 2010. For me, working at Balsz Elementary was one of the best group of children we have ever worked with! The students we are working with are 3rd, 4th and 5th graders.
The staff, the family and the community were all very supportive of this past December Holiday production, where our students were able to perform a dance piece called: Greeting the Sun, as well as, played the Taiko Drums with the instruction of Ms. Esther Vandecar, Director of Fushicho Daiko. In the dance the boy's were Ninja's and the girls Warrior Princeses. They jumped, and were lifted, ran, spun, danced with such strenth and joy. The multi-purpose room at Balsz was packed, with all the school children, teachers, staff, family members who got out of work early to come support their children, as well as, community neighbors.
The students are very mature for their age, extremely fast learners, and very engaged during their time with Opendance and Taiko practice. The students, were joyful , excited and felt very accomplished after performing for the huge crowds of people at their school this past December.
We gave them a special surprise bag, with fun, inspirational toys, and yummy treats, for their hard work and wonderful job they did, working as a team, supporting each other, and expressing their creative ideas. Our residency continues until May, so this is just the start of a beautiful journey with these talented group of kids.
May our goal of Peace and tolerance be achieved. The book we are using as inspiration for our teaching and our base for our educational component is called "The Way to Start a Day" by Byrd Baylor. This book is highly recommended, as the content is peaceful, poetic and the illustration captivating!
The staff, the family and the community were all very supportive of this past December Holiday production, where our students were able to perform a dance piece called: Greeting the Sun, as well as, played the Taiko Drums with the instruction of Ms. Esther Vandecar, Director of Fushicho Daiko. In the dance the boy's were Ninja's and the girls Warrior Princeses. They jumped, and were lifted, ran, spun, danced with such strenth and joy. The multi-purpose room at Balsz was packed, with all the school children, teachers, staff, family members who got out of work early to come support their children, as well as, community neighbors.
The students are very mature for their age, extremely fast learners, and very engaged during their time with Opendance and Taiko practice. The students, were joyful , excited and felt very accomplished after performing for the huge crowds of people at their school this past December.
We gave them a special surprise bag, with fun, inspirational toys, and yummy treats, for their hard work and wonderful job they did, working as a team, supporting each other, and expressing their creative ideas. Our residency continues until May, so this is just the start of a beautiful journey with these talented group of kids.
May our goal of Peace and tolerance be achieved. The book we are using as inspiration for our teaching and our base for our educational component is called "The Way to Start a Day" by Byrd Baylor. This book is highly recommended, as the content is peaceful, poetic and the illustration captivating!
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