Movement-Based
Arts Learning


Students will explore the element of shape in the their bodies and use the element of time and space to create patterns using straight, curved and angular lines.
The goal of this lesson plan is to re-enforce the importance and power of abstract thinking and abstract movement in the choreographic process. This lesson plan can help teachers fight the pre-conceived notion that dance MUST TELL A STORY, that dance MUST BE ABOUT SOMETHING.
Students will use creative movement to explore the slow and fast changes that happen to the earth's surface, including landslides, earthquakes, volcanoes, and erosion.
This is a short lesson plan using the lifecycle of a seed to explore body part movements, levels and time.
A journey into the stories, myths, and natural wonders that make the American Southwest and Great Basin so singularly compelling.
A performance that affirms RDT’s commitment to modern dance that is accessible, joyful, and irresistible to audiences of every background.
A performance that affirms RDT’s commitment to modern dance that is accessible, joyful, and irresistible to audiences of every background.
Throughout the school year, RDT dancers provide a master class of the week online for teachers to draw ideas from to help with the teaching of dance t...