Assembly Program
For each K-12 school assembly, ClancyWorks creates a presentation that excites students about how dance can be used to create community through teamwork and collaboration. The assembly program includes a brief historical background and cultural context for each dance form. Each section will be a fun and exciting way to engage students not only in the dance forms but also in the history and culture of societies from which the dance was born.
There’s nothing like a live dance performance for students of all ages.
For our K-12 school assemblies, ClancyWorks creates programs that activate students’ curiosity and shift perceptions. We use performance to showcase how choreographers use inspiration from moments relevant to everyday life to create works of art. We perform dances with versatile and visually exciting props and sets, along with our distinctive use of partnering work choreography.
In watching live dance performances, students gain greater understanding about themselves, their communities and potential. When they leave a live dance performance, students are inspired, engaged, and ready to learn more. Our styles of dance include: Contemporary Modern Dance, Hip-Hop and Street Dance Techniques, Jazz, Tap, Step, Ballet, and Partnering Techniques.
We strive to educate students about the importance of teamwork and collaboration through our performances. We utilize our unique partnering techniques as a metaphor so that in ways, individuals can enhance their own understanding of teamwork.
Contact us today to arrange an assembly dance program, performed by the ClancyWorks Dance Company, and explore more details and information about the program below. ClancyWorks staff can help schools identify grants and funding to make this assembly program possible.
- To allow students to see how dance embodies different disciplines through kinesthetic, rhythmic, spatial, interpersonal, and visual learning styles
- To engage students in an art activity that allows them to see the practical connections of art and life
- To raise awareness for students about the importance of mutual respect, teamwork, and creating community
- To educate students about different styles of dance and the cultural and historical context from which the dance genres were born with styles including: Contemporary Modern Dance, Hip-Hop and Street Dance Techniques, Jazz, Tap, Step, Ballet, and Partnering Techniques.
- Content is tailored to specific age groups and includes a mixture of group works, solos, duets, and trios to engage students with a variety and range of movement styles.
- Emphasizes ClancyWorks Dance Company’s strength of dance partner work in choreography to demonstrate the benefits of collaboration in many forms
- Audience participation opportunities vary for each age group. Examples include:
- Dialogue and questions
- Call and response exercises
- Interactive warm-up movement demonstrations
- Short dance activities with those in attendance
- History and excerpts of Contemporary Modern Dance, Hip-Hop and Street Dance Techniques, Jazz, Tap, Step, Ballet, and Choreography that utilizes props and sets
- Clear, clean, level gymnasium floor or stage (no carpeted space)
- No videotaping is allowed, per request of the artists
- Audience size up to 250
- 30 minutes to set up, 20 minutes between repeated performances, 15 minutes to pack up
We are on a variety of organization rosters that help foster and forge community involvement through dance. Contact us to help fund your residency!
ClancyWorks staff can help your school identify grants and funding to make this assembly program possible.
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