This post is from Julianne Harper - a lovely woman and fabulous tap dancer. She was in the cast for our first season and returns in our sixth season. We are glad to have her back!
(Shown here in rehearsal for her role as Abeona in Peril on the Red Planet)
Open Dream has just completed our week long residency with Mineral Springs Elementary. I am so fortunate to have Ian Antal as my teaching partner, and boy do we have fun! I am constantly amazed with the imagination all of my students have, and the fourth and fifth graders this week were no exception.
When making our lesson plans, Ian and I tend to cover the curriculum by using activities that offer the students lots of time to find their creative voice. This often means guiding them to think outside of the norm-"How would you act out or dance a mineral's color?" At first there are a few confused faces in the crowd, but in no time the students attack the assignment with such an amazing amount of imaginative thinking. The results are incredibly different interpretations that allow the students to show a little of themselves-the artist and performer that is uniquely them! We have loved getting to know these sides of our students, and I know that they had fun showing us! Thanks so much Mineral Springs, you guys were awesome!
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