Unit Overview:
Students will read children’s trade books in which an American dance style appears. They will learn the basic dance steps. Later, what they learn from the books and the dance lessons will be incorporated into a writing activity.
Lesson Overviews:
Learn the origins of square dancing in the U.S. along with experiencing the dance form and the actual calls, culminating in learning to write a friendly letter about the experience.
Tomie DePaola's Native American legends lend themselves to the study of Native American dance movements.
The third lesson on American Dance forms takes us to the origins of Tap, exploring its history.
