Animals and Algorithms: Coding & Choreography
A Dance Workshop or Residency for Grades K-4
Teaching Artist: Harlan Brownlee (Moving MattersKC)
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Inspired by the flora and fauna of the earth’s biomes students explore the sequential nature of computers and coding. Starting with a creative movement activity, students explore one of the earth’s biomes and then working in small groups, students create a short simple sequential “habitats dance” that duplicates the structure and form of an algorithm.
Biomes offered for this workshop are:
The Tropical Rainforest
The Southwestern Desert
The African Savanna
The Wetlands
Available as a single workshop or as a multi-workshop residency.
Requirements: A large, clear space for dancing, preferably a gymnasium or multi-purpose room. If available, a large Screen TV HDMI Compatible. Teachers must be present at all times during workshops.
To schedule this program, use the scheduling button below or:
Phone: 816-531-4022
Email: booknow@kcya.org
Creative Discipline: Dance
Maximum Audience Size: 30
Program Length: 45 minutes
Availability: Year-round
Location: At Your School
Fees: $150 single/$250 double
The break between workshops must not exceed 90 minutes to receive the reduced rate
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Curriculum Connection: STEM
Photo by Susan McSpadden