Ballet Class For
Beginners Ballet Class For
Beginners
General Description: Forty-minute video portrays a classical ballet class clearly narrated by David Howard. The purpose of the program is to familiarize novices with the vocabulary and technique of the Cecchetti (Italian) style of ballet.
Caution: This class should not be attempted by the beginning ballet student without proper warm-up and work on developing a turnout and extension.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Creation and Composition
Elements of Movement
Presentation and Performance
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Year Recommended: 1996
Also Recommended For: Choreography 11/12
Supplier:
Jeflyn Media Consultants
4 Hidden Forest Drive
Cedar Valley, ON
L0G 1N0
Telephone: 1-888-453-3596
Fax: (905) 473-1408
4 Hidden Forest Drive
Cedar Valley, ON
L0G 1N0
Telephone: 1-888-453-3596
Fax: (905) 473-1408
Price: $50.00
Order Number: (not available)
Ballet Class
Intermediate-Advanced
General Description: Fifty-five-minute video portrays an intermediate-advanced ballet class taught by David Howard. He demonstrates exercises using appropriate vocabulary, which is captioned; comments on technique and feeling; and provides individual correction. Professionals of the American Ballet Theatre are part of the class.
Caution: Students must be at the intermediate to advanced levels of ballet to take this class.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Dance and Society
Elements of Movement
Presentation and Performance
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Year Recommended: 1996
Also Recommended For: Choreography 11/12
Supplier:
Jeflyn Media Consultants
4 Hidden Forest Drive
Cedar Valley, ON
L0G 1N0
Telephone: 1-888-453-3596
Fax: (905) 473-1408
Price: $50.00
Order Number: (not available)
Ballet &
Modern Dance: A Concise History
Author(s): Anderson, Jack
General Description: Book explores the realm of dance from Greek and Roman times to its present form. Topics deal with the influences of culture, religion, choreographers, and dancers. Outlines the stories of the ballets in conjunction with background information. Includes related readings and short profiles.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Dance and Society
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Year Recommended: 1996
Also Recommended For: Choreography 11/12
Supplier:
Fitzhenry & Whiteside Ltd.
195 Allstate Parkway
Markham, ON
L3R 4T8
Telephone: 1-800-387-9776
Fax: (905) 477-9179
Price: $24.95
Order Number: 0-87127-172-9
The Ballroom Dance Pack
Author(s): Laird, Walter
General Description: Well-designed package comprises a book, music CD, and dance cards with step patterns. Book gives clear, detailed instructions for teaching and learning the waltz, quickstep, tango, rumba, samba, and cha-cha-cha. Photos support instructions for each dance. CD has 14 tracks for each of the six styles plus one modern ballroom mix and one Latin ballroom mix.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Dance and Society
Elements of Movement
Presentation and Performance
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Year Recommended: 1996
Supplier:
Irwin Publishing
1800 Steeles Avenue West
Concord, ON
L4K 2P3
Telephone: 1-800-387-0172 (orders only)
Fax: (905) 660-0676
Price: $20.97
Order Number: 1-55144-029-6
Baryshnikov Dances
Sinatra
General Description: Sixty-minute video presents three dances performed by Mikhail Baryshnikov with the American Ballet Theatre and choreographed by Twyla Tharp. They are The Little Ballet, Sinatra Suite, and Push Comes To Shove.
Caution: That's Life in the Sinatra suite is a contentious piece that shows the man treating the woman roughly. This was choregraphed with tongue in cheek by the choreographer, who is known for her radical and humorous style.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Dance and Society
Elements of Movement
Presentation and Performance
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Year Recommended: 1996
Also Recommended For: Choreography 11/12
Supplier:
Jeflyn Media Consultants
4 Hidden Forest Drive
Cedar Valley, ON
L0G 1N0
Telephone: 1-888-453-3596
Fax: (905) 473-1408
Price: $50.00
Order Number: (not available)
Carmen
General Description: Forty-four-minute video presents the ballet Carmen and is shown in its entirety without narration. The production, set to the music of composer Georges Bizet, was choreographed for the camera and features Mikhail Baryshnikov in the lead role.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Creation and Composition
Dance and Society
Elements of Movement
Presentation and Performance
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Year Recommended: 1996
Also Recommended For: Choreography 11/12
Supplier:
Jeflyn Media Consultants
4 Hidden Forest Drive
Cedar Valley, ON
L0G 1N0
Telephone: 1-888-453-3596
Fax: (905) 473-1408
Price: $50.00
Order Number: (not available)
Contrast and Continuum: Music for Creative
Dance, Volume I
Author(s): Chappelle, Eric
General Description: CD features 16 melodies for creative movement. Accompanying support material describes each track by tempo, time, and theme. Includes suggested activities and concepts for each track. Ideas for activities are taken from the recommended title Creative Dance For All Ages, by Anne Green Gilbert, but music titles are not cross-referenced to Gilbert's book.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Creation and Composition
Elements of Movement
Presentation and Performance
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Year Recommended: 1995
Also Recommended For: Dance K-10
Choreography 11/12
Supplier:
Ravenna Ventures, Inc.
4756 University Village Place, North East #117
Seattle, WA
98105
Telephone: (206) 522-7799
Price: $18.00 U.S. Funds
Order Number: RVCD9301NDA
Contrast and Continuum: Music for Creative
Dance, Volume II
Author(s): Chappelle, Eric
General Description: CD features 21 melodies for creative movement. Accompanying support print material describes each track by tempo, time, and theme. Includes suggested activities and concepts for each track. Ideas for activities are taken from the recommended title Creative Dance For All Ages, by Anne Green Gilbert, but music titles are not cross-referenced to Gilbert's book.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Creation and Composition
Presentation and Performance
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Year Recommended: 1995
Also Recommended For: Dance K-10
Choreography 11/12
Supplier:
Ravenna Ventures, Inc.
4756 University Village Place, North East #117
Seattle, WA
98105
Telephone: (206) 522-7799
Price: $18.00 U.S. Funds
Order Number: RVCD9401NDA
Creative Dance for
All Ages
Author(s): Green Gilbert, Anne
General Description: Book explains the theory of elements of movement and provides a method of teaching movement with sample lesson plans. It incorporates a practical approach to classroom management, use of facilities, and grouping according to physical development. Useful for specialist and Generalist. Two music CDs that support the activities in this book are also recommended. Please refer to the separate annotations for Contrast and Continuum: Music For Creative Dance, Volumes 1 and 2 for further information. Teachers may also wish to supplement with their own selection of music.
Caution: Teachers will need to be aware of comfort levels of each child with regard to touching.
Audience: General
LD - sample lesson plans use plain, simple language of instruction
Physical Disabilities - provides suggestions for inclusion
Deaf or Hard of Hearing - provides suggestions for inclusion
Blind/Visual Impairments - provides suggestions for inclusion
Category: Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Creation and Composition
Elements of Movement
Presentation and Performance
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Year Recommended: 1995
Also Recommended For: Dance K-10
Choreography 11/12
Supplier:
American Alliance for Health
1900 Association Drive
Physical Education, Recreation & Dance
Reston, BA
22091
Price: $28.00
Order Number: 0-88314-532-4/A532-4
Dance at Court
General Description: Fifty-eight-minute documentary video explores culture through dance in the context of royal courts in various parts of the world such as France, Japan, Indonesia, Ghana, Java, and so on. It is part of the Dancing Series, which addresses dance history and the cultural origins of dance.
Audience: General
Gifted - highly academic approach to dance history
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Creation and Composition
Dance and Society
Elements of Movement
Presentation and Performance
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Year Recommended: 1995
Also Recommended For: Dance K-10
Choreography 11/12
Supplier:
B.C. Learning Connection Inc.
c/o Program Standards and Education Resources Branch
PO Box 9152, Stn Prov Govt
Victoria, BC
V8W 9H1
Telephone: (250) 356-2317
Fax: (250) 356-2316
Price: $22.00
Order Number: VA3000
Dance Centerstage
General Description: Fifty-eight-minute documentary video compares ballet and Kabuki dance styles. A very informative program, it compares the two styles through dance clips, interviews with dancers and choreographers, history, storylines, and the prerequisites for being a successful performer in these genres.
Caution: Mentions Japanese view of suicide as a way of dealing with problems; may require teacher mediation.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Dance and Society
Elements of Movement
Presentation and Performance
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Year Recommended: 1996
Also Recommended For: Choreography 11/12
Supplier:
International Tele-Film Enterprises Ltd.
Suite #301, 5090 Explorer Drive
Mississauga, ON
L4W 4T9
Telephone: 1-800-561-4300
Fax: (905) 629-1211
Price: (not available)
Order Number: (not available)
Dance Composition
& Production
Author(s): Hayes, Elizabeth
General Description: Book provides detailed information on movement technique, use of space, rhythm, dance composition, auditions, rehearsals, performances, music, costumes, lighting, and non-traditional approaches to choreography and production. Each chapter has an introduction, a list of terms, visuals, a conclusion, and activities.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Creation and Composition
Dance and Society
Elements of Movement
Presentation and Performance
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Year Recommended: 1996
Also Recommended For: Choreography 11/12
Supplier:
Fitzhenry & Whiteside Ltd.
195 Allstate Parkway
Markham, ON
L3R 4T8
Telephone: 1-800-387-9776
Fax: (905) 477-9179
Price: $24.95
Order Number: 0-87127-188-5
Dance Education Initiative
Author(s): White, E.; Bucek, L.
General Description: Resource package comprises a resource binder, three supplementary booklets, and two summaries, one of which is on a Macintosh computer disk. It comprehensively relates dance to child and adolescent development. Focusses on dance making, dance sharing, dance inquiry, and dance vocabulary. Suitable for a specialist or serious enthusiast.
Audience: General
Category: Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Creation and Composition
Dance and Society
Elements of Movement
Presentation and Performance
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Year Recommended: 1995
Also Recommended For: Dance K-10
Choreography 11/12
Supplier:
Minnesota Center for Arts Education
6125 Olson Memorial Highway
Golden Valley, MN
55422
Telephone: (612) 591-4709
Fax: (612) 591-4747
Price: Resource binder: $15.00
Print summary: $5.00
Software summary: $5.00
Order Number: (not available)
Dance: The Art of
Production
Author(s): Schlaich, Joan; DuPont, Betty (eds)
General Description: Well-designed book deals in depth with the components necessary to produce a dance performance: initial concept, music and sound, auditions, rehearsals, costuming, lighting, make-up, press, and publicity. Provides organizational checklists on different aspects of show production.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Creation and Composition
Dance and Society
Presentation and Performance
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Year Recommended: 1996
Also Recommended For: Choreography 11/12
Supplier:
Fitzhenry & Whiteside Ltd.
195 Allstate Parkway
Markham, ON
L3R 4T8
Telephone: 1-800-387-9776
Fax: (905) 477-9179
Price: $21.95
Order Number: 0-916622-68-1
The Dancemakers Series
General Description: Series of six 28-minute videos portrays Canadian choreographers exploring style, motivation, and method of teaching. The choreographers are David Earle, Danny Grossman, Christopher House, James Kudelka, Ginette Laurin, and Constantine Patsalas. Tapes feature interviews and the development of dances. Includes a teacher's guide.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Creation and Composition
Dance and Society
Elements of Movement
Presentation and Performance
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Year Recommended: 1996
Also Recommended For: Choreography 11/12
Supplier:
Dance Collection Danse
145 George Street
Toronto, ON
M5A 2M6
Telephone: (416) 365-3233
Fax: (416) 365-3169
Price: Videos: $21.95
Teacher's Guide: $39.90 each
Order Number: Videos: (not available)
Teacher's Guide: 0-929003-31-4
Dancing in One
World
General Description: Fifty-eight-minute video documents dance across cultures: how dance fits into the make-up of different cultures; how it holds communities together, preserves their traditions and history, and gives them a cultural identity. Interviews, dance clips, and photos help examine dances from around the world.
Caution: Graphic lyrics during rap song.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Dance and Society
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Year Recommended: 1996
Also Recommended For: Choreography 11/12
Supplier:
B.C. Learning Connection Inc.
c/o Program Standards and Education Resources Branch
PO Box 9152, Stn Prov Govt
Victoria, BC
V8W 9H1
Telephone: (250) 356-2317
Fax: (250) 356-2316
Price: $22.00
Order Number: DA0001
Denishawn: The
Birth of Modern Dance
General Description: Forty-minute documentary video is a historical account of the contributions to and effects on modern dance by Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn in the early 1900s. Two actors portraying the dancers/choreographers describe their careers. Includes actual footage of the duo performing.
Caution: Historical footage of the dance Adonis, performed by Ted Shawn, shows revealing male dance costume.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Creation and Composition
Dance and Society
Elements of Movement
Presentation and Performance
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Year Recommended: 1996
Also Recommended For: Choreography 11/12
Supplier:
Jeflyn Media Consultants
4 Hidden Forest Drive
Cedar Valley, ON
L0G 1N0
Telephone: 1-888-453-3596
Fax: (905) 473-1408
Price: $50.00
Order Number: (not available)
Dido and Aeneas
General Description: Fifty-five-minute video shows the modern dance choreographed and performed by Mark Morris and his company to a 1689 baroque operatic work by Henry Purcell. Songs are subtitled. The danced opera takes the form of the Greek theatre, with males performing the lead roles, a chorus, and choreography incorporating Greek poses. Mature content is for the serious student of dance.
Caution: Some of the scenes feature violence, sorcery, and provocative dancing.
Audience: General
Gifted - critical analysis of modern dance and opera
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Creation and Composition
Dance and Society
Presentation and Performance
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Year Recommended: 1996
Also Recommended For: Choreography 11/12
Supplier:
McNabb and Connolly
60 Briarwood Avenue
Port Credit, ON
L5G 3N6
Telephone: (905) 278-0566
Fax: (905) 278-2801
Price: $250.00
Order Number: (not available)
Fonteyn And
Nureyev: The Perfect Partnership
General Description: Well-designed 90-minute video documents "the perfect partnership" of Margot Fonteyn and Rudolph Nureyev. It examines their dance careers before, during, and after their partnership through historical dance clips, narration, interviews, newsreels, rehearsals, and actual 8 mm film segments.
Caution: Some swearing noted.
Nureyev's costume in Lucifer shows naked buttocks.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Dance and Society
Elements of Movement
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Year Recommended: 1996
Supplier:
Jeflyn Media Consultants
4 Hidden Forest Drive
Cedar Valley, ON
L0G 1N0
Telephone: 1-888-453-3596
Fax: (905) 473-1408
Price: $50.00
Order Number: (not available)
Form Without
Formula: A Concise Guide to the Choreographic Process
Author(s): Beatty, Patricia
General Description: Book describes the choreographic process in sections on movement, building skills, narrative, abstraction, music, sets, props, titles, performing space, lighting, costuming, and concepts. Ideas and activities to implement the main topics are organized sequentially.
Audience: General
Gifted - opportunities for in-depth analysis, extension, and lateral thinking
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Dance and Society
Presentation and Performance
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Year Recommended: 1995
Also Recommended For: Dance K-10
Choreography 11/12
Supplier:
Dance Collection Danse
145 George Street
Toronto, ON
M5A 2M6
Telephone: (416) 365-3233
Fax: (416) 365-3169
Price: $8.50
Order Number: 929003-17-9
Giselle
General Description: Twenty-seven-minute video explores the history, music, and characters of the ballet Giselle. Narrated by Frank Augustyn, it uses humour, interviews, demonstrations, and dance clips from the Bolshoi Ballet. Compares the emotional demands of Act I and the technical and physical demands of Act II.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Creation and Composition
Dance and Society
Elements of Movement
Presentation and Performance
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Year Recommended: 1996
Also Recommended For: Choreography 11/12
Supplier:
McNabb and Connolly
60 Briarwood Avenue
Port Credit, ON
L5G 3N6
Telephone: (905) 278-0566
Fax: (905) 278-2801
Price: $150.00
Order Number: (not available)
Hoop Dancing
General Description: Fifteen-minute documentary video is an exemplary representation of a First Nations hoop dance. The dancer discusses his motivation and training, the meaning of the dance, and its place in his culture. Also addresses the challenge and concentration required to perform this dance.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Creation and Composition
Dance and Society
Elements of Movement
Presentation and Performance
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Year Recommended: 1996
Also Recommended For: Choreography 11/12
Supplier:
Magic Lantern Communications Ltd. (Ontario)
Unit 38, 775 Pacific Road
Oakville, ON
L6L 6M4
Telephone: 1-800-263-1717
Fax: (905) 827-1154
Price: $55.00
Order Number: (not available)
The Individual and
Tradition
General Description: Fifty-eight-minute video discusses the impact of 20th-century dancers and choreographers such as Twyla Tharp, Martha Graham, Isadora Duncan, and Ruth St. Denis. Shows the innovative styles of these and other choreographers from around the world and discusses how these pioneers used dance as a form of female liberation.
Caution: Teachers should preview for occasional profanity, safety considerations, and lifestyle information of dancers such as Isadora Duncan.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Creation and Composition
Dance and Society
Elements of Movement
Presentation and Performance
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Year Recommended: 1996
Also Recommended For: Choreography 11/12
Supplier:
International Tele-Film Enterprises Ltd.
Suite #301, 5090 Explorer Drive
Mississauga, ON
L4W 4T9
Telephone: 1-800-561-4300
Fax: (905) 629-1211
Price: (not available)
Order Number: (not available)
The International
Championship of Ballroom Dancing
General Description: Forty-eight-minute video of an international ballroom dance competition shows couples performing compulsory and freestyle routines. There is commentary on the basics of the competition, including some aspects of judging. Includes a brief history of the cha-cha-cha, rumba, tango, and waltz.
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Creation and Composition
Dance and Society
Elements of Movement
Presentation and Performance
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Year Recommended: 1996
Also Recommended For: Choreography 11/12
Supplier:
Multimedia Group of Canada
5225 Berri Street
Montreal, PQ
H2J 2S4
Telephone: (514) 273-4231
Fax: (514) 276-5130
Price: $200.00
Order Number: (not available)
The Jazz Workout
General Description: Fifty-five-minute video demonstrates the components of a jazz dance class, beginning with the warm-up; then moving through isolations, floor progressions, and dance combinations; and ending with a choreographed routine. Clear narration emphasizes safety. Skills build in a logical progression.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Creation and Composition
Dance and Society
Elements of Movement
Presentation and Performance
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Year Recommended: 1996
Also Recommended For: Choreography 11/12
Supplier:
Jeflyn Media Consultants
4 Hidden Forest Drive
Cedar Valley, ON
L0G 1N0
Telephone: 1-888-453-3596
Fax: (905) 473-1408
Price: $50.00
Order Number: (not available)
Karen Kain: A
Farewell Dance
General Description: Twelve-minute video highlights Karen Kain's career through interviews, training, rehearsals, performances, and question-and-answer periods. It emphasizes the demands on the dancer in the many facets of a dancing career. It gives insights into ballet and looks at options for dancers as they grow older.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Dance and Society
Presentation and Performance
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Year Recommended: 1996
Also Recommended For: Choreography 11/12
Supplier:
CBC Educational Sales
PO Box 500, Station A
Toronto, ON
M5W 1E6
Telephone: (416) 205-6384
Fax: (416) 205-3482
Price: $99.00
Order Number: Y8Q-94-02
Lester Horton
Technique: The Warm-Up
General Description: Forty-five-minute video teaches the basic concepts for a dance warm-up. Individual exercises emphasize body alignment, safety, breathing, and proper use of muscles. A continuous warm-up follows that can be used separately.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Elements of Movement
Presentation and Performance
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Year Recommended: 1996
Also Recommended For: Choreography 11/12
Supplier:
Jeflyn Media Consultants
4 Hidden Forest Drive
Cedar Valley, ON
L0G 1N0
Telephone: 1-888-453-3596
Fax: (905) 473-1408
Price: $50.00
Order Number: (not available)
Library of Atmospheres for Theatre, Dance and
Teaching
General Description: Set of 15 audio tapes with accompanying teacher's guide provides a library of atmospheric music. The guide cross-references each selection to music type and possible intent, includes a list of key words to suggest movement or moods, and provides suggestions for cross-curricular integration.
Audience: General
Category: Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Presentation and Performance
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Year Recommended: 1996
Also Recommended For: Choreography 11/12
Supplier:
Durkin Hayes Publishing Ltd.
Unit B7, 3375 North Service Road
Burlington, ON
L4W 4T9
Telephone: 1-800-561-4300
Fax: (905) 629-1211
Price: (not available)
Order Number: (not available)
Lord of the Dance
General Description: Fifty-eight-minute documentary video discusses how cultural beliefs have shaped traditions of sacred and secular dance in West Africa, India, and Europe. It includes performances of Bharata Natyam; snake rituals; Kathakali; Osun (goddess of the river) dances of India; and the Los Seises dance of Seville, Spain.
Caution: Authentic Greek sculpture depicts nudity. Serpent ritual moves should not be attempted without proper warm-up andinstruction.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Dance and Society
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Year Recommended: 1996
Supplier:
International Tele-Film Enterprises Ltd.
Suite #301, 5090 Explorer Drive
Mississauga, ON
L4W 4T9
Telephone: 1-800-561-4300
Fax: (905) 629-1211
Price: (not available)
Order Number: (not available)
Lost in the
Shuffle
General Description: Fifteen-minute video explores the history and development of modern tap dancing, including African tribal dance, Appalachian buck dancing, and Irish folk dancing. Jackie Christian and Savion Glover professionally demonstrate the buck and tap styles. The Uhuru dancers perform the Mali dance Derumba as an example of the African influence on tap dance.
Caution: Slides on the side of the foot should not be attempted without proper preparation and training.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Dance and Society
Elements of Movement
Presentation and Performance
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Year Recommended: 1996
Also Recommended For: Choreography 11/12
Supplier:
Magic Lantern Communications Ltd. (Ontario)
Unit 38, 775 Pacific Road
Oakville, ON
L6L 6M4
Telephone: 1-800-263-1717
Fax: (905) 827-1154
Price: $125.00
Order Number: (not available)
The Making of a
Dancer
General Description: Forty-nine-minute video documents the story of a 20-year-old male Canadian factory worker who, through inspiration and determination, becomes a gifted ballet dancer. St»phane L»onard is followed to Russia, where he trains and then performs. Includes clips from interviews with him and his main instructors.
Audience: General
Gifted - can be used for independent study
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Creation and Composition
Dance and Society
Elements of Movement
Presentation and Performance
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Year Recommended: 1995
Also Recommended For: Dance K-10
Choreography 11/12
Supplier:
B.C. Learning Connection Inc.
c/o Program Standards and Education Resources Branch
PO Box 9152, Stn Prov Govt
Victoria, BC
V8W 9H1
Telephone: (250) 356-2317
Fax: (250) 356-2316
Price: $22.00
Order Number: VA3004
Martha Graham: The
Dancer Revealed
General Description: Sixty-minute video details the life of Martha Graham and her contribution to the world of modern dance. It combines narration, historical photos, film clips, dance segments, and re-created dances and interviews as it documents how Graham developed a new dance language and form.
Caution: One dance shows a male dancer doing a turn that displays a bare backside.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Dance and Society
Elements of Movement
Presentation and Performance
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Year Recommended: 1996
Also Recommended For: Choreography 11/12
Supplier:
Jeflyn Media Consultants
4 Hidden Forest Drive
Cedar Valley, ON
L0G 1N0
Telephone: 1-888-453-3596
Fax: (905) 473-1408
Price: $65.00
Order Number: (not available)
Moon Magic: Gail
Grant and the 1920's Dance in Regina
Author(s): Rennie, Karen
General Description: Booklet is a biography of Regina-born performer (Edith) Gail Grant, a pioneer in early Canadian dance. The biography is integrated with the realities of the state of dance in Canada from the 1920s to the 1950s. Original black-and-white photographs enhance the text.
Audience: General Gifted - can be used for independent study
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Dance and Society
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Year Recommended: 1995
Also Recommended For: Dance 8-10
Choreography 11/12
Supplier:
Dance Collection Danse
145 George Street
Toronto, ON
M5A 2M6
Telephone: (416) 365-3233
Fax: (416) 365-3169
Price: $9.95
Order Number: 0-929003-10-1
Movement
Improvisation: In the Words of a Teacher and Her Students
Author(s): Schneer, Georgette
General Description: Book describes how to teach expressive movement. It offers principles and techniques for conducting a creative movement class and features a table with 163 themes for eliciting genuine impromptu responses. Categorizes themes by experience level, number of participants, and purpose.
Audience: General
Category: Professional Reference
Curriculum Organizer(s): Creation and Composition
Elements of Movement
Presentation and Performance
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Year Recommended: 1995
Also Recommended For: Dance K-10
Choreography 11/12
Supplier:
Human Kinetics Canada
Box 24040, 1275 Walker Road
Windsor, ON
N8Y 4Y9
Telephone: 1-800-465-7301
Fax: (519) 944-7614
Price: $29.50
Order Number: 0-87322-530-9/BSCH0530
New Worlds, New
Forms
General Description: Fifty-eight-minute documentary video focusses on the influence of African dance culture on dance styles in the Americas (lindy hop, jitterbug, rock and roll, reggae, and so on). Shows how Africans used dance to keep their culture throughout repression and slavery and how it was combined with European culture to create new dance forms.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Dance and Society
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Year Recommended: 1996
Also Recommended For: Choreography 11/12
Supplier:
International Tele-Film Enterprises Ltd.
Suite #301, 5090 Explorer Drive
Mississauga, ON
L4W 4T9
Telephone: 1-800-561-4300
Fax: (905) 629-1211
Price: (not available)
Order Number: (not available)
The Nutcracker
General Description: Twenty-seven-minute documentary video narrated by Frank Augustyn explores the history, music, and characters of The Nutcracker ballet. It discusses the thin plot line, lack of role development, use of the corps de ballet versus lead dancers, and the perception that the ballet may be overperformed by companies.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Creation and Composition
Dance and Society
Elements of Movement
Presentation and Performance
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Year Recommended: 1996
Also Recommended For: Choreography 11/12
Supplier:
McNabb and Connolly
60 Briarwood Avenue
Port Credit, ON
L5G 3N6
Telephone: (905) 278-0566
Fax: (905) 278-2801
Price: $150.00
Order Number: (not available)
Points In Space
General Description: Award-winning 55-minute instructional video details the process of choreographing a dance for film or video. Through narration and interviews with Merce Cunningham, John Cage, and the dancers, it details the development of Points In Space. Also covers costume and set design, music scoring, and camera angles.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Creation and Composition
Dance and Society
Elements of Movement
Presentation and Performance
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Year Recommended: 1996
Also Recommended For: Choreography 11/12
Supplier:
Jeflyn Media Consultants
4 Hidden Forest Drive
Cedar Valley, ON
L0G 1N0
Telephone: 1-888-453-3596
Fax: (905) 473-1408
Price: $50.00
Order Number: (not available)
The Power of Dance
General Description: Fifty-eight-minute documentary video explores global cultural exchange through dance. It examines the influences of other cultures on North American dance: First Nations, Cajun, and Indian. Discusses how cultures influence dance styles and how technology affects dance.
Audience: General ESL - authentic representation of various cultural influences in dance
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Creation and Composition
Dance and Society
Elements of Movement
Presentation and Performance
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Year Recommended: 1995
Also Recommended For: Dance 8-10
Choreography 11/12
Supplier:
B.C. Learning Connection Inc.
c/o Program Standards and Education Resources Branch
PO Box 9152, Stn Prov Govt
Victoria, BC
V8W 9H1
Telephone: (250) 356-2317
Fax: (250) 356-2316
Price: $22.00
Order Number: VA3002
Romeo and Juliet
General Description: Twenty-seven-minute documentary video, narrated by Frank Augustyn, explores the history, music, and characters of the ballet Romeo and Juliet. A well-designed instructional tool, it uses humour, interviews, narration, demonstrations, and dance clips to tell the story. Explores the development of the role of the male dancer.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Dance and Society
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Year Recommended: 1996
Also Recommended For: Choreography 11/12
Supplier:
McNabb and Connolly
60 Briarwood Avenue
Port Credit, ON
L5G 3N6
Telephone: (905) 278-0566
Fax: (905) 278-2801
Price: $150.00
Order Number: (not available)
Sex and Social
Dance
General Description: Fifty-eight-minute documentary video outlines the evolution and importance of social dancing in the United States, Cook Islands, and Morocco. Focusses on dance from historical, cultural, and religious points of view and examines the roles of men and women in social dance.
Caution: Because the traditional Polynesian dance themes focus on the genitals, some historical pictures and statues depict the nude body.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Dance and Society
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Year Recommended: 1996
Also Recommended For: Choreography 11/12
Supplier:
International Tele-Film Enterprises Ltd.
Suite #301, 5090 Explorer Drive
Mississauga, ON
L4W 4T9
Telephone: 1-800-561-4300
Fax: (905) 629-1211
Price: (not available)
Order Number: (not available)
Sleeping Beauty
General Description: Twenty-seven-minute documentary video, narrated by Frank Augustyn, explores the history, characters, and music of the ballet Sleeping Beauty. Dancers share personal views on roles, relationships between characters, and dancers and conductors. Dance clips, photos, and demonstration models detail all aspects, from rehearsal to performance.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Creation and Composition
Dance and Society
Elements of Movement
Presentation and Performance
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Year Recommended: 1996
Also Recommended For: Choreography 11/12
Supplier:
McNabb and Connolly
60 Briarwood Avenue
Port Credit, ON
L5G 3N6
Telephone: (905) 278-0566
Fax: (905) 278-2801
Price: $150.00
Order Number: (not available)
Swan Lake
General Description: Twenty-seven-minute documentary video, narrated by Frank Augustyn, explores the history, music, and characters of the ballet Swan Lake. A well-designed instructional tool, it uses humour, interviews, historical footage, and dance clips from the Bolshoi Ballet. Contains in-depth analysis of the roles of Odette/Odile and the Prince.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Creation and Composition
Dance and Society
Elements of Movement
Presentation and Performance
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Year Recommended: 1996
Also Recommended For: Choreography 11/12
Supplier:
McNabb and Connolly
60 Briarwood Avenue
Port Credit, ON
L5G 3N6
Telephone: (905) 278-0566
Fax: (905) 278-2801
Price: $150.00
Order Number: (not available)
La Sylphide
General Description: Twenty-seven-minute documentary video, narrated by Frank Augustyn, explores the history, music, and characters of the ballet La Sylphide. A well-designed instructional tool, it uses humour, interviews, demonstrations, and dance clips to tell the story of a dance that introduced the Romantics. Also explores the development of pointe, includin g shoe construction and the effect of pointe work on a dancer's feet.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Creation and Composition
Dance and Society
Elements of Movement
Presentation and Performance
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Year Recommended: 1996
Also Recommended For: Choreography 11/12
Supplier:
McNabb and Connolly
60 Briarwood Avenue
Port Credit, ON
L5G 3N6
Telephone: (905) 278-0566
Fax: (905) 278-2801
Price: $150.00
Order Number: (not available)
Tap Dancing:
Advanced Routine
General Description: Forty-minute video features a tap routine choreographed, taught, and performed by Charles Goddertz of New York. The style is essentially American.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Elements of Movement
Presentation and Performance
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Year Recommended: 1996
Also Recommended For: Choreography 11/12
Supplier:
Jeflyn Media Consultants
4 Hidden Forest Drive
Cedar Valley, ON
L0G 1N0
Telephone: 1-888-453-3596
Fax: (905) 473-1408
Price: $50.00
Order Number: (not available)
Tap Dancing:
Intermediate Routine
General Description: Forty-minute video features a tap routine choreographed, taught, and performed by Charles Goddertz of New York. The style is essentially American.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Elements of Movement
Presentation and Performance
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Year Recommended: 1996
Also Recommended For: Choreography 11/12
Supplier:
Jeflyn Media Consultants
4 Hidden Forest Drive
Cedar Valley, ON
L0G 1N0
Telephone: 1-888-453-3596
Fax: (905) 473-1408
Price: $50.00
Order Number: (not available)
Teaching Beginning Dance Improvisation
General Description: Two 60-minute videotapes present a series of activities for teaching various aspects of dance improvisation. The accompanying teacher's workbook manual provides clearly stated objectives, lesson goals, activities, teaching hints, and coaching phrases.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Creation and Composition
Dance and Society
Elements of Movement
Presentation and Performance
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Year Recommended: 1995
Also Recommended For: Dance K-10
Choreography 11/12 Physical Education K-10
Supplier:
American Alliance for Health
1900 Association Drive
Physical Education, Recreation & Dance
Reston, BA
22091
Price: $205.00 U.S. Funds
Order Number: 0-9623745-0-4NDA
W5: The Boom In
Ballroom Dancing
General Description: Eight-minute W5 video portrays dance as a competitive sport, showing the training, preparation, and performance of the waltz, fox trot, cha-cha-cha, quickstep, and tango. It also covers the general public's perception of dance, how ballroom dance fits into society, and how people from all walks of life participate.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Creation and Composition
Dance and Society
Elements of Movement
Presentation and Performance
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Year Recommended: 1996
Also Recommended For: Choreography 11/12
Supplier:
Magic Lantern Communications Ltd. (Ontario)
Unit 38, 775 Pacific Road
Oakville, ON
L6L 6M4
Telephone: 1-800-263-1717
Fax: (905) 827-1154
Price: $49.00
Order Number: (not available)
The Young Dancer
Author(s): Bussell, Darcey
General Description: Book describes and illustrates the world of ballet through sections on the classical ballet steps, mime, make-up, costumes, character dancing, other dance forms, and choreography. Includes a detailed glossary and useful addresses.
Audience: General
ESL - high interest, good visuals, predictable pattern, pictorial support
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Creation and Composition
Dance and Society
Elements of Movement
Presentation and Performance
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Year Recommended: 1995
Also Recommended For: Dance K-10
Choreography 11/12
Supplier:
Irwin Publishing
1800 Steeles Avenue West
Concord, ON
L4K 2P3
Telephone: 1-800-387-0172 (orders only)
Fax: (905) 660-0676
Price: $13.56
Order Number: 7737-27353
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