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Workshops-To-Go
These professional development and student workshops can be held right at your school.
Contact the workshop presenter directly to arrange a convenient date and time.
THE POWER OF STORYMIME
For teachers of grades 6-12 • Integrating arts across the curriculum • Florida State Standards provided upon request
The Power of StoryMime is an inviting user-friendly art form that stimulates self expression while building communication skills.
Learn simple techniques that integrate movement with sounds and words for bringing the story to life. Stimulating and engaging.
POWER OF PLAYBACK
For teachers of grades 6-12 • Integrating arts across the curriculum • Florida State Standards provided upon request
Power of Playback teaches easy-to-use improvisational theater techniques for enacting stories. Your students will expand listening
and performance skills, explore sequencing through scene development, and enjoy the rewards of creative team play.
MANDALAS OF POETRY
For teachers of grades 6-12 • Integrating arts across the curriculum • Florida State Standards provided upon request
Mandalas of Poetry applies mathematical relationships to the design and form of circle drawings. This approach to discovery learning
also integrates creative writing to give the dynamics of literary expression to the visual art. Builds vocabulary and creative thinking skills.
MASKPOWER
For teachers of grades 6-12 • Integrating arts across the curriculum • Florida State Standards provided upon request
MaskPower teaches simple methods of constructing half-masks for increasing vocabulary, comprehension and presentation skills. Masks
become a stimulus for creating stories, poems and short plays and are a fun and easy way for building FCAT skills.
YOUR FACILITATOR: Darby Hayes, M. Ed. is a seasoned Arts Integration Specialist whose Arts Train programs facilitate vital
academic and social skills learning. She holds certification in Playback Theater, Classical Mime and Transpersonal Psychology.
She is one of a select few chosen by the John F. Kennedy Center to lead their teacher workshops. Darby is a multiple grant
recipient where her expertise in curriculum design serves to enrich learning environments and raise student achievement levels.
Fee: $500/session. Details at: 305.899.5044. Email: livingarts07-train@yahoo.com
STRETCHING BODIES AND IMAGINATIONS
For teachers of grades pre k-6
Learn the skills, knowledge and vocabulary necessary to successfully lead students in an array of creative movement activities. Stretching
Bodies and Imaginations cultivates articulate body mechanics, cooperative learning, arts appreciation, cultural awareness and locomotor/
axial movement skill building. Auditory, visual and kinesthetic learning modalities are brought “into play” making the learning of academic
concepts fun. Puppets, poems, props and cultural attire add a festive flair to make addressing the Sunshine State Standards enjoyable.
DANCING THROUGH THE DECADES
For teachers of grades 3-12
Participants learn solo and partner dances reflective of the decades of the 20th century. Learn the Charleston, Shim Sham,
Soft Shoe, Single Swing, Triple Swing, Jitterbug, Hand Jive, Monkey, Pony, Swim, Skate, Locomotion, Fly, Disco Hustle, Moonwalk,
Robot, Cabbage Patch and much, much more. This energetic workshop is infused with a plethora of information, costumes and
props that reflect the history and pop culture surrounding each of the decades. Everything old is new again!
YOUR FACILITATOR: Dawn Preuss has more than 30 years experience as a researcher, choreographer, performer and teacher of dance
throughout the country and abroad. She is certified in dance education grades K-12. Her professional credits include work in television,
film, video and stage. Fee: $400/session $1,000 for a group of 3 sessions. Contact: 954.565.9429 or dawnpreuss@hotmail.com.
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