A Personal History | Artopia
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Martha Brim describes her own past with dance and the decision to pursue it as a career.
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A dance piece by Dan Wagoner, performed on the stage.Dance
Step inside Artopia's Dance lobby! Students can learn about the history of dance by exploring Art History. Under Be a Dance Critic, students are guided on how to closely examine a variety of dances. In Meet a Dancer, watch videos of dancers at work.
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Around the World | Artopia
Art and Physics | Artopia
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Wagoner describes Leonard Shlain’s theory of art and physics and how it relates to his own work.
Artopia - Teacher Resources
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Artopia is a comprehensive Web-based arts experience designed for middle school students, covering the visual and performing arts. South Carolina Standards Sub-series Supplementary Content Dance Dance...
Bill T. Jones | Artopia
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Illustration by Maria Manhattan Bill T. Jones was born on February 15 1952 in Bunnell, Florida and was raised mostly in rural Stuben County in Upstate New York, as the tenth of twelve children to a...
Choreography as Problem Solving | Artopia
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Martha Brim is a professor of dance at Columbia College and artistic director of The Power Company. She describes choreogaphy as being a form of problem-solving.
Classical Training | Artopia
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Von Howard explains the complex relationship between classical and modern dance styles and how he incorporates the difference influences.
Collaboration | Artopia
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Marcelo Novo and Miriam Barbosa collaborated to create the multimedia dance performance, Catharsis.
Dan Wagoner - History | Artopia
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Wagoner explains his personal history with dance, which began when he was a young boy in West Virginia.
Dance - One Minute Art Lesson | Artopia
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Watch a brief animation about the types and styles of dance. TRANSCRIPT OK, anybody can dance, right? I mean, when you're out and about groovin' to a beat, you are dancing and everybody else is...