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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Cuba!

For Students 9th - 10th
This Ibiblio.org site offers a student's experiences and photos when traveling with a Carribbean Music & Dance program. Has a special Cuban Rumba Music link.
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Library of Congress

Loc: American Treasures of Library of Congress: Imagination

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is on an unusual exhibit at the Library of Congress that focuses on the American imagination in the realm of the arts. Here you can find original documents and drawings in architecture, music, literature and more.
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Activity
Pequeno Artista (Brazil)

Pequeno Artista

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Site focuses on children's arts, including visual arts, poetry, music, painting, short stories, film, books, dance, and games. Also offers some fun science projects and interesting facts to enhance a child's overall knowledge of his/her...
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Article
Irelands Eye

Irelands eye.com: Irish Dance Steps

For Students 9th - 10th
IrelandsEye.com offers excellent instructions on the Irish Dance. Seven basic steps to learn.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Allemande

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia offers a definition of allemande, a type of dance popular in Baroque music. Includes hyperlinked terms.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Minuet

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia offers an excellent definition of the minuet, a dance for 2 persons in 3/4 time. Includes many hyperlinked terms.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Polka

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia offers detailed information on polka, a type of music and dance originating in Bohemia. Includes samples, artists, and more.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: A Tap Dancer's Craft

For Students 9th - 10th
Tap dance, born out of the marriage of African and European dance traditions, went from extremely popular to barely existent to grand revival, all in under a century. Professional tap dancer and TED Fellow Andrew Nemr taps into the...
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Physics of the "Hardest Move" in Ballet

For Students 9th - 10th
In the third act of "Swan Lake", the Black Swan pulls off a seemingly endless series of turns, bobbing up and down on one pointed foot and spinning around and around and around.. How is this move- which is called a fouette- even...
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Other

Swing: Swing Dancing and Web Sites

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains links, history of, types of, music of, and books about swing dancing.
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Other

Scotland.com

For Students 9th - 10th
Basic facts and travel information about Scotland. Information is available about business, community, travel, culture, news, sports, and shopping.
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Article
Other

The Vinyl Tourist: Mambo Mania

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an article on the 50s dance sensation, the mambo. This gives the history of the dance and description of it, but towards the end they discuss "Mambo Mania" or the heyday in the 50s.
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Other

Houston Ballet

For Students 9th - 10th
The Houston Ballet's website profiles the classical company's leading dancers and offers information on its current season. Also provides history and information on The Houston Ballet Academy.
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Other

Les Grands Ballets Canadiens De Montreal

For Students 9th - 10th
Site offers general information on this contemporary ballet company: biographies and pictures of the dancers, season information, and history.
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Other

World Arts West: People Like Me: Dance Styles

For Students 9th - 10th
This site creates a sort of Online Encyclopedia of World Dance which encompasses varying dance styles and dance cultures from around the world. Each dance style is linked to further information and dance move depictions.
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Article
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: The Tech: Talent and Grace Make Alvin Ailey Amazingly Enjoyable

For Students 9th - 10th
Review of a performance by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, provides information on dance style, performance aspects and choreography.
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Handout
IMDb

Internet Movie Database: Fred Astaire Mini Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
The Internet Movie Database provides a 'Mini biography' of dancer Fred Astaire, including career highlights and trivia.
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Article
ibiblio

Ibiblio: Scottish Step Dancing

For Students 9th - 10th
This interesting ibiblio.org site offers information, history, stories, and more on Scottish step dancing.
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Website
Other

Street Swing: Waltz

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is an excellent website explaining the history of the waltz. Here you can find the other names that Italians, French, Germans, and Austrians call the waltz as well as lots more related information. At the bottom of the page you can...
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Other

Streetswing: Schottische

For Students 9th - 10th
On the top of this webpage you can find a brief history of the schottische dance. Check it out.
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Article
Frontiers Media

Frontier: So You Think You Can't Dance?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Believe it or not, even babies can feel the beat of a rhythm. However, science has documented the first case of a person who could not dance to the beat. His name is Mathieu, and he is an intelligent, talented - even musical - guy with...
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Other

Street Swing: Dance History Archives: The Quadrille

For Students 9th - 10th
This website has a history of the quadrille dance, in addition to a list of artists, politicians, and dancers featured in this dance.
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Article
Other

Dancesport Uk: Cha Cha

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes what the Cha-cha dance is. It has a picture of two dancers and lists different dance moves, divided into three categories according to how advanced they are: bronze, silver and gold.
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Other

Flamenco World: Mundo Flamenco

For Students 9th - 10th
A pioneer bilingual flamenco site that offers services and daily information on flamenco, music, and culture. Some of the features are: introduction to flamenco, festivals, guitar, dance, as well as online store, artist's encyclopedia,...