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Thursday, September 9, 2010

Quiet but alive

With the start of the school year I have shifted my focus back to my students.  I am writing/finalizing my 1st term lesson plans, writing a welcome letter for parents, tweaking my syllabus and negotiating how integration hours are going to be handled.  
But there is a realignment that is subtle and I have just noticed.  I am thinking about these details from the standpoint of someone who wants her own artistry to continue improving.  Some examples:
1.  The new afterschool program will have a dance teacher, with a professional background.  The afterschool coordinator and I have talked and it will be held in my room.  I am planning to stay at least once a week to take the class as well.
2.  I am formulating a plan by which I will work with parents that are musicians, dancers or actors to incorporate their talents into our performances.  I will create some role for myself as well.
3.  There are several all school events for which I am determining whether I can gather a small group of interested teachers to dance to choreography based on my Laban principles, that I am working on now.
Not a huge laundry list, but the start of a beginning that can keep renewing my work and preserve the artist within me.
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