Dance Educator | DCPS- Hendley Elementary | NYU and JMU Alum đ | Book nerd đ | Opinions = mine Dance for EVERY child!
Washington, DC
Joined May 2021
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Help me give my students a new dance floor for our classroom! I would appreciate any support or help in spreading the word!! @DonorsChoose
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Happy Lunar New year!! 2nd graders @HendleyES celebrated the Year of the Dragon đ in dance class by doing a âdance aloudâ to this book, exploring pathways with ribbon dancing and creating our own ribbon group dances! @MsBarattasClass
1st graders practiced their prepositions today such as âon, over, around and betweenâ through a dance obstacle course. Students chanted the words while their classmates performed the actions. ELA and dance is always a fun match! @HendleyES @DCPSArts
Grateful to have presented at the 2023 National Dance Education Conference in Denver on the research & curriculum Iâm developing on data & dance integration. An incredible few days full of learning and dancing. Now back to DC to continue the work! @NDEOdance @DCPSArts @HendleyES
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For Jody Gottfried Arnhold, dance education isnât about dance technique: Itâs about creativity, emotional development, cooperation, connection with other disciplines, education in the largest sense. nyti.ms/3OuvE6S
We made so many memories this year in dance class @HendleyES ! From learning new dances, creating our own dances, finding joy, growing our brains and making new friends. Thanks for a great school year, dancers â have a fantastic summer! @DCPSArts
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We had an amazing time today âMoving through Motownâ with our Black History Committee! Our students had a wonderful time! Weâre looking forward to part 2 this afternoon! @MsGower_dance @MusicalMsBain @TaciShaw @PrincipalDLucas
In honor of Black History Month, we hosted a screening of a virtual @StepAfrikaHQ performance for our students. Afterwards, our @HendleyES students discussed together what they observed using their dance and music vocabulary. Thank you Step Afrika for your amazing performances!
Weâve been learning all about âThe Nutcrackerâ in dance and music class this month. We ended our unit with a collaborative dance and drumming performance. Please enjoy this performance from two of our @HendleyES kindergarten classes! @MusicalMsBain
2nd and 3rd graders @HendleyES are using their observation and ELA skills in dance this week. They watched a leaf fall, recorded the action words and next class, weâll create leaf dances from these words! Love seeing a room full of kids working together!
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Here at @HendleyES supporting #RedforEd today!
I'm wearing red to support @WTUTeacher fight for a contract that @dcpublicschools owes us! We've gone years without a contract. It's time to show us you care like we care for our students! #insolidarity
#teachertwitter #ward8
Look at our @HendleyES kindergarten dancers working hard in dance to organize and identify locomotor and non-locomotor moves on our class chart. Love to see our students growing their brains and showing off their knowledge!
Rolled out our yoga mats today in dance and learned yoga poses to help us stay calm and focus. We are ready to use our yoga menu in our calm down corner now! Love seeing our @HendleyES yogis in action!
Year 15 for me and year 3 @HendleyES. Letâs do this! đđ. Wearing my motto: Dance for EVERY child. Arts education is a right for all, not just for some. Happy 1st day! @dcpublicschools
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Looking to give back to the community? Know someone who is? NCNW is running a supply drive for our wonderful scholars at @HendleyES! Contact information in the flyer below.
Let's start the year strong! #gohornets #teamhen
@trayonwhite @CarleneDReid @dcpublicschools â at Washington, DC
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A prom they never wanted.
Through dance, students in Ukraine are sending out a powerful message. Schools are #NotATarget.
Thankful for an inspiring summer PD at Smithsonianâs Natâl Museum of Asian Art with fellow @DCPSArts teachers. We learned to look closer at art and use it as inspiration for movement-particularly movement that leads to mindfulness. Excited to bring this to my kids this year! đ
Love seeing our scholars shining bright and sharing their knowledge at the @HendleyES science fair and STEM expo!!
Watching a @StepAfrikaHQ virtual performance as a way to end our unit on Stepping. These @HendleyES 4th graders were captivated and loved it! Thank you @StepAfrikaHQ! for inspiring our kids!
