Dance and Climate Change
Dance Therapy
Dance and Voting Rights
There are many options… You don’t have to choose an issue from this list!
STEP TWO: Find a dance work that embodies, addresses, or engages with your focus. You may search through OnTheBoards.tv (found in TWU library
database), YouTube, Vimeo, or any other streaming service.
It might be helpful to refer back to previous modules in Canvas to find dance artists to research. You can also reach out to the TWU Dance librarian. Of
course, you may also reach out to me.
STEP THREE: Offer a brief descriiption and reflection that answers the following questions. Your response may be written or recorded via audio or video.
What is the issue you and the dance work are focusing on?
What is the name of the dance work? Who is the choreographer? Who are the dancers (if known)?
How is the chosen issue represented within the work?
Is the dance work effective in its social activism? Why or why not?
STEP FOUR: Choose one of the following methods to respond to the dance work.
Film a tutorial teaching 10-15 seconds of the dance work. Can you relate the movement to identity expression within the tutorial? Or introduce potential
interpretations?
Choreograph a 30-second dance in response to the dance work.
Record a podcast episode or vlog describing and analyzing the dance work (no more than 7 minutes).
Respond using a different method not listed above. Is there another method that might embody your response to the dance work? How do you want to
express your ideas? Short story? Poem? Play? PowerPoint presentation? Email me with your idea if it’s not one of the three I listed above!
STEP FIVE: Describe and explain your work. You can add this to your STEP THREE written or recorded response.
This is an opportunity for you to explain your process and your work. You might answer similar questions to STEP THREE, such as “How is the chosen issue
represented in this work?” or “Why is this work an effective form of social activism?”.
Sample Solution
