2014-319 Arts - Estes Hills Elementary School PTA for Spring 2014 Arts Grant Agreement $1,000

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1 in between. The trios at the end are like the intimate little 1 challenges at house parties." (Ruth Pershing) j Z j '? My Own House Waltz j Choreography: Ira Bernstein (1992) Style: Traditional French Canadian Waltz Clog j Music: My Own House Waltz j My Own House Waltz is a French Canadian waltz clog, also j A* known as Quebec's waltz clog. As with the jig, this form of clog 1 dancing stresses intricate footwork with a minimum of upper j body movement. j � 1 �► St. Patrick's Day in the Morning Choreography: Traditional steps arranged by Jan and Eddie Owens j (1988) j Style: Traditional Irish Jig j Music: St. Patrick's Day in the Morning Tap is a unique form of dance created in America through the blending of traditions of immigrants from the British Isles and j Africa. Almost three hundred years ago the Irish were j performing a style they called step dancing. Step dancing is 1 characterized by a stiff upper body, arms at the sides, head j straight forward, and no smiles. St. Patrick's Day in the Morning is j an Irish jig. A jig is a particular combination of music and steps, j and is the first dance taught to students in Ireland. 1 1 j Cole's Stroll & Shim Sham 1 Choreography: Charles "Honi" Coles, Leonard Reed, and Willie Bryant j (1950's/1930's) j Style: Vernacular j Music: Take the A-Train (Billy Strayhorn) This dance consists of two traditional pieces of choreography. The first 1 is the Cole's Stroll, choreographed in the 1950s by Charles "Honi" j 1 Coles. The second part is called the Shim Sham, which was created in the 1930s by Leonard Reed and Willie Bryant. The Shim Sham is j affectionately referred to as the tap dancers' "national anthem." The j Cole's Stroll is always danced to the Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn tune j Take the A-Train and the introduction was and is: "If you can walk, you j can dance..." Z j North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble - Guide for teachers 15 j