Dances are Built from Movement Ideas
Dances are Built from Movement Ideas is an interactive 45-minute performance created by Notes in Motion that can be performed for audiences K-12. During the course of the performance, the Company Education Ensemble creates and performs an original dance in conjunction with the students. Students learn about and have the opportunity to participate in the choreographic process. By using a theme and words as inspiration, students and the Education Ensemble invent gesture and locomotor movements. The introduction of a prop adds originality to the movement-making as well. New movements are assembled into a variety of different combinations and rehearsed in front of the audience before the finished product is achieved. The Ensemble, with the audience’s help, also creates a colorful mural and a detailed movement glossary during the performance. These visual elements associate words and symbols with the movement, thus practicing literacy skills and encouraging visual learning. The program culminates in an original Notes in Motion dance performance in which the audience can identify their new movements and see how those movements have been combined to form a piece of original choreography.

Performers: Five (5)
On-stage audience participants: Five (5)
Length: 45 Minutes
Technical Requirements: CD sound system, microphone, flat surface on which to mount mural


Break it Down
Break it Down!, is a 45-minute performance created by Notes in Motion that can be performed for audiences K-12. During the performance, the Education Ensemble presents performance material from our Company repertory with an emphasis on making the performance works accessible to the audience. The Ensemble highlights movement principles like space, pathways, gesture, opposites, repetition, energy, and feelings - breaking down the ingredients in the dance material being presented. In Break it Down!, audiences learn about dance and the choreographic process in a non-threatening, warm, and interactive atmosphere.

Performers: 5
On-stage audience participants: 3
Length: 45 minutes
Technical Requirements: CD sound system, microphone, flat surface on which to mount mural This program can be adjusted to be appropriate for all ages K-12