Oct.29th - Nov.2nd

Hey Everybody,

This week in the spirit of Halloween we will be taking some of the focus off of Hip Hop to learn the Michael Jackson Thriller Dance! Monday-Wednesday class will be held in the cafeteria area due to the Haunted House in the Drama Theatre. Please go there directly after you have changed. We will be learning the dance by watching the original MJ music video and a great online dance tutorial!

Don't worry- we will also sneak in some practice time for our hip hop routine!

On Thursday we will be starting a short unit on Tap dance! Yes- I've got the set of tap shoes for you all to try! You will love it so be ready to make good use of our double block on Thursday!

This will be a fun week so be on time and read to DANCE!!! :D

Below you will find the links to the 3 videos we will be watching this week!

-Ms.Sundin

Oct.22nd - 26th

Hi Class,

This coming week we will be focussing primarly on putting together a short hip hop routine. As I mentioned last week, each of you is expected to learn 8 counts of a new step to bring to and teach to the class. You may use the Internet as a source of inspiration or make up steps on your own.

I look forward to seeing what you come up with! This will be our last week focussing on hip hop, so bring your all and let's have some fun! :)

See you in class!
-Ms.Sundin

Oct.15 - 19th

Hi Class,

Many of you have still not handed in your Questions & Answers from the movie "Center Stage". Also, two groups have forgotten to present their Warm-up?! Might I remind you that report cards are fast-approaching. Wednesday is the cut-off for marks!!! If you have forgotten or forget to present your Warm-up this week, you will have a chance to make it up, but not before the report card comes out. That means your mark will reflect an "Incomplete" until a later date.

This coming week we will do our Warm-ups, work on Hip Hop, and possibly watch a movie on Thursday. We'll see!!

Please remember to come to class prepared- that means proper attire, hair BACK & OFF YOUR FACE, and bringing water.

50% of your grade is based on in-class participation, readiness, effort and attitude!! Be prepared. This may be a fun class, but it is still a class in school, with rules and expectations for good behavior like any other!

Remember this Friday is a non-instructional day so there will not be any classes.

See you in class!

Oct.9 - 12th

Hi Class,

Please ensure you have handed in your "Center Stage" Q&A sheet by Tuesday so that I can mark them.

If you were absent the day of your jazz technique evaluation, the make-up day is Wednesday after school since we have class last block anyway. Be sure to stay and get it done, as it is definitely affecting your mark!

Speaking of marks, as you know I posted the current marks on Friday, with a slight change as discussed in class. Instead of Daily Evaluation being worth 40% (25%-25%-1%), I have changed it to 50% (20%-20%-10%), which gives everyone more credit for their day-to-day effort than on skills and technique alone. I decided on this since it is a beginner class with a lot of different styles of dance. I felt this was much fairer and gives you credit for your attitude, participation, and effort more than your technique alone. This means you do not have to be the best dancer or have the best technique, but rather, as long as you are putting in your best effort, you will pass the class! For most of you this gave you a 2-3% boost!

Please remember if you are absent to always bring a note to class the next day (and don't just call the office), as absences affect your daily evaluation (since I can't evaluate you if you are not present to dance!).Thanks!

Finally, this week we will finish up on our Contemporary routine and will continue to practice our Jazz routine as well.

See you in class! :)

-Ms.Sundin