Chinese-DanceXiaolei Yue

New York University

It’s more Than Dance!

Why Dance?

Function 1: teaching language artsFunction 2: culture

• TPR• Culture Comparison

East vs West

Chinese Dance Props

Basic words and expressionsVocabularies: Directions, emotion, body parts, colors, big , small, walk, jump, run, pat, shake

Sentences: I want… I like… shake hands, turn around,

Fan Dance

Finger + Ribbon Writing-Evolution of Chinese characters-Writing practice-Chinese philosophy: circle, flow of energy

Third graders in Waldorf School, Brooklyn, were practicing tracing Chinese calligraphies in the air.They also learned the evolution of the Chinese character ox, 牛 .

Culture Comparison

这个表格是用来帮助你作比较的！尽可能多的通过阅读和小组讨论找出答案吧！This chart is to help you do comparison, please try to find the answers by reading and group discussion.

颜色 身体姿态

服装 道具 情绪 思维 你的感想

其他

中国舞蹈

芭蕾舞

• Not restrict only Chinese dance, consider dances from other country and ethnics

• Multi- approaches

Challenges

• How to make it more interactive?Thematic: SeasonsAnimalsSportsEmotion dance

• Discipline

Much much more

Welcome!

Xiaolei Yuexy278@nyu.edu