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Exhibit A • Involves body and spatial awareness (coordination, teamwork) • Requires focus and perseverance • Makes us smarter (is good for our brains/concentration) • Builds confidence and anatomical awareness • Is fun; is a form of play Dance for Kindness Six -Session Workshop Series Dance is interconnected with the same elements as athletics and physical education including body, action, space, time, energy (BASTE). Each 45-minute workshop will have a set structure, adapted for each age group and special needs for students, and will be developed as a six -session learning sequence/unit. 1. Theme/Ideas • Workshops 1 & 2: Caring and Communication: Body and Action • Workshops 2 & 3: Trust and Trustworthiness, Resilience: Body, Action, Space and Time • Workshops 4 & 5: Teamwork, Responsibility and Self- Confidence: Body, Action, Space, Time, and Energy • Workshop 6: Respect, Empathy and Relationships: Body, Action, Space, Time and Energy 2. Ice -breaker (i.e. name game - each student says their name and chooses a body part to draw the first letter of their name) 3. Warm -Up - preparation to use our bodies safely; covers upper and lower body, side, cross lateral parts. Sequence includes: breathing and getting heart rate up (jumping jacks and other weight shifting, expanding and contracting (upper and lower body, head movements), flexibility - stretching hamstrings external rotation, strengthening (core, back, upper body), large range of motion in legs (lunges), vestibular (swings and double bounces), balancing. 4. Exploration - asking students: How can you move a particular part of your body? Demonstrate movement. Adapting as needed. 5. Skill - related to the specific workshop theme - teaching non-locomotor or axial movements; space such as levels, direction, place, space - close or apart, time - rhythm, counting, energy (movement quality - strong or sharp movement, light or flowing) 6. Create - using the skill that has been taught, the teaching artist will guide the class to create their own movement sequence. Movement vocabulary. 7. Analyze and Reflect - group interaction; review of vocabulary 8. Cool down - reminding students that this is a necessary part of being an athlete and staying fit - group activity of stretching and releasing Dance for Kindness Interactive Assembly Students will participate in a 45-minute assembly at their school presented by Backhausdance company dancers to see a special contemporary dance performance that is athletic, demonstrates the human connection, involves them throughout the experience and introduces them to skills they will be learning in their workshops. Backhausdance is committed to advancing equity, diversity and accessibility for all students through its core values and policies of inclusiveness and solidarity. Integral to our mission is to make a significant investment in the underserved and marginalized areas of our community to provide everyone with opportunities to reach their fullest potential and to be treated with dignity, respect and equality. 0*