May 22, 2009
week 8
CNCA has fallen off the face of my teaching earth. They have been on field trips/ in testing with different dance schedules for the past several weeks, and it does not look likely that I will be able to implement any of my units or lesson plans into their curriculum before the symposium/ end of the year.
At GCS this week, the big excitement was that the power went off in the studio I was teaching in during the class! This is an underground studio, devoid of windows, which made for a very interesting several minutes. The building manager brought down a flash light until the back-up generators were able to fire up, however it was quite the scene. Chippy and I had the students retrieve their shoes one by one to ensure safety, however once they had been lined up appropriately, there were only 10 minutes of class left, which we used to calm down hysteria that had begun in the pitch darkness.
A high point was that one of the students referenced the Native American tale I had told about Crow bringing the light to them in the far north– she said “This is just like the Native Americans waiting for the sun!” Which I was thrilled about.
I also observed the “Company”s pieces and have video recordings of each of the 2 pieces which I will upload as soon as I figure out how! I will share them tomorrow in class.
