AFA Program Information
Although you may base your grant application solely on your chosen dance or poetry style, the AFA jury expects all grant submissions to be distinct from one another and to assist you in creating a unique grant application, we have included a list of Program Themes that you may choose from in addition to the standard list of Program Styles and Program Formats. The idea is to choose a Program Style, a Program Theme, and a Program Format and use the combined information to create a unique and successful, AFA grant application!
The themes below are based on the 21st Century Competencies. We have included some brief information about the Program Styles, Themes, and Formats, and now it’s up to you create a vibrant and enriching combination of the three! Of course, let us know if you need any additional information from us!
Recipe for success:
1. Choose a Program Style
2. Choose a Program Theme
3. Choose a Program Format
4. Combine to create an unstoppable grant application 🙂
*AFA guidelines also require that you include a detailed residency schedule. We have created a sample schedule for you here.
1. Choose a Program Style
Express your unique self in a way that invites others to join in! This is the world of Hip-Hop Party Moves!
Hip-Hop Dance and Culture has always been about COMMUNITY and expressing your unique self in a way that invites others to join in! The essence of Hip-Hop’s social nature can be found in the Party Moves! “The Cabbage Patch” “The Prep” “The Hype”! In Hip-HopPARTY, students learn that dance is meant to be shared and are asked the question: what do you want to share with your community?
Available Themes: Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Innovation
Bollywood spectacular- off the screen and into your gym!
A dance adventure infused with colour, culture, and creativity! MumbaiMOVES! invites your students into the flashing lights of the Bollywood movie industry, the richness of Indian culture, and the dynamic dance style that combines traditional Indian folk dances with North American pop culture. Big! Bold! MumbaiMOVES!
Suggested Themes: Global Awareness, Communication
From the rhythms of Cuba and the swagger of New York City, CubaNYC brings the world of Latin street dance to your gymnasium!
From Cuba to Panama to Perto Rico to Jamaica… to New York City. From Salsa, to Rhumba to the latest Cuban Street Dance phenomenon of Trapton… all with a Hip-Hop flavour that keeps your students moving and engaged. No partner dancing… just pure rhythm and flavour.
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Suggested Themes: Global Awareness, Collaboration
Hip-HopPARTY!, MumbaiMOVES!, and CubaNYC! come together in one dynamic program!
Let’s dance across the world together! This year we visit Mumbai, India in our MumbaiMOVES Program, Latin American and NYC in our CubaNYC Program and we go skip across USA to get down with the grooves in our Hip-HopPARTY Program. Explore each culture through music and dance and embody the themes of cultural diversity, empathy and community!
Suggested Themes: Critical Thinking, Global Awareness
Re-frame the world of Language Arts and give the power of poetic expression a contemporary spin! We invite students into a new relationship with the written and spoken word, explore the misconceptions of poetry, and support students in creating and performing their own piece of poetry!
Suggested Themes: Communication, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Innovation
2. Choose a Program Theme
“Focuses thoughts and actions to secure responses that are supported by evidence.”
SK Dance Residencies give students the opportunity to look closely at the historical underpinnings of each dance style. Each dance style is an expression of a cultural and social context and it is through examination of these contexts that students may gain insight into the dance form.
“Identifies strategies and tools that help analyze, develop, and refine solutions.”
Dance is full of opportunities for creative problem-solving! Whether it be in the context of the story being told through a given dance sequence, or simply the physical challenges that arise when exploring a dance form, students must constantly evaluate the state of their bodies and minds and then implement an appropriate course of action.
“Looks beyond the norm for solutions or opportunities that can overcome obstacles.”
There may be nothing more essential to any artistic expression than innovation and this is certainly the case when it comes to dance and the SK Dance residencies. Not only are the dance styles themselves born of innovation but students themselves are also invited into the practice of innovation through opportunities of improvised movement where they must adapt to change and take creative risks.
“Seeks to understand, interpret, and express thoughts, ideas, and emotions.”
Dance is a form of communication. In the mines of South Africa, when workers were not permitted to speak with their families and fellow workers, they would communicate through slapping their boots and stomping their feet. From this need to communicate the dance form now known as gumboot dancing and step, came to be. Whether it be exchanging messages in a mine, or expressing intimate ideas and emotions on stage, dance has always been the universal form of communication.
“Builds relationships and works in teams to achieve common goals.”
Through collaborative exercises and culminate class and school-wide dance routines, the SK Dance Residency provides ongoing opportunities for students to build relationships through collaboration.
“Takes ownership of learning.”
Through the performance preparation process, students explore the power of the community AND the importance of the individual. It is through self-correction and the act of taking responsibility for one’s own learning that the group becomes a cohesive dance crew!
“Contributes to the sustainability of the environment and the community.”
SK Dance residencies are like taking a trip around the world! From Hip-hop to West African to Step to Bollywood to Latin dance, all dance forms explored in the SK residency represent a global and cultural context.
3. Choose a Program Outcome
• Focus is entirely on exploring the dance style
• NO minimum # of sessions. Minimum of 3 Full-Day or 5 Half-Day Program
• Maximum of 55 students/class (1 Instructor) and 75 students/class (2 Instructors w/ extra charge)
• 30 minutes – 1 hour in length/class (15 minutes sufficient for Kindergarten classes)
• We work on a routine with each class which they perform in-class on final day. Parents are welcome to observe.
• Minimum of 3 sessions/class
• Maximum of 55 students/class (1 Instructor) and 75 students/class (2 Instructors w/ extra charge)
• 30 minutes – 1 hour in length/class (15 minutes sufficient for Kindergarten classes)
• Each class performs a polished routine at school-wide assembly on the final program day. Everyone is welcome!
• Minimum of 4 sessions/class (additional rehearsal time is recommended)
• Maximum of 45 students/class (1 Instructor) and 65 students/class (2 Instructors w/ extra charge)
• 30 minutes – 1 hour in length/class (15 minutes sufficient for Kindergarten classes)
• Each class performs a polished routine at formal school-wide evening performance! Everyone is welcome!
• Minimum of 7 sessions/class. Dress rehearsal recommended.
• Maximum of 45 students/class (1 Instructor) and 65 students/class (2 Instructors w/ extra charge)
• 30 minutes – 1 hour in length/class (15 minutes sufficient for Kindergarten classes)