Dance Workshop

On Thursday 9th Sarah from the NICAI/AAG Dance project and a companion came into Room 11 to do a dance workshop.

Firstly we did some warm ups so we didn't pull or strain a muscle. Then we had to make an object in our class room using our bodies.

Next we got in to groups of mainly 8 or 9. Then Sarah told us to make objects in the class room with our groups. We made objects like book shelves, hibiscus flowers and playgrounds.

Then Sarah asked us what have we done in the class room. We said we have been learning about John Pule and have been using his artwork as inspiration. We told her that he had come in to our class room and taught us how to put words into pictures. 

Then we told Sarah the poem we used:

I know of a shore

glistening in the islands where the sun,

resplendent in clouds

also ripples upon the sensuous sands.

We then choose about 5 or 6 words in the poem e.g shore, glistening, islands etc. All the groups chose their five words and had to make the word into a image using their bodies.

After a few minutes we all showed what we had done with the words that we chose from the poem.

We performed our words to music.

By Jaime and David Ray

The John Pule Red Dance from Room 11 on Vimeo.

The Purple Island Dance from Room 11 on Vimeo.

'The' by the Yellow Group from Room 11 on Vimeo.