Welcome to a new year here at Lone Peak High School!
I look forward to having you in my classes and learning from each of you. This is going to be a great year with new opportunities and excitement!
First day of class you DO NOT NEED TO WEAR DANCE/WORK-OUT CLOTHES. We will be going through the disclosure document, Concurrent Enrollment (for Dance 3), checking out locks, and getting to know each other.
Your second time you have the class you will be expected to come with appropriate attire and supplies. Come with an open mind and an open heart, ready to live and learn and dive right in.
I love what I do and am passionate about dance and education. I hope we can finding something new each day as we progress on our journey. It is not about getting to the end, but what we do and learn along the way.
See you all next week!
Don't hesitate to contact me via email if you have any questions!
The End of the Year is Wrapping Up!
Remember: Even though we had to turn in locks, we will still be dressing and dancing/working out!!!
For the Dance Classes, here is the Concert Performance Self-Assessment link you need to fill out as a part of your grade. Be sure to write your name on it and submit it!
Here is a calendar for our classes with the end of the semester coming up.
Remember the Following that may be due for your class: journals, written final, dancing final, concert self-assessment, pro concert report, make-up work, etc.
We have been talking about posture, alignment, and the body in class.
Here are some pics to inspire you :)
This last pic/quote is from my dear friend Robin Konie who I went to school and danced with. She has a website called "Thank Your Body". check it out for good tips.
I am excited for a new start to a new school year!
I have lots to teach you and I know you have lots you can teach me too. This year I hope that we can not only learn all about all the aspects of dance, but that we can also learn how to be inquisitive, problem-solving, creative, active and fun loving people who care about each other. It is my hope that we can all try and "turn over a new leaf" in our own lives to work a little harder, and to be a little better.
Dance and teaching is my passion. I hope to share my passion with you and most importantly, I hope that you can come away from my class having learned something that you can take away with you and use for the rest of your life (even if you are not going to be a "dancer")
I want you to succeed. Please come positive with an open mind and ready to learn.
Good Job to the dancers that participated and performed in the Performing Dance Company's Winter Concert! If you ordered and paid for a dvd, bring your receipt to Mrs. Di Lello to pick up your dvd.
Dance 1, Dance 2, and PDC, there is an extra credit option for you if you complete and submit (or print and turn in) the "Fine Arts Performance Personal Assessment" quiz on UTIPS.
Dance 2 will be offered as UVU Concurrent Enrollment next semester!
Tuesday January 10th B1: -Make Up Work Due -Ballroom Concert/Competition Report Due (2 pages double spaced) -Review for Final B2: -Make Up Work Due -Concert Report Due -Work on Group Compositions for Final B3:
-Make Up Work Due -Concert Report Due -Work on Group History Presentations and Choreography
Thursday January 12th B1: -Written Final and Dancing B2: -Journals Due -Final: Written and Dance Compositions B3: -Journals Due -Modern Dance History Presentations with Choreography
Please let me know if I accidentally missed one of your assignments. Please check online. You can email me if there is a problem. I cannot put in a grade if there is no name.
I am missing a lot of Dance 3 assignments.
-I have an "un-named" blue folder with journal papers (with skateboard drawings on first page)
-There was also a red spiral notebook left in the dance room with no name
Here is the form for the field trip.
It will be school excused.
Dance Classes are required to attend and do a critique on a professional dance concert as part of their grade for the course, and this one is a discounted matinee!
Parent Chaperons are welcome. We have 40 tickets reserved for us. Students will be able to attend this field trip on a first-come first-served basis of when they have their permission forms and receipt turned in to Mrs. Di Lello.
Printable/Download Form
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Tuesday, November 8th 2011 at Kingsbury Hall in SLC
This Performance:
Junior high and high school students are invited to attend Complexions Contemporary Ballet’s student matinee.
"Cross-cultural ballet with attitude. . .wearing toe shoes has never looked like so much fun." —Washington Post
Founded by former Alvin Ailey stars Dwight Roden and Desmond Richardson, Complexions Contemporary Ballet proudly transcends the boundaries of traditional dance, celebrating different styles, cultures, and music to entertain and engage audiences. Don’t miss Richardson, "one of the great modern dancers of his time" according to The New York Times, in his farewell tour!
Graded Assignment: Concert Critique (50 points)
It is a required graded assignment for students in Dance 1, 2, 3 and PDC to attend one university or professional level modern dance concert a semester and write a critique on it.There are only a couple approved performances available, do not leave it until the last minute at the end of the semester!This concert performance is approved to count towards the concert report assignment.
Through attending and viewing artistic concert dance, students are able to see professional dancers and professional choreography, thus enhancing their perception, understanding, and appreciation of dance.Students see new possibilities for dance and what to aspire to when dancing, performing, and choreographing themselves.There is so much that can be learned through watching.
Cost: $3
These professional concerts usually range from $20-$50 and we, as a school, have the great opportunity to see such companies at a reduced, or even free rate!There is a minimal transportation charge for the bus at only $5.
Schedule:Students are “School Excused” from A1 (at 8:30am) - A3
8:30 am-Meet at front of school to load bus
10:00-11:00 am-Performance
approx 11:15-11:30 am -Leave Kingsbury Hall in SLC (eat your lunch on the bus)
approx 12:00-12:30 pm-Arrive back at Lp, go directly to your A4 class
To Attend:
Please come with us to see the performance dressed nice.Students must travel with us on the bus to and from the concert.Bring your lunch to eat on the bus on the way home.Bring pen/pencil and paper. All school rules apply.
Mrs. Di Lello MUST have the payment receipt and attached permission slip signed by a parent/guardian in order to reserve your seat at this performance, as seating is limited.Please pay money to Lone Peak High School, re: PDC Workshops / Fieldtrips account.Due: Thursday Nov 3rd 2011
Tuesday, November 8th 2011 at Kingsbury Hall in SLC
I, _____________________________(Parent/Guardian Name), give permission for my son / daughter to travel on the bus and attend this dance concert performance.I understand that he/she must abide by LPHS rules at all times, or may be sent home at parent’s expense.I will pay all money due on time.
Your videos are up on utips. Click on: http://www.ucutips.org/~dance/
Go to: "Dance 1" Folder
Go to: "Tests and Videos" (you will be asked to put in our class password)
Click on "Videos" and watch all of your videos
Go back into the "Tests and Videos" folder and click on "video personal assessment"
Click on the appropriate school, teacher, period, and find your name.
Fill out test and "submit". If you have problems finding your name or submitting, please print off test, fill out and bring on Wednesday.
B1: Social Dance:Video record dancing with your partner Thursday September 22 in class. You will need to watch your video on my ucutips page with our secret class password and fill out a self-evaluation on ucutips as well. Monday will be a practice day after having seen your video, and you will be tested on Wednesday.
B2: Dance 1: We will be finishing our name letter combination in class this week. Coming up next week we will be having a written test on "body" and "motion" as well as being video-recorded before you actually get tested on your practical skill. I will video you on Wednesday or Friday next week.
You will be tested the following week after you have viewed your video on ucutips and completed the online self-assessment. Remember to keep your journals up to date, as those will be graded and turned in periodically.
Some of our movement skill tests will include: plies/jumps, tendues/degages/grande battemants, across the floor locomotor movements, improvisation on axial/locomotor movements and body part isolations/initiations, as well as our name combination.
B3: Dance 3:
B4: Performing Dance Company: We have been working hard on our Shakespeare dances (both being student-choreographed and collaborated on... good job, since some other schools are actually paying to have professionals choreograph their dances, what a great opportunity for you!!!) 2 weeks!
We have also simultaneously been working on the Homecoming Halftime which is this Friday!
Therefore, as soon as Shakespeare is over, we will be having a mandatory big graded assignment for all PDC dancers: "Proposals". All dancers will propose a researched and studied topic for a piece of choreography they would like to choreograph. When proposing, dancers can state how much they would like to choreograph the piece they are presenting for real, but not all will have the opportunity to put their proposal into fruition for this first concert. Dancers will be graded upon their professionalism in doing the presentation, research put into the subject, 1 minute of choreography to show, creativity and originality, and clear vision of where and how the dance will progress. Our first concert theme is "Myths and Legends", so all the proposals must be based along those lines.
It's been a whirlwind starting off school. I hope everyone is doing well and keeping up with homework and attendance.
If not, please be sure to review the school's attendance policy and your class disclosure document in regards to absences and make up work. Remember to complete make up work withing 2 weeks of your parent-excused absence. Attendance school does not make up your participation points for your absence.
Make up work options can be found in the "MORE" page tab by clicking on theMake Up Work link for dance. Printed "Dance Make Up Options" can be found in the dance room for you to take. They are in the black turning paper holder on the journal shelf.
ABSENT or TARDY? Please check in with Mrs. Di Lello if you come in late or after Mrs. Di Lello has taken roll to let her know you came in, as class may have already started. It is your responsibility to make sure your absence is changed to a tardy by the teacher if you came in late.
Keep up your good work.
Be sure to contact me or speak with me if you have problems with your grade or attendance before it gets too late.
