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OPDI-M31: Teaching Hip Hop Dance: Context, Culture and Curriculum
May 20, 2024 - July 14, 2024
NEW ~ OPDI-M31: Teaching Hip Hop Dance: Context, Culture and Curriculum (May 20 to July 14, 2024)
Professor: Maria Daniel; Member Tuition $365; Non-Member Tuition $440; 2 NDEO-Endorsed PDCs; 8 weeks; This course offers a dynamic exploration of Hip Hop Dance, inviting participants to delve into its various dimensions through the lenses of context, culture, and curriculum. You will acquire a holistic understanding of Hip Hop Dance, encompassing its historical roots, contextual significance, and varied influences, which are crucial for educators, researchers, and academics in dance studies. Moreover, we will delve into a spectrum of teaching strategies aimed at bolstering engagement, fostering creativity, and deepening comprehension of Hip Hop Dance, including mastering foundational techniques such as popping, locking, and breaking. You will learn to develop culturally responsive practices and exhibit sensitivity to the diverse perspectives within the expansive Hip Hop culture. This involves grappling with ethical considerations like cultural appropriation and misrepresentation, guiding students in making informed and respectful choices regarding movement, music, attire, and artistic expression within Hip Hop Dance curriculums.
Book required: None
How do OPDI Online Courses for dance teachers work?
Our “online” courses are guided by a professor and include a co-hort of students (other dance teachers) with whom you will collaborate. They also include graded assignments, feedback, final grades, and Professional Development Credits (PDCs). Our OPDI online courses require on average between 6 to 8 hours of work each week, but it all depends on your learning style. It could be less or could be more. You can also register as an Audit student and do as much or as little work as you want and will not receive a grade.
We utilize the Sakai online learning platform to deliver the course materials and instruction. Our courses are asynchronous, so there are no required meeting dates or times but we do have a Course Start and Course End date; however, our courses offer at least 2 optional live Q&A-Feedback zoom sessions during the course to enhance opportunities for connection with other students and the professor. Every week of the course there are assignments that you will need to complete with due dates listed in the course outline / syllabus.
Assignments can be done at any time during the week prior to the due date and may include reading, watching videos, posting answers to prompts on a discussion board, writing an essay, reading and responding to other students' posts on the discussion board, taking a cell phone video of yourself completing a particular movement, taking a quiz, or completing a final project. The professor provides written feedback and grades and you get to connect with other students (who are actually dance teachers) via our discussion board and the optional live Q&A feedback sessions.
Agenda
Speakers
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Maria Daniel
<p>María Daniel is a National Dance Foundation Partner and creator of the copyrighted Hip Hop Experience Dance Class (and Curriculum) which has been featured on CBS, NBC and in various publications. She is the Founder and Artistic Director of iDance Ministry (dba iDance Experience) which serves culturally and economically diverse dancers who seek meaningful experiences in dance and mentoring. <br />
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María Daniel advances dance education in public schools in New Jersey and in New York. María received 5 mayoral proclamations for her work through iDance and a 2023 Joint Resolution by the NJ Senate and Assembly (for her meritorious record of service, leadership, and commitment as a dance educator who “leverages the creative arts to benefit those impacted by mental health issues, addiction, and … disabilities".<br />
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Two notable programs that have a local, state and international impact are the Hip Hop Experience Dance Curriculum (HHE) and Project BrOKen.<br />
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HHE is a copyrighted curriculum that is implemented with an SEL (social emotional learning) lens and DEIA+ focus. HHE teaches intergenerational Hip Hop authentically, contextually, and experientially. Our program promotes equitable access to dance experiences marginalized and diverse populations. Our HHE programs have transformed communities using culture, community-wide collaborations and connections that promote unity within the community.<br />
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Project BrOKen is a climactic, transformative and evocative curation of workshops, dance performances and expressive dance art that explore mental health, addiction and neurodivergence while also depicting hope, healing and recovery. In addition to hosting Project BrOKen workshops at schools and colleges in NJ and NY, the World Congress of Dance hosted iDance and Project BrOKen in Nassau, Bahamas to work with their urban youth and young boys housed in a detention center. iDance transforms youth through our customized workshops and performances. CBS New York Anchor Cindy Hsu, featured iDance and Project BrOKen live on her “Breaking the Stigma” series. Project BrOKen was also featured on Eyewitness News in Nassau, Bahamas.<br />
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In addition to teaching dance and providing choreography, María coordinates National Dance Week programs, hosts dance workshops, coordinates dancer retreats and hosts teacher webinars. <br />
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María has received a Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Volunteer Service Award, a Professional Business Woman of the Year Award (NANBPWC), a Director’s Award (from Dance the World Disney) and an Outstanding Director Award (from Dance Ministry Magazine). María Daniel has transformed communities using dance and creative arts.<br />
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Notable choreography credits: Disney World, a Hip Hop Opera, the McDonald’s Gospelfest, the Wawa Welcome America Festival, Project BrOKen, an event for New York Fashion Week, a tribute to Mahalia Jackson in Philadelphia, Hershey Park performances, live performances for the Circle of Sisters NY Gospel Showcase, National Dance Week events, Philadelphia Christian Fashion Week and an event at the National Mall in Washington, D.C.<br />
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<strong>Publications</strong>:<br />
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1. The Hip Hop Experience Dance Curriculum 2015-2024 *provided to certified teachers in the HHE curriculum<br />
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2. The Miseducation of Hip Hop Dance (National Dance Education Organization)<br />
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3. When Dance became my Medicine (National Dance Education Organization)</p>
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<strong>Panels/Features: </strong> </p>
<p>NOTE: Will be hosting a workshop fro the 2024 NDEO Conference titled: Hip Hop Experience: A Masterclass.</p>
<p>1. 2023 NDEO National Conference: Hip Hop Dance: A Therapy Session Workshop<br />
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2. NDEO National Conference: Hip Hop Dance Educator Panelist (PreK to 12th grade)<br />
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3. Dance NJ Workshop: Culture, Community and Connections through Hip Hop Dance<br />
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4. National Dance Foundation Feature: Interview on National Dance Week events<br />
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5. Dance New Jersey Webinar: Miseducation of Hip Hop Dance</p>
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