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Junk to Funk
Angela Simmonds
This mostly instrumental CD covers a wide variety of genres and was compiled especially for use in school productions. The music tracks are great for staging any fashion/catwalk style show and compliment the 'Wearable Arts' phenomenon in Primary and Secondary schools. Is also a great accompaniment for teaching dance.
$34.00
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KoriKori
Produced by Radha Sahar
Movement songs in three languages; Maori, Samoan and English. Also instrumental versions of each song as karaoke tracks. There are 3 ways to use the music - Get fit and move with the music as it guides you, get creative and dance with the music and learn a new language by listening to all three versions.
$34.00
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Peaks to Plains
Collaboration between Jenny Cossey and composer Michelle Scullion
Music that represents different environments from city to country. Excellent for creative work. Appropriate for all ages.
$28.00
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Spring Sound
Collaboration between Jenny Cossey and composer Michelle Scullion
A teaching resource that provides creative ways for students to gain practical knowledge about the elements of dance and music as defined by the Arts in the New Zealand Curriculum. A range of musical styles are presented. Appropriate for years 3-8.
$35.00
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Beauty
Bronwyn Hayward
A compelling semi-autobiographical short film. A woman dreams of becoming a dancer but is told she cannot. Appropriate for years 9-13. (14 min)
$60.00
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Haunting Douglas
Produced by Leanne Pooley and Shona McCullagh
Award winning documentary about Douglas Wright - choreographer, dancer, artist. From Tuakau, New Zealand to the stages of New York, Haunting Douglas is a portrait of a great artist and features excerpts from his extraordinary body of work. "Profoundly moving...the film pulls together many threads to help us understand and appreciate this dancemaker at work" Jennifer Shennan, Dominion Post. Classified M - Suitable for Mature Audiences 16 years and over. It is strongly recommended teachers view the fim in advance of screening for students. (75min) Available for purchase by schools only
$40.00
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Jean, The Ballet
Mary Jane O'Reilly / Royal New Zealand Ballet
Choreographed by Mary Jane O'Reilly to a score by Jonathan Besser, this ballet celebrates the life of pioneering aviatrix Jean Batten. Jean was commissioned by the Royal New Zealand Ballet to mark New Zealand's Sesquicentennial in 1990. This resource includes footage of the ballet plus teachers resource by the choreographer. Could be used for years 5-13 if studying dance/ballet.
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Move It
Anita Hutchins
A warm up, dance class, several choreographies and a warm down taught by Anita Hutchins, Winner of 'So You Think You Can Dance' TV show. This interactive DVD of exercises and sequences provides a starting point or inspiration for movement based activities in schools. Appropriate for year 9-13.
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Poi/Canopy
Produced by Mary Jane O'Reilly and Murray Ball
A videodance resource specially designed for schools in relation to the four strands of the dance curriculum. Choreographer Mary Jane O'Reilly has combined her Limbs era dancework 'Poi'(1983 - 16 mins) and the edited film version 'Canopy'(2001 - 6 mins) with background information about the structure of the dance, inspiration for the choreography, lighting and costume design and the specially commissioned score by NZ composer Jack Body. The material is readily accessible for levels 9-13, but could be used for younger students with teacher assistance. (22 min)
$75.00
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Tutus and Town Halls
Royal New Zealand Ballet
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The Royal New Zealand Ballet's 2001 road tour of provincial New Zealand echoed the company's pioneering days with a hectic 47 night schedule in which dancers braved tiny stages, dodgy wiring and rickety town halls. Appropriate for years 9-13. (45 min)
$50.00
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Creative Dance in New Zealand Primary Schools
Authors: Jan Bolwell, Jenny Cossey, and Liz Melchior
This handbook is an introductory resource for primary teachers teaching creative dance as part of their classroom programme. It suggests a specific approach, focussing on the child as the performer, the creator and the viewer of dance in structuring a well balanced dance curriculum.
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DANCE...Count Me In!
Barbara Snook
A teaching resource written in Australia but easily adapted for New Zealand schools. Includes Elements of Dance, Ritual Dance, Pioneers of Contemporary Dance, Youth Culture, Social and Community Dance, Dance on Screen, Dance Production and Dance companies of Australia and New Zealand. Suitable for years 6 - 10.
$55.00
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