AVAILABLE NOW: A Second Virtual Ballet Experience
The COVID-19 pandemic led to the creation of a three-part video series for our annual workshop tour of the The Nutcracker entitled “Virtual Ballet Experience: The Nutcracker.” Students learned about how dancers do their jobs, learned choreography from our production, enjoyed a backstage stage tour, watched excerpts from past performances of our production of The Nutcracker, and talked with NPB dancers via virtual platforms.
Our second installment of Virtual Ballet Experience, “Virtual Ballet Experience: Because of You” tells the story of our Artistic Director’s personal experience with navigating the world of an Autism diagnosis and her journey to make the world of dance more accessible to individuals of diversability. “VBE: Because of You” includes:
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18-minute, non-stop recorded rendition of NPB’s original work, “Because of You”
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Access to virtual reality simulation allowing students to experience the perspective of the main character of “Because of You” in a 360-degree augmented reality experience
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A short instructional video leading students through movement exercises and choreography featured in “Because of You”
- Student and teacher curriculum resources catered toward students grades 4-8 to engage in classroom exercises and discussion in alignment with state standards for social-emotional learning (Please note: videos and most activities are suitable for elementary students, but our goal with VBE 2.0 is to create a resource relevant for older students.)
VBE: “Because of You” focuses on storytelling through dance, and stresses the importance of inclusion and celebration of those with diversabilities through social-emotional learning.
Register to receive Virtual Ballet Experience materials today! Register here or contact Leanna at leanna@northpointeballet.org.
New for 2021
By the Numbers
5000
K-8 Students Across Four States Reached in 2020
