Pilates and Breath! B.DM.1.4: Use breath to facilitate movement
Essential Question - How do dancers use breathing techniques to enhance dance performance and endurance?
Learning Target - Students will identify proper breathing techniques and utilize them in learning and performing dance.
Explore/Demonstrate - Students will watch Horton technique videos and practice Pilates breathing while reviewing and performing Horton technique. Students will identify where the breath is needed for emphasis as well as endurance.
Guided Practice - Students will have guides/tutorials to ensure that they are dancing safely and correctly.
Assessment - Students will be formatively assessed on completed class instruction.
