MOSHAPE Better Together

Join me for an engaging and empowering session focused on incorporating dance
into K-12 physical education classes. This session will explore creative ways to
introduce various dance styles, develop basic dance skills, and promote movement
and expression among students of all ages. Participants will learn effective teaching
strategies, dance activities, and assessment techniques to make dance a fun and
inclusive part of your physical education curriculum. Whether you are a novice or a
seasoned teacher, you will leave with new ideas, dances, techniques, inspiration,
comfort and confidence that you can teach, enhance your students’ overall physical
literacy and provide creativity through dance.

Step in sync with St. Louis Dancing Classrooms, a 10-week residency program in over 30 schools across the St. Louis area. Partnering with fifth grade classrooms, in 20 lessons, students not only learn the Merengue, Foxtrot, Rumba, Tango, Swing and Waltz along with other dances, all while promoting teamwork, developing and practicing the life skills necessary for creating positive and meaningful connections with others. In this session, participants will explore ways they might meet the needs of the whole child, while incorporating more dance into their instructional practice, align with learning standards across the curriculum and foster overall student success.

The MixxedFit Workout: a people-inspired fitness program mixing explosive dancing with bootcamp toning. Moves are repetitive and easy to follow. MixxedFit uses all genres of music.

Whether it is a play on the football field, a layup in basketball, a climb up a mountain or
dance, all movement in life has rhythm. In this session we focus on harnessing the
power of rhythm and movement to improve coordination, efficiency, and overall
physical performance. Learn progression and connection of rhythm to everyday
movement as participants develop their ability to incorporate innovative rhythm
activities and games into their curriculum thus helping students develop smooth and
effective movement patterns that translate to real-life scenarios.