{"id":7717,"date":"2018-02-02T13:48:33","date_gmt":"2018-02-02T18:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.torontoheschel.org\/?p=7717"},"modified":"2022-11-03T13:25:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T17:25:00","slug":"grade-5-dance-workshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.torontoheschel.org\/news-views\/blog\/grade-5-dance-workshop","title":{"rendered":"Grade 5 Dance Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"
We took a dance workshop with Alpha and Jamas to prepare for our Living Haggadah performance.\u00a0 They told us about where they came from in West Africa and some of their customs.\u00a0\u00a0Everyone knows how to dance because music and dance were a large part of their culture, and they had different beats for different celebrations.\u00a0 They named the songs after the beats, and everyone drummed and danced together.\u00a0 Jamas and Alpha taught us about different tribes and languages in West Africa, and we learned about the similarities and differences between Africa and Canada.<\/div>\n
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The drums matched the rhythm of the dance, and the drummer decided how long we would perform each ‘move’ for.\u00a0 We learned a song to start the dance, and then we performed the celebratory dance.\u00a0\u00a0The dances were new and different, and it was interesting and fun to learn something new.\u00a0\u00a0 We are excited to incorporate these moves into our dances for the Living Haggadah!<\/div>\n
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– Grade 5 Student<\/div>\n
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