Grades K-3
This 35-minute video teaches students an entire dance sequence to the Spring music from Baroque composer Antonio Vivaldi's The Four Seasons. The choreography, led by dance teacher Tanya Phelps, explores elements of springtime and provides opportunity for students' creativity.
• VSO Violinist Ann Okagaito introduces her instrument and plays the music from Vivaldi's "Spring"
• Hear and feel how music and dance can express nature: wind, water, birds, and a storm.
• Connect to Big Ideas from the Curriculum:
o The mind and body work together when creating works of art.
o Dance, drama, music, and visual arts are each unique languages for creating and communicating.
Grades K-3
This 35-minute video teaches students an entire dance sequence to the Spring music from Baroque composer Antonio Vivaldi's The Four Seasons. The choreography, led by dance teacher Tanya Phelps, explores elements of springtime and provides opportunity for students' creativity.
• VSO Violinist Ann Okagaito introduces her instrument and plays the music from Vivaldi's "Spring"
• Hear and feel how music and dance can express nature: wind, water, birds, and a storm.
• Connect to Big Ideas from the Curriculum:
o The mind and body work together when creating works of art.
o Dance, drama, music, and visual arts are each unique languages for creating and communicating.