Caroline Calouche & Co./Charlotte Cirque & Dance Center

Caroline Calouche & Co. was established in 2005 and has grown exponentially in their formative years. In 2006 began blending aerial dance with their athletic contemporary dance style. In our full length shows, CC&Co. incorporates apparatus such as silks, trapeze, bungee, lyra and uniquely
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Clara's Trip: A Cirque & Dance Nutcracker Story Educational Show

Program description
Friday, December 13, 10am
Wednesday, December 18, 10am
Thursday, December 19, 10am
1 Hour – Act 2 + Question and Answer Session
Booth Playhouse, 130 N. Tryon St.
A contemporary twist on a holiday classic.
Clara attends a holiday party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Flowers. At the party, she meets Beau and they dance the night away. Only one problem. Clara is a passionate dancer but not the most
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Program Detail
Friday, December 13
Wednesday, December 18
Thursday, December 19
10am – 11am
Booth Playhouse at the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center
170 N. Tryon Street
$12 Per student and Chaperone
$10 Title 1 student and Chaperone
EDUCATION STANDARDS
SL1 – Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence. By viewing our Lecture/Demonstrations students learn how to create and develop their own structured and detailed narratives.
SL3 – Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text. Our Lecture/Demonstrations help students analyze ideas and sequences through the dances that are presented.
SL5 – Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. Lecture/Demonstrations teach students how to evaluate information figuratively and decipher nuances through the use of dance.
K.R.1 – Use a variety of thinking skills to analyze and evaluate dance. Through the use of structured Lecture/Demonstration students develop the capacity to analyze dance intellectually and evaluate meaning.
K.C.1 – Understand cultural, historical, and interdisciplinary connections with dance. Our Lecture/Demonstrations shows how dance can portray social and historical events as well as they will learn how dance developed over time. This encourages students to see the relationship between dance and other disciplines and studies.
4.CP.1 – Use choreographic principles, structures, and processes to create dances that communicate ideas, experiences, feelings, and images. Lecture/Demonstrations prepare students to choreograph by presenting the material in a way that allows them to understand the structure and principles used when choreographing a dance.
Qualifications
References
Melissa Current, Dance Educator at First Ward Creative Academy
Julie Ballard, Dance Educator at Hunter Huss High School in Gastonia
Michele Nonemaker, Dance Educator at Mountain Island Academy
Cancellation Policy
No refunds 4 weeks prior to the performance date.