Dance & Art from India

Dance & Art from India

Surteg has presented over 1,000 progams in 150+ venues over the last 18years. The programs cater to grades K-12 in Dance, Visual Arts and Social Studies. All workshops are hands-on, participatory and informational regarding history, Rangoli art and Bhangra dance from India. The teacher is assisted in imparting education on multi-culturalism and South Asia. India is brought into the North Carolina schools.?

Surteg is passionate about blending the first 20+ years of life growing up and getting Masters degree in India with the next 20+ years of life in the USA through Cultural Presentations on India to the US school audience. India to him is …..

the living embodiment of thousands of years of cultural and religious heritage: a country of music, dance and Bollywood movies; festivals, anthropomorphic gods and sacred rivers; plains, mountains and plateaus; monsoon rains, crops and green revolution; tremendous Army, Air Force and Navy; education, cricket and nuclear technology; all but 72 years of freedom from British rule, India is ‘Unity in Diversity’ amongst 35 provinces and union territories, four thousand plus languages and dialects and a unique political process.

The proposed programs represents an avenue to blend that India into various dance and art programs for K12 students.

 

 

EDUCATOR CONTACT INFO

surtegsandhu@yahoo.com

http://surtegsandhu.com

  P.O.Box 12321, Durham, NC 27709

United States

9196991300

Draw Mindfully with Rangoli Art

Program description

Offered in 3 different Residency (5 day, 3 day, 2 day) formats (5 workstations in a 45-60 min classroom session= ‘1 contact hour’), & Teacher Training

Rangoli is an art form from India in which patterns are created on the floor in living rooms or courtyards using materials such as colored rice, dry flour, colored sand or flower petals. It is traditionally done by women. The purpose is decoration.

Students color their play sand with food colors and learn the use of hand, cone and strainer to pour the materials into their art form on the table.

A 2 minute art-walk to other tables helps them review others art-in-progress. As they return and complete their project, photos are taken before clearing the table.

Students at any grade level are encouraged to start with their own favorite drawing of for example a human face, an animal, a house, or landscape and learn to produce it through the Rangoli concept.

In the Indian community, this practice is showcased during occasions such as festivals, auspicious observances, marriage celebrations etc. Rangoli designs can be simple geometric shapes, deity impressions, or flower and petal shapes or elaborate designs crafted by numerous people.

Booking / scheduling contact

Surteg Sandhu

   919-699-1300

 surtegsandhu@yahoo.com

Program detail
Artistic discipline: Visual Arts
Cultural Origin: Asian
Program type: Residency
Population served: Grade 1, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 9, Kindergarten, Pre-K
Subject: Visual Arts
Bilingual: No
Space / technical requirements:

5 classroom tables, with 5 chairs each

1 main table for artist setup

 

Fees / Ticketing:

5 day residency/ 25-30 contact hours $2400;

3 day residency/ 15-20 contact hours $1800;

2 day residency/ 6-12 contact hours $1200;

Supplies included

 

EDUCATION STANDARDS

NC Standard Course of Study:

R4 – Interpret words and phrases as they are in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.

SL4 – Present information, findings, and supporting evidence such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

W4 – Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

NC Essential Standards:

From the Arts Education, Visual Arts K-8 Standards: V.3-Create art using a variety of tools, media, and processes, safely and appropriately.

CX.1-Understand the global, historical, societal, and cultural contexts of the visual arts.

Qualifications

Conducts educational programming for 2 or more years: Yes
Three letters of recommendation / references available: Yes
Provides study guides for teachers and or students: Yes
Connects to State and or Common Core Curriculum Standards: Yes
Cancellation Policy

Cancellation Fee $575