Berdolé Flamenco

Flamenquillo is the arts integration practice of Berdolé Flamenco Management and Production. We are working online and in-person to deliver arts to students during the 2020-21 school year.
We are devoted to using the art of flamenco as a vehicle to teach to the curriculum in literacy, social
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Flamenco and literacy for the young

Program description
Ferdinand por Farruca is offered as an assembly program or an in-class experience.
As an additional option, this program is being offered via online delivery for the 2020-2021 school year. Pre-recorded videos are available to present to classes on demand, and they are 30-40 minutes in length. Content is interactive, and the videos may be stopped and replayed. Additionally, a didactic website is
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Program Detail
August 9, 2020 – May 29, 2021
Online programs: On demand, any time.
In-person programming: During school hours.
Online programs requre a high-speed Internet connection and a space of approximately 2′ x 2′ for a participant to dance. No special dance clothing or gear is required.
For in-person programs:
4′ x 4′ space for single artist to present during residency or workshop
12′ x 12′ space for single artist or cuadro to present during assembly program
Wooden surface preferable, but not required.
Each child needs approx. 3′ x 3′ to dance
Artist(s) provide all sound and stage equipment when school cannot.
Assembly programs are best in cafeteria or theater/auditorium; In-class workshops are best in classrooms or media centers; a gym or multi-purpose room would also be suitable for either type of program.
Pre-recorded videos:
School-wide access (all grades) for 30 days: $150
Didactic website:
School-wide (all grades) access through the entire school year: $400
School-wide (all grades) access for Aug. 9 – Dec. 31, 2020 or Jan. 1 – May 29, 2020: $250
School-wide (all grades) access for 30 days: $150
Single artist with recorded music:
• 1-3 workshops or assembly programs
• Pre-visit meetings with teacher(s) to create lesson plan, classroom activities, etc.
• 4-6 workshops or assembly programs
• Pre-visit meetings with teacher(s) to create lesson plan, classroom activities, etc.
• 1 half-day visit per day for 5 consecutive days
• Pre-visit meetings with teacher(s) to create lesson plan, classroom activities, etc.
• Non-consecutive visits incur an additional charge of $100/day
• 1 half-day visit per day for 10 consecutive school days
• Student performance component, details determined in planning sessions with teacher(s)
• Pre-visit meetings with teacher(s) to create lesson plan, classroom activities, etc.
• Non-consecutive visits incur an additional charge of $100/day
Live flamenco cuadro (guitarist, singer, dancer):
• 1-2 assembly programs or 1-3 workshops
• 1-2 assembly programs and 1-2 workshops – or – 3-5 workshops
• Pre-visit meetings with teacher(s) to create lesson plan, classroom activities, etc.
• Single day of assembly programs, up to 4 shows in a single day, with the full band
• 4 days of in-class workshops, up to 6 workshops daily, with a single artist
• Pre-visit meetings with teacher(s) to create lesson plan, classroom activities, etc.
• 10 days of artist visits culminating with assembly programs in which students present on stage with the artists
• Assembly program with full band on 10th day
• Full band is present only for the 10th day; a single artist delivers all other programming on the other 9 days
• Pre-visit meetings with teacher(s) to create lesson plan, classroom activities, etc.
EDUCATION STANDARDS
R3 – Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text. Students analyze the emotional development of characters and relate movement to emotion. They choreograph a dance in which characters (dancers) react to one another based on action. The resulting dance may be abstract or a direct interpretation of the storybook plot. R4 – Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone. Using The Story of Ferdinand as a text, students understand levels of intensity in emotional expression as portrayed in specific word choices. They related that intensity to dance movement, experiencing how the elements of dance (force, space, timing, relationship) can portray extremes in emotion. W3 – Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective techniques, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences. Using dance as a text, students express ideas about emotion or objects. They implement the elements of dance to control movement based on the experience they wish to communicate, understanding that flamenco is an expression of a flash of emotion related to a single event or theme.
Dance K-12 KR.1 – Use a variety of thinking skills to analyze and evaluate dance. Students observe flamenco dances and correlate specific elements of dance (time, space, relationship, energy) with specific emotional expressions. They then use these ideas to create their own movements based on their ideas about how the body can convey emotion. CP.1 – Use choreographic principles, structures, and processes to create dances that communicate ideas, experiences, feelings, and images. Programming is highly interactive, giving students multiple avenues to participate in creativity. As a layered and improvisational art form, students are taught to use tools (dance steps) in the given communication structure, They then direct the action and reaction, in order to create music, movement, and stories, during interactive modules based on the communication framework of flamenco. ELA Grade 2 Note: While this program is available for grades K-5 The Story of Ferdinand has been designated as a reading level of 3.7, for second graders. It is also available in Spanish. RL.2.2 – Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral. The Story of Ferdinand is set in Spain and reflects imagery of Spain. It reflects the theme of individuality and confidence, which is central to flamenco. RL.2.3 – Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges. In group discussion, students identify emotions expressed by characters in the story. They also identify how these emotions change during the plot. Students later identify how their bodies move in response to emotional ideas, and they choreograph a new dance based on concepts they create.
Supporting Materials
List of flamenco videos
2019FERDINAND_studyguide_videos.pdfPrep questions to help students understand what they will see and hear in a flamenco presentation
2019FERDINAND_studyguide_prepquestions.pdfActivity to discuss emotions by listing emotions or identifying emotions expressed by emojis
2019FERDINAND_studyguide_emotions_listingnaming.pdfActivity to create a dance based on ideas about emotions of story characters and student emotions
2019FERDINAND_studyguide_emotions_storydance.pdfActivity to write a new story based on inferences about characters and plot
2019FERDINAND_studyguide_writing.pdfActivity to identify the cities, country, continent, where flamenco originated
2019FERDINAND_studyguide_maps.pdfFlamenco vocabulary list
2019FERDINAND_studyguide_flamencovocabulary.pdfQualifications
References
Yadira Ramos Ortiz, Spanish Teacher
Winnona Park Elementary, Decatur, GA
yramosortiz@csdecatur.net, 404-370-4490
Anna Dunn, Ballet Mistress
DeKalb School of the Arts, Avondale Estates, GA
Anna_N_Dunn@dekalbschoolsga.org
Melanie Darby
Spivey Hall World Music Festival, Morrow, GA
MelanieDarby@clayton.edu
Cancellation Policy
Online programming licenses are non-transferrable and non-refundable, but they may be rescheduled during the 2020-21 school year.
We ask for 50% of the total engagement fee if the client cancels within 30 days of the booking. We ask for 100% of the total engagement fee if the client cancels within 7 days of the booking.