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I Can Do That! Fall 2007

Fall 2007 - Twenty-one school sites participated in I Can Do That! during Fall 2007. Artistic disciplines taught included Hip Hop dance, ceramics, Salsa Dance, multi-media visual arts, cartooning, break-dance, and watercolor. The program began in October with a two-hour training session for teachers and artists which introduced the program and provided ability awareness training. The program concluded January 25, 2008 with the Very Special Festival of the Arts at California State University Sacramento (CSUS) where each student participant either displayed artwork or performed for audience members.

Highlights from I Can Do That! Fall 2007:

Leonardo da Vinci K-8 School

Students from Leonardo da Vinci K-8 School learned how to Hip Hop dance with the help of professional dancer Alice Twilla.

photo of visually impaired students posing as a class in their Hip Hop uniforms photo of general education students posing as a class in their Hip Hop uniforms image of several students in uniforms on stage in position to begin Hip Hop dance

Students from Ms. Haines' class (left) and Ms. Gravier's class (middle) pose together in their Hip Hop dance uniforms. The two classes performed at CSUS (right) in the University Union for hundreds of Very Special Arts Festival audience members.

photo of visually impaired student dancing on stage photo of student ready to begin dancing on stage photo of students dancing on stage

The students performed once again on the University Union stage for attendees of the California State University Sacramento Arts Resource Fair (above).

Collis P. Huntington Elementary School

Under the direction of professional artist Tina Favela, second grade students at C.P. Huntington (below) learned how to create art out of a variety of different materials including construction paper, tissue paper, paint, and ceramic. The students' artwork was displayed at the Winter Very Special Arts Festival.

photo of students in a classroom creating a project out of construction paper image of three students holding up tissue paper flowers they created photo of student creating a project out of construction paper

Caroline Wenzel Elementary School

Professional dancer Sandra DiAmicis brought the art of Salsa to students at Caroline Wenzel Elementary School. The students learned about the history of Salsa dancing, Salsa music, and even created their own Salsa dancing costumes (top right) for their performance at the Winter Very Special Arts Festival.

photo of two students holding hands and dancing photo of two students dancing together and waving their hands in the air photo of two students holding hands as part of the dance photo of students at their desks using sharpies to draw designs on their salsa costumes

towo students stretching toward the sky in a salsa dance move photo of two students holding hands and dancing as the rest of the class sits on the floor watching photo of a student dancing with the teacher's aide photo of two girls holding hands while dancing and smiling

 

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VSA arts of CA at Sacramento extends special thanks to The Frank H. & Eva B. Buck Foundation for their support of the 2nd year of expanded I Can Do That! programming in Sacramento schools.

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