Dance Workshops – Musical and Bodily Awareness – A Journey Around the World with Sonia Ding
Invite children on a sensory and musical journey through world cultures. Through sounds, movements, and stories, students explore diverse cultural universes while developing their artistic sensitivity.
Additional resources: Educational tools can be provided beforehand to prepare students and enrich their experience.
Age : 2 to 8 years old (from early childhood to Grade 3)
Length: 60 minutes per class
Capacity: Up to 30 children per group (with at least 2 adults/chaperones present)
Organization: Available for multiple classes on the same day, or as a workshop series spread over several days or weeks.
Educational Objectives
-Foster sensory and physical awareness
-Develop a sense of rhythm and coordination
-Discover different instruments and sounds from around the world
-Stimulate the imagination through musical stories
-Encouraging exploration and fun in a playful environment
Workshop Outline
Warm-up: Welcome time followed by a gentle physical warm-up to calm music.
Learning and discovery: Sensory exploration of sounds, and handling/listening to instruments from around the world.
Exploration: Interactive musical games and storytelling to connect movement with the imagination.
Free Movement & Cool-down: Free physical expression followed by a relaxation period at the end of the session.
Adaptability & Showcase
The standard format is a single, one-time workshop. In the workshop series format (recommended), each session offers a complete immersion into a different continent (Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe) for a deeper exploration. Workshops can also be adapted to your specific themes (e.g., world music). Note: This workshop focuses on an immersive and sensory experience. It does not include a formal public performance but features brief moments of sharing and collective exploration.
Microgrant Funding and Booking Procedures
Standard Rate: $280 per workshop (60 min)
Turnkey Option (Recommended): Thanks to micro-grants (PassepArt, ViceVersa, FrancoZone…), your school has a $1,200 budget for workshops. This fully covers the 4-workshop series at no cost to the school. We highly recommend this complete formula for the same group to guarantee a real impact on the students’ emotional development.
The ACFA régionale de Calgary exclusively organizes this show as part of the PasseP’art, ViceVersa, and Immers’Art microgrants. Microgrants amount to $1,500 per workshop and/or show series, per school, per year. For more information regarding these microgrants, please visit the following webpages: PassepArt, ImmersArt, ViceVersa. The ACFA applies a $300 administrative fee per agreement to cover costs related to processing the microgrant application, preparing agreements, as well as billing and payments.
To book the show, please contact us at info.calgary@acfa.ab.ca. In the event that the school wishes to book the workshop outside of the microgrant framework, we will put you directly in touch with the artist.