Arts Learning
Arts Learning
Summer Tap with Class
Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayala: Artist, Board Chair El Arco Iris; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Colleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Vice President for Advancement; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of MN Founder and Executive Director; See More Perspective: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach St. Croix Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter, LLP Attorney; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Deanna StandingCloud: Tiwahe Foundation Program and Community Network Director; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade: Stage Technical Designer and Director.
Heather Barringer: Artistic, General Management, Administration, Finance, Audit; Kathryn Ross: Fundraising, Organizational Development, Community Service, Development; Lann Briel: Audience Development, Marketing, Organizational Development, Computer Systems, Web Design; Levi Weinhagen: Artistic, Audience Development, Marketing, Youth Programming; Michelle Chang: Community Service, Development, Organizational Development, Education; Ni'Kol Imani Dowls: Artistic, Finance, General Administration; Rachel Yang: Youth Programming, Education, Audience Development, Marketing; Rob Thomas: Artistic, Fundraising, Organizational Development; Val Lockhart: Audience Development, Marketing, Computer Systems, Web Design, General Administration.
ACHF Arts Access
Through the study of tap, students will gain self-awareness and confidence while shaping the direction of priorities in the classroom and in their demonstration of new skills. 90% of students will be engaged in the process and through the study of individual contributors to the form will have a clearer understanding of American history and culture. We commonly use exit slips at the end of each class to gauge accomplishments and challenges. We will give a short survey to students at the end of the program and interview our partners for feedback and takeaways, they should be able to help us with audience impressions since they will most likely be other students. The artists will take a self-study survey and review best practices and areas for improvement.
Through our partnerships, we successfully introduced American Tap Dance to youth in both an Afro-Centric and refugee setting by teaching and demonstrating within a historical context, an art form that was previously unfamiliar. At least 65 youth were exposed to tap dance experientially and the entire student body got to see their peers perform. We gained credibility and have been invited back.
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