Project Report
| May 25, 2012
Video: ENLACES Kids Work on their Swing Movement
By Analida Galindo | Contemporary Dance Teacher/ Founder
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Reyes Gallardo
The ENLACES program has been teaching contemporary dance to at social-risk children for almost two years.
The progress we’ve seen has been amazing; not only in their technique, but also in their ability to create movement phrases. When they started they had never taken Dance classes before, but from day one, we saw an incredible potential in each one of them.
Our dance classes usually start with a warm up exercise, followed by several technique exercises; and then a combination of movements. We close with a short session of improvisation, where the kids get to create their own movements based on different instructions or rules.
This video replays one of the technique exercises we worked on last week to improve the kid’s swing movement and also movement with placed weight in their hands.
Check it out!
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Feb 28, 2012
ENLACES Summer Program
By Dalys Rodriguez | Program Director
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Fundacion Calicanto had a fun filled summer program which attended to 30 kids from the area. The one-month summer program was filled with dance, theater and circus classes, as well as guest speakers and fun-filled educational trips.
Our kids visited museums, theater plays, and had wonderful guest speakers that spoke about various themes like music, art, painting and even violence prevention in their neighborhoods.
The most exciting excursion was to Panama’s National Library in Parque Omar. The four story library was built in 1942 and had never been visited by any of the kids in our program. The guided tour exposed the children to historic documents and a wide array of books from Panamanian and foreign authors. Right outside this library is the recreational park “Parque Omar,” in this park you can find a gym, swimming pool, tennis, baseball, basketball and football courts and great green field to enjoy the scenery. The kids enjoyed a picnic and then went on to play and fly kites, ending our summer program with excitement!
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Jan 4, 2012
End of Year Achievements
By Dalys Rodriguez | Program Director
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Circus Performance
Dear friends,
We had a great 2011; the kids successfully completed a year of dance and theater instruction and developed artistic skills that they were able to show their parents, teachers and friends in an end of year production. The end of year presentation consisted of a circus act, a play and impressive dance performances that left a cheering crowd.
The children also participated in an intensive tutoring program focused on reading and math, which has already helped the kids increase their math scores in school. We are all very proud of their commitment to excellence and their hard work this year.
This year 13 kids successfully finished the program and as the program is ongoing, we will keep these 13 and add at least 20 more!
We are currently holding auditions and interviews for the start of the program next year so stay in touch for reports on new activities ranging from performing arts classes to educational field trips and new tutoring methods.
From Fundacion Calicanto: thank you for your support!
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Solo dance performance
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Community enjoys performance
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Back-pack donation for the new school year
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