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Burrillville Middle School Library: Sra. Zins- Dance Project

Dance Project

Please write an article that will be presented to the class on a specific dance given to you by Mrs. Zins.

Explain and include:

Type of Dance, Country or Countries:

  1. Who started the dance?
  2. When
  3. Where
  4. How did it begin? History behind it: Ex (after a war..., after and Independence)
  5. Attire
  6. Colorful picture of the attire/dance
  7. List of musical instruments (4 instruments)

Learn and explain "basic steps" to the class.  Include them in the article. Students do not need to dance it.  He/she needs to explain the steps.

Britannica-Start with Latin American Dance article from Britannica

Britannica School is an encyclopedia source, and it also includes primary source documents. 

 

ImageQuest allows you to search millions of rights-cleared images to use in your work.


Both of these resources require a username and password to use at home.

World Book

The World Book encyclopedias are a great starting place for research. You can also find primary source documents and even e-books here!

You may need either a library barcode number or a username and password to use this resource at home. If you have a public library card, you can enter your number; otherwise, see the Usernames and Passwords section of this page for login information.

Library of Dance

 

Ebsco Explora (from AskRI)

Dance Specific Sites

There are a number of dances that you'll be researching, some harder to find than others.  Here are some places to start.

lion dances plena polka
marinera odissi mambo
marimba merengue tango
paso doble galopa tamborito
sevillanas Las Inditas Sanjuanito

 

ASKRI.org

CultureGrams

Once you know where your dance originated from/is practiced, search the country in Culture Grams

Biorgrapy

Biography Reference Center

If any of your Research gives you the name of a specific dancer, try to find more about them in the Biography Reference Center.

Epic