Music moves us! Explore the music that connects us across cultures through dance and celebration.
Carmen Fantasy
by Pablo de Sarasate
Sphinx Competition winner Amaryn Olmeda performs one of the most challenging and technically demanding standards of violin repertoire.
SARASATE'S HABAÑERA
Learn about habañera rhythm in this traditional Spanish dance.
Grades 5-8 suggested
Symphony No. 3, Mvt. III “Juba”
by Florence Price
Composer Florence Price was the first African-American woman to have her music performed by a major symphony orchestra. Discover how the “Juba” dance was used as a communication tool between enslaved people during the 18th and 19th centuries.
PATTING JUBA IN FLORENCE PRICE'S MUSIC
Learn about the history and cultural influence of the Juba dance on music by composer Florence Price.
Grades 1-4 suggested
Four Dances from “Estancia”
by Alberto Ginastera
Explore the historical cultural landscape of Argentina through folk song and dance!
ARGENTINEAN CULTURE & FOLK DANCE
Discover the Argentinean malambo folk dance.
Grades 5-8 suggested
Festival of the Clocks & Dance of the Hours from Coppélia
by Léo Delibes
Journey through the evolution of ballet in music from one of the most innovative productions of all time.
THE EVOLUTION OF BALLET
Discover the origins of ballet and how the art form came to be shaped by European culture.
Grades 5-8 suggested
Duo Ye
by Chen Yi
Celebrate Chinese culture in traditional folk song and dance.
CALL AND RESPONSE
Explore call and response through an ancient Chinese dance-song!
Grades 1-4 suggested
Skočná from Slavonic Dances, Op. 46, No. 7
by Antonín Dvořák
Feel the rhythm in folk music from Dvořák’s native homeland.
Feast from Arabic Suite
by Agnes Bashir
Celebrate the musical traditions of Iraqi culture through dance!
MACRO & MICRO BEAT IN CHOBI DANCE MUSIC
Demonstrate steady beat through a traditional Iraqi dance.
Grades 1-4 suggested
Danzón No. 2
by Arturo Márquez
Experience the joyful rhythms of Latin America, featuring a salsa dance demonstration.
EXPLORING RHYTHM WITH SALSA
Identify traditional Latin rhythms in salsa music.
Grades 1-4 suggested
Akinla from African Suite for String Orchestra
by Fela Sowande
Move to the music in this high-energy presentation featuring drummers and dancers from the African American Cultural Center.
RHYTHM & STEADY BEAT IN AFRICAN MUSIC
Dance along to traditional African drum music.
Grades 1-4 suggested
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