MABEL HOGGARD ELEMENTARY WORLD DANCE FESTIVAL
Date: Thursday, October 24, 2024 Time: 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Place: Mabel Hoggard Elementary Playground
Parents and family members,
Your child will be participating in the annual Mabel Hoggard Elementary School’s World Dance Festival on Thursday, October 24, 2024, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on the Mabel Hoggard Elementary School’s playground. We would like to invite you to attend. Please bring a chair, as we will have limited chairs available.
Students will be performing a folk dance with their grade level. Please have your child dressed in a costume reflecting the culture they are dancing and representing. Many costumes can be put together from items found around the house. There are sample pictures posted in Mabel Hoggard Elementary’s front office to use as a guide for your child’s costume. Students also have pictures and some sample dances in their online Canvas Music Classroom. To help celebrate diversity, the following are suggestions for costumes.
Thank you for helping make this dance festival a success.
Mrs. Makowski
Music Specialist
Kindergarten
Region: Mexico – North America Dance: Mexican Hat Dance
History: This dance is the national dance of Mexico. It is a courtship dance.
Costume:
Girls: A full colorful ruffled skirt, white blouse or some embroidered designs are fine. Some added touches could be a flower in your hair or sombrero. Shoes appropriate for P.E.
Boys: Black slacks or jeans, a white or red shirt. A kerchief/scarf around the neck or vest is optional. Some added touches could be a silver belt buckle, a sombrero hat or a shawl over one shoulder. Shoes appropriate for P.E.
First Grade
Region: Brazil – South America Dance: Fado Blanquita
History: A Portuguese style of music, but the birthplace of dance is in Brazil. The song refers to a little white pony.
Costume:
Girls: A white long skirt with a white blouse. White head wrap is optional. Shoes appropriate for P.E.
Boys: Blue jeans or pants with a white shirt, a vest of any color and a red kerchief/scarf around the neck. Shoes appropriate for P.E.
Second Grade
Region: Canada/Quebecois – North America Dance: Brandy Rump Bump
History: Le brandy is a dance or song that is performed in a longways set. Some speculate it is from both the British Isles and Canadian Indian cultures.
Costume:
Girls and Boys: Mountie costume or black pants or skirt, and a plain red shirt. One option would be a Mountie-looking hat. Shoes appropriate for P.E.
Third Grade
Area: Italy – Europe Dance: Sicilian Tarantella
History: The dance began as a cure for tarantism, a tarantula spider’s bite. Wildly dancing and sweating were believed to be a cure.
Costume:
Girls: Red, green or black full skirt to the knees or longer and a short or long-sleeved white blouse. Vest optional. I will have some white aprons for them to wear over their skirts. Shoes appropriate for P.E.
Boys: Black pants rolled up to the knee with long white socks to the knees. Red or Green shirt. Hat optional. Shoes appropriate for P.E.
Fourth Grade
Area: Korea – Asia Dance: Arirang
History: Arirang is a song that is sung today in North and South Korea. It represents the symbol of unity. Its emotion is of longing and separation.
Costume:
Girls: A full high-waisted long skirt to the ankles, long-sleeved shirt with a belt or sash tied high. Shoes appropriate for P.E.
Boys: Long silk-like robe with pants underneath and a long belt. Shoes appropriate for P.E.
Fifth Grade
Region: England – Europe Dance: North Skelton Sword Dance History: Sword dances originated in England and were popular from the 14th to 18th centuries. This dance is still being performed today. Sword dances may have descended from the Spartan War dances.
Costume:
Girls: Colorful long skirt with a white blouse with a vest or shawl. Shoes appropriate for P.E.
Boys: Plain white shirt with a dark-colored vest and dark blue or black jeans. Shoes appropriate for P.E.
4th and 5th Grade Dance Ensemble
Region: Ghana – Africa Dance: Jambo
Costume: Students will wear costumes that match their grade level.