Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies
Project: “Teaching Dance Under Covid-19 as a Practice of Community, Social Justice, and Wellness”
Cohort 2020-2021
TDPS Dance faculty members Katie Faulkner, James Graham, SanSan Kwan, and Latanya Tigner centered their PCF project around the cultivation of wellness, community, and social justice within the remote dance classroom. Dance practice classes, and the essential in-person demands of learning embodied skills, have been uniquely impacted by the pandemic. Our team has collaborated on developing pedagogical strategies that not only continue high-level skill-building across remote platforms, but that do so in ways that acknowledge the distinct mental health challenges of this time. By inviting guest teachers, devising community-oriented curricula, and designing more equitable assessment strategies, our team has developed more resilient tools for supporting our students both remotely and, ultimately, in person.
- James Graham
- Katherine Faulkner
- Latanya Tigner
- SanSan Kwan