Today, the Black History and Culture Discovery term explored the world of music and dance. To start off we participated in a game called “stereotypes vs reality”. Through this game, we wanted to see what stereotypes about black people, individuals thought were true or false. It was an eye-opening experience to learn that some of the statements were true and elicited more conversation. Moving from the intro activity, we presented a“ What is black culture” presentation. This presentation was meant to educate the and dance. To start off we participated in a game called “stereotypes vs reality”. Through this game, we wanted to see what stereotypes about black people, individuals thought were true or false. It was an eye-opening experience to learn that some of the statements were true and elicited more conversation. Moving from the intro activity, we presented a“ What is black culture” presentation. This presentation was meant to educate the dt on some information on black culture. It was amazing to know that some students already were very educated on some black culture, but others were still not very sure about it. By the end of the presentation, everyone acquired more understanding on the topic of black culture. After the presentation, we headed down to the dance room to work with Ms. Powell on African Dance. She introduced us to African dance by showing us some videos on Chuck Davis, an influential dancer, and choreographer who helped bring African dance to America. From there we dived into the world of African dance by learning some of the steps to different African dances. Although we may have struggled to keep up with the pace of the dances, this activity was very fun and engaging. Afterward, we did some karaoke as a way to learn about the microphone, a black invention. By this point, the dt had worked on dance and music separately, but now it was time to combine these two. We did this by creating our own song and then making a music video to go along with it. Overall today was a great first day and I can’t wait for the activities planned ahead.
Written By: Princess Bernard-Oti
