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Old Time American Music and
Dance - Ireland to Appalachia
Deb Carstensen and
Ken Horwege
This presentation
starts with Irish music and dance and then demonstrates how it
changed and grew to become the traditional music and dance of
our American culture. Deb Carstensen, on fiddle, will play
Irish tunes and show how they became the "old timey" music we
know and love. Ken Horwege, Irish step dancer and leader of
the Hoofin High Country Cloggers, will follow suit with the
dances. At the end, the students will be encouraged to join in
on a dance that fits both the Irish Ceilis and the traditional
American barn dances.
For Ages: K-8
Max Group: 300
Price: $320 base + 10 cents per student for first
assembly
$150 base + 10 cents per student for add'l assembly on same
day
A Child With Many Names: True Stories from
the Orphan Train
Susan Kaplan
This living history program brings history alive through story
and song. Did you know that 150,000 children rode trains
across the United States and were placed into new homes from
1854-1929? Hear true stories of these children and learn
about this almost forgotten time in American History.
Stories from Orphan Train Survivors, including three from
Colorado, are woven with historical information and music to
create a living history program. Nice collaborative program
to work with School Librarian and classroom teachers to
connect Colorado History, Literacy and Social Studies.
Follow-up literacy activities and bibliography available. In
preparing for History Day projects, this is an excellent
example of how to integrate personal story with historical
research to bring history alive!
For Ages: Grades 4 - 12
Max Group: Flexible
Price: $250 base + 10 cents per student for first
assembly
$125 base + 10 cents per student for add'l assembly on same
day
(Assembly with musician: $385 base + 10 cents per
student for 1st assembly; $250 base + 10 cents per student for add'l assembly on same day)
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