4-H
4-H Dance Project
4-H Dance is designed to be a FUN way for you to learn about dance and be active.
Manual
There is not a manual for this project.
Completion Requirements
Complete the record sheet and turn it into your leader or to the Extension Office by the required date.
Exhibit Options—County only. No STATE FAIR Entries
- Beginner—Grades 3-5
- Exhibit a poster (use general poster guidelines) Select from the following topics:
- Your favorite type of dance and why? (i.e. ballet, clogging, folk, modern)
- A famous dancer (from the past or current) that you admire and why?
- Exhibit a poster (use general poster guidelines) Select from the following topics:
- Intermediate—Grades 6-8
- Exhibit a poster (use general poster guidelines) Select from the following topics:
- A famous performance of a dance (i.e. Swan Lake ballet) and what you like about it.
- History of a type of dance. Can be modern or historical. (i.e. waltz, rumba, break dancing)
- Basic information of how to do a specific dance step. (i.e. waltz, rumba, break dancing)
- Exhibit a poster (use general poster guidelines) Select from the following topics:
- Advanced—Grades 9-12
- Exhibit a poster (use general poster guidelines) Select from the following topics:
- A famous dance/performance school that you might like to attend.
- A famous choreographer and what you like about their work.
- Careers that are related to the field of dance and what you would like about it.
- Exhibit a poster (use general poster guidelines) Select from the following topics:
Examples to Help you get started
- Famous Dancers
- Fred Astaire
- Anna Pavlova
- Gene Kelly
- Patrick Swayze
- Mikhail Baryshnikov
- Michael Jackson
- Martha Graham
- Gregory Hines
- Sammy Davis Jr.
The list below is a sample of possible styles of dance and examples of specific dances to help get you started.
- Ballet
- Jazz
- Ballroom
- Waltz
- Fox Trot Tango
- Folk Dance
- Clogging
- Irish Jig Highland
- Country & Western
- Group or partner dancing
- Line Dancing Square Dancing
- Contra
- Hip Hop
- Breakdancing
- Latin
- Cha Cha
- Rumba Samba
- Paso Doble Jive
- Swing
- Lindy Hop
- Jive East Coast Swing
- Boogie—woogie West Coast Swing
- Carolina Shag Jitterbug
- Tap
- Classical tap
- Clogging
- Zumba
- Dance and exercise
- Mix of Latin, Hip-hop and Flamenco dance.
- Line
- Individual—not partner
- Cha-Cha
- Slide, Electric Slide
- Modern
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