
"Simplify, slow down, be kind. And don't forget to have art in your life – music, paintings, theater, dance, and sunsets."
-Eric Carle
-Eric Carle
Suzy Thatcher
Hands-on / Interactive Music, Storytelling & Dance
- Public speaking, improvisation, performance skills and acting
- Storytelling, stage direction and theater games
- Voice, movement, self-esteem and problem solving
- Joyful activation of minds and bodies
- Mind body connection
- Rhythm and body movement -choreography, sequencing and patterns
- Self-expression, well-being, focus and self confidence
- Artistic expression
About Suzy
- BA – Prescott College / Special Education and Theater Arts
- Credentialed special education teacher K-12
- Improvisation and acting classes and workshops
- Music / movement, dance and vocal training
- 40+ years acting, vocal and dance performance
- Trap-the rhythmic arts project training
California Arts Standards
K-8 Standards:
- 1.0 Artistic Perception: Processing, analyzing and responding to sensory information through language and skills unique to dance, music and theater/storytelling
- 2.0 Creative Expression: Creating, performing and participating in dance, music and theater/storytelling
- 3.0 Historical and Cultural Context: Understand historical contributions and cultural dimensions of dance, music and theater/storytelling
- 4.0 Aesthetic Valuing: Responding to analyzing and critiquing dance, music and theater/storytelling