Week 11 Notes:
3/23, 3/25
-Thesis development
-Grant writing
Assignment: Thesis question
Why are black woman criticized for expressing their sensuality in pop culture?
Black women are reclaiming their freedom by expressing self-love through the celebration of their womanhood and sensuality in popular culture.
Historical overview
Black woman on stage
Why an audience feels shaken up when they see a black woman on stage
Grant writing proposal:
Alabama State Council on the Arts Grant Proposal
I. Proposal Summary
The Arts Education and Enrichment Program is designed to provide a diverse challenging experience dedicated to the achievement of all students, despite individual differences in learning rates and/or prior knowledge and skills. We are requesting $5,000, to provide a fine arts-based community outreach program in Birmingham City Schools (grades 6-12) for the full 2022-2033 academic school year. This program will run from 3:00pm-5:00pm Monday-Friday. It is our goal that through the study of poetry, music, painting, and dance students gain transferable knowledge, skills and abilities that are vulnerable for achievement in other areas of school and life. Our organization provides a platform for students to explore their creativity while achieving excellence through arts literacy. Arts education has been found to improve critical thinking skills, discipline, focus, and academic performance as well as to develop self-expression, confidence, and social skills.
II. Arts Education and Enrichment Program Curriculum
The Arts Education and Enrichment Program curriculum consists of developmentally appropriate activities that allow for the continuation of exploration and development in creative concepts, physical abilities, and the study of the integration of fine arts within other subject areas. Students will explore various arts forms from different cultures and time periods and are provided opportunities to respond to and reflect upon what they see and experience. These projects will engage the public directly with the arts, providing Americans with new opportunities to have profound and meaningful arts experiences. Through the creation of art, these projects are intended to replenish and rejuvenate America's enduring cultural legacy.
Our program will ensure that students:
· Define- review and acknowledge the historical and cultural significance of poetry, music, painting and dance and its evolution as an art form
· Understand- the evolution of fine arts and its significance to creativity and development
· Apply- knowledge, skills, and techniques of fine arts in enrichment presentations while developing a diverse cultural artistic expression
· Evaluate- assess the work of peers and selves, as well as provide supportive evidence for all evaluations.
· Create- develop and apply an understanding of basic principles of fine arts with the goal of effectively communicating ideas, thoughts and feelings through poetry, music, painting, and dance.
III. Inventory of Support Material
Space: access to gym or classroom-hygiene products-storage
Poetry: notebooks-pen/pencils-construction paper-building blocks
Music: sound system-rhythm sticks-hand drums-tambourines-triangles-dry erase board-notebooks-pen/pencil-colored pencils-markers
Painting: construction paper-sketchbook-painting canvas-pen/pencils-drawing paper-watercolor paper-newspaper-paint brushes-paint-ruler
Dance: sound system-stage/Marley floors-mirrors-ballet barres
A. Budget List:
Hygiene Products: 200$
Storage: 100$
Notebooks: 200$
Pen/Pencils: 60$
Construction paper: 80$
Building blocks: 200$
Sound system: 300$
Rhythm sticks: 80$
Hand drums: 300$
Tambourines:200$
Triangles: 200$
Dry erase Board: 180$
Sketchbook- 100$
Painting Canvas- 60$
Drawing paper:100$
Watercolor paper: 100$
Newspaper: 100$
Paint brushes: 100$
Paint: 200$
Ruler: 40$
Marley floors: 1549$
Mirrors: 500$
Ballet barres: 311$
Total: $5000
IV. Curriculum Vitae
Bria J. Tyner, BA
Education
Masters of Fine Arts, Dance /Choreography & Performance
The University of Alabama, Expected Graduation: 2023
College of Arts and Sciences
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Dance /Choreography & Performance
The University of Alabama, 2017
College of Arts and Sciences
Honors and Awards
2018: Lenny Williams Innovation and Choreography Award
2016: The Alabama Repertory Dance Theatre Award
Teaching Positions
Graduate Teaching Assistant
The University of Alabama, 2020-Present
Instructor/Rehearsal Director
Red Mountain Theatre Company, Alabama, 2019-Present
Instructor/Rehearsal Director/Office Administrator
Ebony Arrington Dance and Performance, 2013-2020
Director of Dance
Greene County Schools, Alabama, 2018-2019
Studio Instructor Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble, 2016-2018
Instructor/Rehearsal Dir., Dance
Denver School of The Arts, Colorado, 2017-2018
Junior Ballet Instructor
C.P. Robinson Dance Academy, Colorado, 2016-2018
Dance Instructor
Classical Ballet Academy, Colorado, 2016- 2018
Choreography
2021:“Kickin the Clouds”
Red Mountain Theatre Company, Birmingham Alabama
2021:Ten Tiny Dances
The Dance Foundation, Birmingham Alabama
2020: MFA Fall Concert
The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa Alabama
2019: “Little Shop of Horrors”
Red Mountain Theatre Company, Birmingham Alabama
2017-2018: Fall/Spring Concert
Denver School of the Arts, Denver Colorado
2017: Dance Residency/ Spring Concert
Hallet Fundamental Academy, Denver Colorado
2014-2016: Dance Alabama Fall/Spring Concert
The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa Alabama
Professional Affiliations/Performance
2019: “Memphis” Red Mountain Theatre Company, Ensemble
Regional Theatre, Birmingham Alabama
2016-2018: Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble, Company member
Professional Dance Company, Denver Colorado
Performance
International Blacks and Dance Conference Cleo Parker Robinson
Alvin Ailey Dance Gallery Festival Astrid von Ussar
Alabama Repertory Dance Theatre Dir. Cornelius Carter
Birmingham New Music Festival Prof. Rita Snyder
Dance Alabama Dir. Cornelius Carter
Annual Sickle Cell Gala Dir. Caprenia Anthony
Alabama State Dance Festival Dir. Lawrence Jackson
Community Service
Brown Sugar Nutcracker
Dancer [Alabama School of Fine Arts] Dec 7, 2019
Power Up: Atlanta Public Schools
[Dance Instructor [Atlanta, GA] June 2019
Broadway Bootcamp: Red Mountain Theatre Company
[Dance Instructor [Birmingham, Al] July 2020
Languages
English: Native Language
IV. Samples of Student Work
Links to choreography:
V. Educational Philosophy
Teaching Philosophy
Bria J. Tyner
The purpose of education is to provide a door of possibilities for students to engage in cultural, creative and self-discovery. To promote education as a practice of freedom, I strive to instill a lifelong exploration of creativity and perseverance through my pedagogical practices. My teaching philosophy stems from creating spaces that aspire to make change in the world. In the words of Nelson Mandela, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” I believe the study of dance provides a drive in students to indulge in life long perseverance, wonder and creativity to actively make a difference in society.
Through a physical and historical exploration of dance education, a cultural awareness and discipline of many art forms arise. I believe dance and art connect to students' emotional well-being as a human. It is my desire that students learn how bodily movements convey the nature of humanity. According to James Comer, “No significant learning occurs without a significant relationship.” Therefore, as an educator, it is my responsibility to provide culturally relevant teaching in which my students can learn effectively. Also, acknowledging that each student brings a unique and special quality to the classroom. “Culturally relevant teaching focuses on the culture of students in order to meet the learning needs of all the students in the classroom.” (McCarthy-Brown) Incorporating a variety of techniques allows students to relate by experiences, as well as understand the diverseness in the societies in which they live.
My pedagogical approach is designed around creative movement concepts that provide strengthening of technical dance skills and physical abilities. With inspiration from an African, modern, jazz, and balletic movement aesthetic, my practical approach is rooted in the evolution of mind, body, and spirit. I believe to be educated is to be willing to accept different ways of thinking in a multicultural setting. It is my goal to provide students with a learning environment that magnifies their transmission of knowledge. Through the exploration of multiple dance practices, the development of artistic growth, technical competence, musicality, and versatility develop in students. Through dance education, I encourage my students to embrace self-expression, confidence, and social skills throughout their lives.
My teaching philosophy aspires to provide tools for students to develop a passion for learning and curiosity of discovery throughout their lives. Through dance and arts education, pledge to use my knowledge and experiences to cultivate a generation of culturally educated citizens of society. Embracing the opportunity as an educator to create a space for change, I vow to educate my students from a place of transgression which is movement against and beyond boundaries.
Week 12 Notes:
3/30, 4/1
-Thesis development
-Grant writing
Notes from Lawrence on research:
Central focus
Long lasting interest
Introduction
Inquiry
Historical background
Explanation of methodology of research
Abstract
Key. Buzz words
Paragraph on what the topic is
Outcome
Thesis questions
Take out the I believe, and I witnesses just say it
Historical view and relevance
Stamp it with a time
How often I sprinkle the I
Speak definitively
Write in 3rd person
Avoid passive terms in writing
Thesis statement: we must investigate
General statement about
During slavery in the United States 1700’s
Must investigate
More resources and voices
Conversations with others
Some reference from the 20th century
Sociological perspective
What about society makes these women want to do this
What questions do you still have based on what other people say?
Read first
Contributing to where the holes are
Do some reading and find the hole
Black dance scholarships
Brenda Dixon Gottshield
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