Pedagogy, Arts Education & Integration
Destination Forever uses a holistic approach to education by cultivating and integrating creative strategies that support social emotional wellness, knowledge of self, authenticity and transformative practices rooted in the arts such as percussive dance, music, and theater.
We also integrate African centered principles such as Sankofa and themes of Afrofuturism as a tool for learning and navigation towards liberation and empowerment. Which means "go back and get it". So much history and pedagogy as it pertains to Black American culture, has been left out of education, that it has often set back the spiritual and economic growth of generations of people who could benefit from knowing who they are , where they come from, and where they are going. In the words of Elder Charles Dugger "Don't Know Your Past, Don't Know Your Future." Afrofuturistic ideology offers one the opportunity to understand that they can experience the past, present, and future through their imagination and innovative ways of using technology and culture to preserve traditions while advancing it to the next generation.
Current Workshops & Educational Courses
Music For Dance
Learning Objectives:
Gain understanding of basic music theory
Examine the connection between music and dance culturally and historically
Investigate the science of storytelling inside of music and dance
Understanding sound vibration and how to utilize its power through movement and body consciousness
Tap I & II
Focuses on basic tap technique:
weight distribution - time steps
rudiments - intonation
Students will gain and or improve musicality through:
ear training - basic music theory - rhythm
groove - improvisation - jazz standards
They will also learn the history of tap and how its roots to the African diaspora impacted American culture through:
oral history - research - critical analysis
experiential learning