Dance About Olympian Jackie Joyner-Kersee
5:42
Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: A dance based on the life and career of Olympic gold medalist Jackie Joyner Kersee is brought to the stage by Modern American Dance Company (MADCO).
Type of Video: Story*
Unique Video ID: Dance-20**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- Have students respond to the story. What did they learn about dance that they didn’t know before? Why do they now appreciate about dance that they hadn’t thought about before? How would they feel if their life was the subject of a dance?
- Use the video as inspiration for students to choreograph a dance inspired by an athlete.
*Story videos employ a narrative form to highlight a topic, location, or practitioner in the area of study.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
