Choreographers: Nejla Yatkin
3:14
Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: In this episode of Choreographers meet Nejla Yatkin and learn about her approach to dance.
Type of Video: Profile*
Unique Video ID: Dance-24**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- Use the video as part of your students’ study of dance/the arts from an arts appreciation perspective. What is their reaction to the dance excerpts they saw? How did they interpret the meaning of the dance? What did they learn about the rehearsal process and the work of a dancer and choreographer?
- View the video to gain perspective on the mindset of a choreographer. What did students learn about dance and choreography from Mr. Yatkin’s expression of how she choreographs?
- Ms. Yatkin speaks about the importance of emotion in dance and connecting with the audience. Have students view the dance excerpts from that perspective. What emotions did they see expressed? What emotions did they feel? What connection did they make?
*Profile videos use a first-person/first-hand approach to highlight interesting people doing interesting things 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.
