Momentum Excellence is a program that engages 4th-grade students in movement, music, choreography and uses dance as a springboard to help children develop excellence, discipline and self-confidence. All classes integrate the Ohio Dept. of Education's Dance Content Standards. Participating students present a year-end performance on stage.
The Show:
Great Migration
Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around, Traditional Spiritual/protest song
Harlem Hellfighters
Hellfighters of Harlem, Tomas Doncker Band
Teams XL & XO Boys
Harlem on a Saturday Night
Harlem on a Saturday Night, Lil Hardin Armstrong
Team XO
Words Unleashed
Jitterbug Waltz, Thomas Fats Wller
Shuffling Along to Broadway
Shuffle Along, Eubie Blake & Noble Sissle
Tappin' at the Hoofer's Club
Tappin' at the Hoffer's Club, Luke Holmes
Team XO
Bill Rombinson, "Mayor" of Harlem
I'm Livin' in a Great Big Way, Dorothy Fields & Jimmy McHugh
The Art Studio
Echoes of Harlem, Duke Ellington
Rent Party
The Joint is Jumpin', Thomas Fats Waller
School Staff Members
Singin' The Blues
Backwater Blues, Bessie Smith & James P. Johnson
Team XL
Ragtime
Maple Leave Rag, Scott Joplin
Momentum Alumni
Harlem Stride
Snowy Morning Blues, James P. Johnson
Swing It, Duke!
Cotton Tail, Duke Ellington
Runs and Jumps - Entire Cast
The Charleston at Small's Paradise
Charleston, James P. Johnson
Scattin' at the Cotton Club
The Scat Song, Cab Calloway
Jazz Poetry: The Weary Blues
Poem by Langston Hughes, Music by Luke Holmes
Team XO
Stompin' at the Savoy
Stompin' at the Savoy, Edgar Sampson & Andy Razaf
Finale: Entire Cast
May 17, 2019