Virtual Programming | Greenbelt, MD

DECEMBER DAYS

December Days series is a holiday sampler or smorgasbord, highlighting a delightful variety of topics and the vibrant diversity of Greenbelt. This project is co-sponsored by Greenbelt Recreation and Greenbelt Access Television (GATe).

Chalk it up to the Season

It's Time for Lotsa Latkes!

A Letter to Mrs. Roosevelt

Follow the Drinking Gourd

Take a Breather to Calm the Busy Mind

Go Bananas for Banana nut Bread

Pick a Great Flick

Shape Up With a Winter Workout

Have a Hoot! Make a Snowy Pine Cone Owl

Everybody Rise for Arroz

The Starry Winter Sky

Book it at the Library

Come On In, the Water's Fine

Light up the Night With Hope

A Candle in The Window

PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING

"SAY HELLO TO A NEW BOOK" AND MORE WITH MISS GAYE

Angelina's Silly Little Sister

Are You My Mother

A Very Hungry Caterpillar

The Life Cycle of a Frog

If You Give a Moose a Muffin

STORIES AND CRAFTS WITH THE COOPERS

Make a Pencil

Elephant, Piggie, I am a Frog

Banana Smores

Paper Towel Roll Hyacinth

Kool Aid Playdough

Jellyfish Salt Painting

MOVE THIS BOOK WITH MISS ANGELLA

Angella Foster, the Director of the Studio Dance Program, gets you and your busy littles moving at home with the help of some great books and her own tiny dancer. New videos posted at 10:00am on Thursdays on the City of Greenbelt Facebook Page. Questions? Contact Angella at afoster@greenbeltmd.gov

Corduroy

Welcome to the 7th edition of "Move this Book!" with Angella Foster (aka Ms. Angella), the director of studio dance programs for Greenbelt Recreation! While you are home with your busy littles, Ms. Angella wants to help you get moving and exploring together. Today Ms. Angella will be reading "Corduroy" by Don Freeman and giving your little mover directions to bring the book to life in your living room. To extend the fun, grab your favorite snuggle friend and go on your own adventure. If you have a printer, you can visit the official Corduroy website for some fun printable activity sheets: http://www.corduroybook.com

The Rainbow Fish

Welcome to the sixth edition of "Move this Book!" with Angella Foster (aka Ms. Angella), the director of studio dance programs for Greenbelt Recreation! While you are home with your busy littles, Ms. Angella wants to help you get moving and exploring together. Today Ms. Angella will be reading "The Rainbow Fish" by Marcus Pfister and giving your little mover directions to bring the book to life in your living room. To extend the fun, try having a scavenger hunt in your house to find things in your house in all six rainbow colors--red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple--to make your own found object rainbow. To learn more about the real rainbow fish, visit https://letsfindout.scholastic.com/issu…/2018-19/050319.html

Solomon Crocodile

Welcome to our fifth edition of "Move this Book!" with Angella Foster (aka Ms. Angella), the director of studio dance programs for Greenbelt Recreation! While you are home with your busy littles, Ms. Angella wants to help you get moving and exploring together. Today Ms. Angella will be reading "Solomon Crocodile" by Catherine Rayner and giving your little mover directions to bring the book to life in your living room. To learn more about crocodiles, visit https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/nile-crocodile/

We're Going on a Lion Hunt

Welcome to our fourth edition of "Move this Book!" with Angella Foster (aka Ms. Angella), the director of studio dance programs for Greenbelt Recreation! While you are home with your busy littles, Ms. Angella wants to help you get moving and exploring together. Today Ms. Angella will be reading "We're Going On A Lion Hunt" by David Axtell and giving your little mover directions to bring the book to life in your living room. To extend the fun, try having a scavenger hunt in your house to find places or things that are long & thin like the grass, wet and splashy like the lake, soft and squishy like the swamp or warm and dark like the cave. To learn more about lions, visit https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/a...

The Hungry Caterpillar

Rabbit's Spring Adventure

Today Ms. Angella will be reading "Rabbit's Spring Adventure" by Anita Loughrey and Daniel Howarth. With some help from her own little dancer, Ms. Angella will be giving your little mover directions to bring the book to life in your living room. To extend the fun, try having a scavenger hunt in your house to find something yellow like a daffodil, purple like a crocus, green like a frog or brown like the bunny. For ideas about how to do your own spring-themed nature study, visit https://blossomandroot.com/2018/04/goodbye-winter-welcome-spring-6-prompts-1-easy-formula-for-spring-nature-studies/

Dig In

Today Ms. Angella will be reading "Dig In" by Cindy Jensen-Elliot and giving your little mover directions to bring the book to life in your living room. To extend the fun, try having a scavenger hunt in your house to find things that are long & thin like a worm, hard like a rock, round like a pill bug, fuzzy like a spider, something with a seed inside and something squishy like mud. To learn more about plants and gardening with your kids, check out https://kidsgardening.org/gardening-basics/

SEVEN-SONG SING-ALONGS

Chris Cherry & Stefan Brodd host eight sessions of sing-along fun! Each session features seven happy songs that are guaranteed to lift your spirits. It's easy to sing along, because the videos have the sing-along words in captions on the screen. You can also download the sing-along words by clicking on the link beneath each video. Music makes life better!

Come And Get Your Happiness: Cheer Yourself Up With Shirley Temple

The Sunny Side Of The Street: Buck Up With Broadway

Pick Yourself Up: Movie Melodies To Make You Smile

One Jump Ahead: Make Yourself Merry With Songs By Chris Cherry

Happy Days Are Here Again: Chin Up With F.D.R.

Beginner's Luck: Toe-Tapping Tunes From Greenbelt's First Year

Message To Tomorrow: Happy, Hopeful Songs By Chris Cherry

Till We Meet Again: Old-Fashioned Sing-Along Favorites

MOVE THIS BEAT

Lisa Pellittiere, the Assistant Director of the Studio Dance Program, gets you and your busy littles moving at home with some rhythm play and suggested music to kick off your dance party. New videos posted at 10:00am on Tuesdays. Look for new and past videos on the City of Greenbelt Children's Playlist on YouTube or on the City of Greenbelt Facebook page. Questions? Contact Angella Foster, Director of the Studio Dance Program, at afoster@greenbeltmd.gov

Move This Beat 1

Welcome to "Move this Beat!" with Lisa Pellittiere (aka Ms. Lisa), the assistant director of studio dance programs for Greenbelt Recreation! While you are home with your busy littles, Ms. Lisa wants to help you get moving and grooving together. Today Ms. Lisa will be guiding smooth and sharp movements to steady beats. For some fun at home, try melting like ice cream or moving like a robot to your favorite songs! To kick off your movement exploration dance party, you can check out these familiar tunes on YouTube: September (DreamWorks Trolls recording) https://youtu.be/pzff-y29zA4 and A Million Dreams (The Greatest Showman/The Piano Guys cover) https://youtu.be/iu8cyGSx79I

Move This Beat 2

Welcome to the second edition of "Move this Beat!" with Lisa Pellittiere (aka Ms. Lisa), the assistant director of studio dance programs for Greenbelt Recreation! While you are home with your busy littles, Ms. Lisa wants to help you get moving and grooving together. Today Ms. Lisa will be guiding rhythms inspired by a train ride. For some fun at home, you can "Take the 'A' Train" and have a swinging dance party with Duke Ellington and his Orchestra (https://youtu.be/-VPNuJWA-sI. To move the beats from today's video with your little ones, try this slower version of the jazz standard recorded by the BBC Big Band Orchestra (https://youtu.be/DF--QTbHD0I).

Move This Beat 3

Welcome to the third edition of "Move this Beat!" with Lisa Pellittiere (aka Ms. Lisa), the assistant director of studio dance programs for Greenbelt Recreation! While you are home with your busy littles, Ms. Lisa wants to help you get moving and grooving together. Today we clap, sway, and slither like a snake. To extend the fun at home, you can move today's beat to "Caravan" by Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (https://youtu.be/YkLBSLxo5LE). For some rhythmic inspiration, enjoy this performance by Tarambé Percusión Corporal, a Body Percussion Band from Costa Rica (https://youtu.be/ncD2xjg71tw).

Move This Beat 4

Welcome to the fourth edition of "Move this Beat!" with Lisa Pellittiere (aka Ms. Lisa), the assistant director of studio dance programs for Greenbelt Recreation! While you are home with your busy littles, Ms. Lisa wants to help you get moving and grooving together. Today we splash around in a puddle with a rhythm from Gene Kelly's iconic "Singing in the Rain." To extend the fun at home, watch the movie scene together (https://youtu.be/swloMVFALXw). Then put on your raincoats and dance along in your living room or backyard!

Move This Beat 5

Welcome to the fifth edition of "Move this Beat!" with Lisa Pellittiere (aka Ms. Lisa), the assistant director of studio dance programs for Greenbelt Recreation! While you are home with your busy littles, Ms. Lisa wants to help you get moving and grooving together. Today we stomp out a beat from Queen's "We Will Rock You." To extend the fun at home, try moving this beat to an instrumental cover by David Garrett (https://youtu.be/n5egcEqOlFs). Have a dance off in your living room: take turns moving this beat and showing off your own grooves!

Move This Beat 6

Welcome to the sixth edition of "Move this Beat!" with Lisa Pellittiere (aka Ms. Lisa), the assistant director of studio dance programs for Greenbelt Recreation! While you are home with your busy littles, Ms. Lisa wants to help you get moving and grooving together. Today's rhythm comes from the finale of Rossini's William Tell Overture (https://youtu.be/2oaIcChc4tI). The opera's score was also used as the theme song for "The Lone Ranger" TV show in the 1950s. To extend the fun at home, have a galloping horse race outside or in your living room. Try tapping out the rhythms from other recognizable tunes. Take turns and try to guess the tune based off of the rhythm.

Move This Beat 7

Welcome to the seventh edition of "Move this Beat!" with Lisa Pellittiere (aka Ms. Lisa), the assistant director of studio dance programs for Greenbelt Recreation! While you are home with your busy littles, Ms. Lisa wants to help you get moving and grooving together. Today we are marching and performing in a parade. Move this beat to any march by John Philip Sousa (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA7no0L9zTk7rLSoHp6YSRw1rJTb-JUCC) or imagine performing in a carnival parade (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kdwfEFRtqMvMtvktyez0WIctcvaM6_VFw). To extend the fun at home, add some simple musical props that you can find or make using items around the house. (I drum on a board book in the video!) Go outside and perform in your own family parade!

Move This Beat 8

DANCE PARTY JAM

Dance Party Jam 1

Dance Party Jam 2 - Can't Stop this Feeling

Welcome to the second edition of "Dance Party Jam!" with Elta Goldstein (aka Ms. Elta), an instructor for studio dance programs for Greenbelt Recreation! While you are home with your busy kiddos, Ms. Elta wants to help you jam out to some familiar tunes. Today's jam is to "Can't Stop the Feeling" by Justin Timberlake (https://youtu.be/ru0K8uYEZWw). The choreography starts around 0:24 in the song. Enjoy dancing as a family or take turns as performers and audience members. Don't forget to add your own sweet moves!

Dance Party Jam 3 - Umbrella

Welcome to the third edition of "Dance Party Jam!" with Elta Goldstein (aka Ms. Elta), an instructor for studio dance programs for Greenbelt Recreation! While you are home with your busy kiddos, Ms. Elta wants to help you jam out to some familiar tunes. Today's jam is to "Umbrella" by Rihanna (https://youtu.be/KUoPz0xYEoI). Ms. Elta's choreography goes along with the chorus of the song. Enjoy dancing as a family or take turns as performers and audience members. Don't forget to add your own sweet moves!

Dance Party Jam 4 - Love Never Felt So Good

Welcome to the fourth edition of "Dance Party Jam!" with Elta Goldstein (aka Ms. Elta), an instructor for studio dance programs for Greenbelt Recreation! While you are home with your busy kiddos, Ms. Elta wants to help you jam out to some familiar tunes. Today's jam is to "Love Never Felt So Good" by Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (https://youtu.be/0wnuTGGuAVs). This is the final installment of the current four part mini-series. Ms. Elta's choreography begins around 0:17 in the song. Enjoy dancing as a family or take turns as performers and audience members. Don't forget to add your own sweet moves!

TAP BREAKS

Ball Heel Combo

Welcome to the first edition of "Tap Breaks" with Lisa Pellittiere (aka Ms. Lisa), the assistant director of studio dance programs for Greenbelt Recreation! This mini-series will guide adults and families (recommended ages 7+) through tap dance combos appropriate for the new beginner and beyond. Start today's ball heel combo at an easy paced tempo (https://youtu.be/3g3RkcYYZWU) or practice uptempo (https://youtu.be/LaczssZlxog). Enjoy this glimpse into tap dance heritage and artistry with narratives, demonstrations and performances by Charles "Honi" Coles, Chuck Green and Will Gaines (https://youtu.be/uml3A9j3hRM).

Shuffle Ball Change

Slap Flap Combo

Welcome to the third edition of "Tap Breaks" with Lisa Pellittiere (aka Ms. Lisa), the assistant director of studio dance programs for Greenbelt Recreation! This mini-series will guide adults and families (recommended ages 7+) through tap dance combos appropriate for the new beginner and beyond. Start today's slap and flap combo at an easy paced tempo (https://youtu.be/Hw84qggY8yE) or practice uptempo (https://youtu.be/b9_y3OT2UXY). Enjoy this five minute clip of a few of the late, great rhythm tap masters-- Bunny Briggs, Jimmy Slyde, Buster Brown, and Sandman Sims-- participating in an improv jam hosted by Gregory Hines (https://youtu.be/_RbEBR0a_TY). Another tap master, Charles "Honi" Coles, is watching in the audience.

Shuffle Flap Combo

Welcome to the fourth edition of "Tap Breaks" with Lisa Pellittiere (aka Ms. Lisa), the assistant director of studio dance programs for Greenbelt Recreation! This mini-series will guide adults and families (recommended ages 7+) through tap dance combos appropriate for the new beginner and beyond. Start today's shuffle flap combo at an easy paced tempo (https://youtu.be/iQ1JtrEeLqk) or practice uptempo (https://youtu.be/6irwa1oVM1k). Enjoy this five minute clip of two modern tap masters, Jason Samuels Smith and Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards, jamming with tap legend Dianne "Lady Di" Walker at the 2017 Twin Cities Tap Festival (https://youtu.be/S413WN7pBxE)