Education

Programming options

Programs are listed with their intended audience but can be adapted to your group's needs.

Transylvanian Saxon women: passing on tradition and culture

Girl Guides of Canada

Participants in this program will learn about and reflect on the life of a traditional Transylvanian Saxon girl and woman, to better understand the role of women as leaders in passing on traditions within a specific heritage community and with neighbours of other cultural backgrounds. A specific goal is to examine how cultural practices can adapt in order to survive today and into the future.

Folk dance at school

Kindergarten to grade 12

Students in this program will learn about Transylvanian Saxon dance and culture as a means to understand community connections, communication and other school issues. The program is tailored to the specific curriculum of the host class, and the workshop facilitator works alongside teachers to establish the content to be covered. Topics from past workshops include:

• Innovation, patterns and problem-solving in dance
• Dance in your daily life
• The evolution of cultural dances
• Culture and communication through dance
• The role of (world) dance in the community
• Composition in Transylvanian Saxon folk dance

We welcome the opportunity to collaborate with local groups and schools looking to address program goals, values or curriculum through the lens of folk culture. Contact dancers@saxoniahall.com for more information.