Time for a Mardi Gras parade in your classroom! Students in this session explore the history and traditions of Louisiana’s Mardi Gras through creative movement. Using rhythm, locomotor movement, and group choreography, they will discover how parades bring communities together. All the while, students are also building coordination, collaboration, and confidence. Connect movement with Louisiana culture in an engaging, hands-on way! (Note: Activities in this session are adapted for each grade level.)
TEACHING ARTIST SESSION
Marching Through Mardi Gras (K-5)
Kelsey Billiot
Kelsey Billiot has been teaching with the PACE program since 2015. As a teaching artist, she crafts creative movement lessons that include arts integration, social emotional learning skills, and curriculum connections.
Through this work, Kelsey has executed grants and programs that expand upon movement into self care and wellness. Her art is expressed through Space Lafayette, an artisan dance company. She created Breathe & Move in the Fall of 2019 as a response to the growing ask for movement and wellness in classrooms. She finds inspiration in nature and real life experience to enrich her work. Kelsey builds on the evolution of her work and now presents to educators and counselors on these topics.
