Math and Dance – Windmills and Tilings and Things

Year: 2012 Authors: Karl Schaffer

Core claim

Dance and mathematics can be taught and created together as embodied, aesthetic pattern exploration in classroom and performance settings.

Topics

math and dance, pattern and symmetry, rhythm and tessellation, choreography

Domains

symmetry, combinatorics, N-body problem, permutations, dance, choreography, performance art, movement pedagogy

Methods

workshop activities, small-group problem solving, physical exploration, discussion and reflection

Media

paper sheets, video projection software, clapping and slapping, floor patterns

Source status

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