Dancing Up a Solar Storm

In this activity, participants use their bodies and the elements of dance to represent key features of solar activity (sunspots, flares, coronal mass ejections, and solar wind) through movement
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The Dancing Up a Solar Storm (DUSS) video (YouTube, 15 min) invites participants of all ages to learn in a kinesthetic, creative, and experiential way that deepens appreciation for the nature and beauty of the Sun and solar storms.

The DUSS video weaves together leading-edge professionalism in science, education, and the art of dance. Collaborators included members of the NASA PUNCH Science and Outreach teams as well as professional dancer/choreographer Alexandra Lockhart who is featured in the video.

The DUSS video has five components:

  1. Alexandra’s voice-over introducing and inviting participants to the activity
  2. A few minutes of Sun-inspired dance by Ms. Lockhart filmed in the Rocky Mountains
  3. An introduction to the Sun and to several accessible movement tasks that are related to solar storms
  4. Invitation to work alone or with others to combine the movement tasks in your own way to Dance Up a Solar Storm
  5. Video credits

The DUSS video can be used wherever a video can be played with space for participants to move and dance while viewing the screen. The video can be used with or without sound. View or download the Facilitator Guide below for further details.

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