Dance and Astronomy - April 29

Toe-tapping Learning to the Stars

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Today is Shrimp Scampi Day, Viral Video Day, Zipper Day, and International Dance Day.

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Poem of the Day - April is National Poetry Month
Today's Theme: Dance and Astronomy

ON THIS DATE

1862 - New Orleans is captured by Union forces under David Farragut.
1945 - The Dachau concentration camp is liberated by U.S. troops.
1970 - U.S. and South Vietnamese forces invade Cambodia.
1992 - Rioting breaks out in Los Angeles following the acquittal of police officers charged with beating Rodney King.
2011 - Prince William and Catherine Middleton are married at Westminster Abbey.

BIRTHDAYS

1727 - French dancer Jean -Georges Noverre
1863 - Publisher William Randolph Hearst
1899 - Composer and bandleader Duke Ellington
1901 - Japanese emperor Hirohito
1933 - Poet and singer-songwriter Rod McKuen
1933 - Singer-songwriter Willie Nelson
1936 - Indian conductor Zubin Mehta
1951 - Race car driver Dale Earnhardt
1957 - British actor Daniel Day-Lewis
1970 - Actor Uma Thurman
1970 - Tennis player Andre Agassi

SONGS OF THE DAY

Duke Ellington - Take the A Train - LISTEN
Willie Nelson - Always On My Mind - LISTEN
Ravi Shankar: Sitar Concerto No. 2 Conducted by Zubin Mehta, Anoushka Shankar, sitar - LISTEN
Bee Gees - You Should Be Dancing - LISTEN
Sly and the Family Stone - Dance to the Music - LISTEN

POEM OF THE DAY

Emily Dickinson - I Cannot Dance Upon My Toes

THEME: Dance

Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Dancing is Easy with Jason Derulo (2:33) - VIEW
Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Elmo's Happy Dance Tutorial (2:24) - VIEW and DO
Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Elmo's Happy Dance with Celebs (2:03) - VIEW
Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Paul Simon: Me and Julio Down by the School Yard (1:51) - VIEW
Grades PreK-1 - Daniel Tiger - Freeze Dance (1:16) - VIEW and DO
Grades PreK-2 - Peg + Cat - Chicken Dance Game - DO
Grades PreK-3 - Pinkalicious and Peteriffic - Kids Create Dances including the Celebrating Monkey (1:30) - VIEW and DO
Grades 1-12 - PBS Learning Media - Dance Arts Toolkit Collection - VIEW and DO
Grades: 4-12 - NHPBS Video - If Cities Could Dance Series - VIEW
Grades: 4-12 - NHPBS Video - Ragamala Dance Company Blends Generations and Cultures (6:55) - VIEW
Grades: 4-12 - NHPBS Video - What's Good - Dance (4:24) - VIEW
Grades: 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Designers of the Dance (58:46) - VIEW

THEME: Astronomy

Grades K-4 - Ready Jet Go! - VIEW, READ, DO
Grades 3-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nova - Galileo: Discovering Jupiter's Moons (3:04) - VIEW, READ, DO
Grades 3-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nova - Galileo: Sun-Centered System (5:08) - VIEW, READ, DO
Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Quest - Amateur Astronomers (9:41) - VIEW and DO
Grades 4-6 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Science Trek - Astronomy (17:01) - VIEW
Grades 4-6 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Science Trek - The Hubble Space Telescope (3:09) - VIEW
Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Stargazers Series - VIEW
Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Crash Course Astronomy Series - VIEW
Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - PBS Space Time Series - VIEW
Grades 7-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - American Masters - Unladylike2020 - Williamina Fleming (9:34) - VIEW, READ, DO
Grades 8-10 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Astronomy's Biggest Stars (12:03) - VIEW

About New Hampshire PBS: New Hampshire PBS inspires, educates and connects all Granite Staters every month—on-air, online, on mobile, in classrooms, and across our communities. From award-winning local and national programs to innovative education and community initiatives, we’re turning stories into action and ideas into impact across the Granite State. Driven by passion. Fueled by you. We are 100% community funded.

Station Management

Peter A. Frid
President & CEO
pfrid@nhpbs.org
603-868-1100

Dawn DeAngelis
Vice President & Chief Content Officer
ddeangelis@nhpbs.org
603-868-1100

Pressroom Contact

Carla Gordon Russell
Director of Communications
crussell@nhpbs.org
(603) 868-4339