 Dance teaching methods and curriculum design.
Author: Kassing, Gayle & Danielle M Jay Published: 2003 A conceptual model of dance education that embraces dance as an art form and disseminates it through learning experiences in dancing, dance making, and dance appreciation. Through this book, dance educators will broaden their understanding of the dance content that is appropriate for their students and their educational setting. Dance teaching methods and curriculum design has everything aspiring dance educators need to teach a class, develop a unit, and set up an entire dance programme. Readers will learn not only the appropriate methods and strategies for teaching dance in educational settings, but also the appropriate circumstances in which to use them. The book contains step-by-step instructions for teaching dance to students in pre-school through to college settings, plus sample units for ten different dance forms divided into four categories: Creative movement and creative dance; Recreational dance (including social dance, contra dance, folk dance, and square dance); Concert dance (including ballet, modern dance, jazz, and tap); Aerobic dance. |
