This book explores learning in the arts and highlights ways in which art and creativity can ignite learning in schools, informal learning spaces, and higher education. The focus is on learning in, with, and through the arts. Written from a range of international perspectives, "Multidisciplinary Approaches to Art Learning and Creativity"…

One of six student guidebooks in a series of 11 arts and humanities career exploration guides for grade 7-12 teachers, counselors, and students, this student book on exploration of dance careers presents information on specific occupations in both performance careers and dance education. An introductory section describes the four different dance…

Dancing is not only a means to insure the activity and involvement of growing numbers of seniors, it is also a viable choice for the stimulation of health, self-worth, belonging, and joy in aging. Two successful programs in southeastern Connecticut and one in Washington, D.C. illustrate the effectiveness of dancing for the aging. Each program is…

This book is intended for both students and teachers of ballroom dance. It begins with detailed descriptions of the fundamentals of ballroom dance and systematically builds to complex dance routines. In each chapter, devoted to a selected American or Latin American dance, the basic steps of the dance are presented first followed by recommended…

This course outline is a guide for teaching methods and approaches to interpretive modern dance in grades 7-12. The course format includes lectures and discussion, experimentation with movement, films, and tests that focus on exploring approaches to dance creativity, danceable and communicative ideas, performing creative work in class, and…

This guide provides information about resources for use in the creative arts--art, crafts, dance, drama, and music programs--for individuals with various handicapping conditions. Listings are provided for printed references, audiovisual materials, resource persons actively involved in one or more areas of the creative arts, associations and…

This book on children's dance is divided into five parts. Part 1 discusses the work of the task force. Part 2 presents a statement of belief and some implications and examples of guidelines. Other topics discussed are discovering dance, a concept of time, impressions, an approach to dance with boys, and science as a point of departure for dance.…

This monograph is a collection of articles designed to expand the information network, identify current programs, and provide research in the field of dance/movement and gerontology. Different approaches, techniques, and philosophies are documented by individuals who are active in the field. Articles are organized into six sections: (1) guidelines…

The guide is divided into 10 chapters, the first on general program organization, the rest on specific activities. The nine activities are as follows: posture; calisthenics; active recreational games; stunts, tumbling, and apparatus skills; track and field events; team sports; fundamental and creative or interpretive rhythms; dramatized rhythms;…

This handbook on social dance is a comprehensive coverage of dance forms as represented by the areas culturally designated in the United States as square dance, folk dance, and social dance. It provides the teacher and the recreational leader with a practical basis for evaluating the degree to which prestated goals have been achieved, and this…

This guide to creative movement, relevant to all age groups, opens with a discussion of historical and present trends in movement and dance. Chapters treat (a) the body--body awareness, body activities, and relationships; (b) principles of movement--space, force, time, dynamics, and fluency; (c) topics within the sphere of movement, from the world…

"Chance Dance" is a success-oriented learning technique which gives students an opportunity to explore a word or a concept through oral expression, dance, and creative writing. This is done by first eliciting from the group all possible verbal associations for a selected word or concept and then, in smaller groups, choreographing some of these…

Intended as a resource guide for persons who include such subjects as arts, crafts, dance, and music in programs for the handicapped, resources are listed for printed materials, audiovisual materials, resource persons and organizations, and material and equipment suppliers. Brief literature reviews sum up the state of the art in the specific art…

The final booklet in a series on physical education and sports for the handicapped presents ideas for teaching dance to the physically disabled. Introductory sections consider the rehabilitation role of dance, physiological and psychological benefits, and facilities for dance instruction. Step-by-step suggestions are given for teaching ballroom…

GRADES OR AGES: Grades 7-12. SUBJECT MATTER: Physical Education--includes sections on a) team sports, b) individual and dual sports, and c) dance. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The first section presents a program description and general goals. The second section describes a) objectives, b) activities, c) understandings, d) teaching…