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Dance Education in the 21st Century: A Global Perspective, in JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance » Read Now
by Anne Green Gilbert. 10 pgs.

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The Knowledge Base for Competent Dance Teaching, in JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance » Read Now
by Sylvie Fortin. 5 pgs.

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The Body Can Speak: Essays on Creative Movement Education with Emphasis on Dance and Drama » Read Now
by Annelise Mertz, Joseph Roach. 148 pgs.

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The contributors to this book attest that movement is our first language. The book gives a voice to teachers, authors, dancers, directors, actors and choreographers who share their experiences while they address creative-movement education.
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Dance History: An Introduction » Read Now
by Janet Adshead-Lansdale, June Layson. 290 pgs.

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Physics and the Art of Dance: Understanding Movement » Read Now
by Kenneth Laws, Martha Swope. 236 pgs.

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Written by a physicist with professional dance training, Physics and the Art of Dance explains how dancers can achieve better, safer performances through an understanding of physics in motion. Using simple, non-technical terms, Kenneth Laws combines his knowledge of both physics and dance to...
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Written by a physicist with professional dance training, Physics and the Art of Dance explains how dancers can achieve better, safer performances through an understanding of physics in motion. Using simple, non-technical terms, Kenneth Laws combines his knowledge of both physics and dance to describe how the laws of gravity, momentum, and energy affect dancing bodies. The book explores the natural laws that govern the subtleties of balance, the techniques of leaps and pirouettes, and the impressive lifts and turns executed by ballet partners. Finally, Laws offers insight into two current discussions in the dance world--the effect of body size on ballet technique, and the relationship between science and the art of dance. Beautiful, original stop-action photographs by Martha Swope, along with clear diagrams, illustrate the concepts described in the text. Plus, an intriguing "puzzler" at the beginning of each chapter provides an engaging entree into the topics presented. For those who want a more advanced understanding of the physics, extensive appendices are provided. This new book combines the best features of Laws's widely acclaimed The Physics of Dance and Physics, Dance, and the Pas de Deux by Laws and Cynthia Harvey. Its expert application of the basic principles of physics to the art of dance will be an invaluable resource for dancers and dance instructors and will open a new level of appreciation for lovers of the form. It will also appeal to physicists who seek to include the arts in their scientific pursuits.
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Expanding Curriculum Theory: Dis/Positions and Lines of Flight (Chap. 8 "Dance Curricula Then and Now: A Critical Historical-Hermeneutic Evaluation") » Read Now
by William M. Reynolds, Julie A. Webber. 220 pgs.

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This book brings together some of the newest work in curriculum studies to explore central questions that swirl inside (and out) of the field: What counts as curriculum research? What procedures are considered legitimate for the production of knowledge? What forms shape the making of explanations?...
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This book brings together some of the newest work in curriculum studies to explore central questions that swirl inside (and out) of the field: What counts as curriculum research? What procedures are considered legitimate for the production of knowledge? What forms shape the making of explanations? What constitutes proof? It forefronts work by curriculum theorists who are interested in looking at educational problems from a vantage point that questions current models of research--one that suggests adopting "lines of flight" or multiplicities that offer promise to disentangle curriculum theory from traditional research hierarchies and methods-driven dependence on formalities. In Expanding Curriculum Theory: Dis/positions and Lines of Flight: *The essays are connected by their shared concern for combining alternative methodologies, such as textual analysis, discourse theory, hermeneutics, and post-structuralism with perspectives on race, class, gender, and sexual orientation. *Disciplinary boundaries are blurred as curriculum theory is interwoven with cultural studies, political theory, psychoanalysis, dance, technology, and other fields. *To assist readers in understanding the various essays, as well as comparing, contrasting, and connecting them with each other, each chapter opens with a "Thinking Beyond" section. The questions posed are designed to make the text engaging and pedagogically friendly. By doing all this within an overall poststructural framework that encourages and demonstrates creativity, multidisciplinarity, and new lines of flight, this volume makes a unique contribution to expanding curriculum theory. It is a stimulating text for students, faculty, and researchers in the field.
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Toward a Definition of Dance Education, in Childhood Education » Read Now
by Susan R. Koff. 5 pgs.

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Applying the Sport Education Curriculum Model to Dance, in JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance » Read Now
by Michael A. Graves, J. Scott Townsend. 5 pgs.

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Creating an Authentic Dance Class Using Sport Education, in JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance » Read Now
by Judith L. Oslin, Merrin Richardson. 7 pgs.

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Encouraging Male Participation in Dance, in JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance » Read Now
by John R. Crawford. 4 pgs.

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From Classroom Experience to Work of Art: Involving Dance Students in the Choreographic Process, in JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance » Read Now
by Pamela S. Musil. 5 pgs.

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Creative Dance Education - Establishing a Positive Learning Environment, in JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance » Read Now
by Cheryl M. Willis. 5 pgs.

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Adaptation Techniques for Modeling Diversity in the Dance Class, in JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance » Read Now
by Karen A. Kaufmann. 4 pgs.

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Teaching Cultural Diversity through Dance, in JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance » Read Now
by Susan McGreevy-Nichols, Helene Scheff. 4 pgs.

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Teaching Creative Dance: An Afrocentric Perspective, in JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance » Read Now
by Connie Vandarakis-Fenning. 4 pgs.

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