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Prichard, Robin – Journal of Dance Education, 2017
It has become a cultural cliché to equate dancers with unattainable perfection. When movies, television, and print advertisements want to portray perfection, they are often accompanied by the image of a dancer. Considering that perfectionism comes at a high cost to a person's mental and physical well-being, Robin Prichard suggests this mind-set…
Descriptors: Dance, Dance Education, Personality Traits, Well Being
Pickard, Angela, Ed.; Risner, Doug, Ed. – Routledge Research in Education, 2020
Originally published as a special issue of "Research in Dance Education," now with an added chapter, this text acknowledges and celebrates the increasingly diverse careers and employment networks in which dance professionals and dance educators are engaged. Addressing issues and developments relating to the workplace of dance, the text…
Descriptors: Dance, Dance Education, Teachers, Career Choice
Diehl, Kathy – Journal of Dance Education, 2016
It is clear that the relationship that dancers have with the mirror, the reflected image, and the accompanying perceptions (and often, distortions) is complicated. One area that is quite complex involves the development of a student's ability to sense movement, which directly connects to other issues involving body image, self-perception,…
Descriptors: Dance, Movement Education, Dance Education, Perceptual Motor Coordination
Bissessar, Charmaine, Ed. – Springer, 2021
This book exemplifies the challenges and successes of online learning, teaching and leading in times of crises. It helps shed light on the issues facing online and face-to-face practitioners having to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic and continue education within the confines of a specific interface. The volume includes new research and…
Descriptors: Emergency Programs, Distance Education, COVID-19, Pandemics
Griggs, Gerald, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2012
Physical Education is a core component of the primary school curriculum. The primary years are perhaps the most significant period for motor development in children, a time during which basic movement competencies are developed and which offers the first opportunity for embedding physical activity as part of a healthy lifestyle. This is the first…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activities, Teaching Methods, Teaching Experience
Cone, Theresa Purcell; Cone, Stephen – American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (NJ3), 2005
"Assessing Dance in Elementary Physical Education" is a special edition of the NASPE Assessment Series for K-12 Physical Education. Elementary school physical educators finally have a book that can help them plan assessments for dance, an important part of a comprehensive physical education curriculum. Through dance, students develop their motor…
Descriptors: Dance, Elementary Education, Dance Education, Physical Education
Minton, Sandra Cerny – 2003
This book features 128 exploration exercises to help dancers improve their focus, observe and explore movement systematically, and refine their techniques to create better dances. It explores the fine line separating dance and movement. Nine chapters include: (1) "Creating Spatial Awareness" (using personal and general space and focusing…
Descriptors: Creativity, Dance Education, Human Body, Imagery
Kaplan, Robert – 2002
This kit, which includes a workbook and a companion CD-ROM, is designed to help dancers develop a better understanding of musical time and phrasing, two concepts that directly correspond with dancers' activities. These materials provide an interdisciplinary approach that bridges the perceptual barrier between dancers and musicians by explaining…
Descriptors: Coding, Dance Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Devaney, Margaret T., Ed.; Penney, Phyllis A., Ed. – 1983
This directory contains Dance Major and Minor program listings, given by 214 colleges and universities in the United States, listed alphabetically by state. Dance offerings of two Canadian institutions are also listed. This twelfth edition includes information concerning programs previously listed, plus new entries. Included are addresses,…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Curriculum, College Programs, Dance
Weeks, Sandra – 1984
Trends in the current job market in the field of dance are identified, and aspects, such as personal qualifications, training requirements, income potential, and employment possibilities, are discussed. Employment opportunities in the professional world, the field of education, and the corporate environment are explored. Career opportunities for…
Descriptors: Careers, Dance, Dance Education, Dance Therapy
Hanna, Judith Lynne – 1999
This book offers information and insights for university dance educators and their students, administrators, policy makers, parents, dance instructors, dancers, and dance enthusiasts. Part 1, "Understanding Dance Education," explains key features of the discipline of dance and how it is a performing, liberal, physical, and applied art. Its four…
Descriptors: Children, Cultural Differences, Dance Education, Diversity (Student)
Summerfield, Liane M. – 1991
This trends and issues paper considers the emerging presence of credentialing programs in the health, leisure, and movement professions in which such diverse occupations as health education teachers, aerobics instructors, exercise physiologists, dance therapists, community park managers, intramural directors, and military fitness instructors are…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Athletics, Career Planning, Credentials