ERIC Number: EJ1365556
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 6
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ISSN: ISSN-1529-0824
EISSN: EISSN-2158-074X
Learning on the Go -- Journey of a Dance Educator in a K-12 Space in India
Journal of Dance Education, v22 n3 p188-193 2022
Dancers in India come from a background that focuses on performance and are trained to teach the way they were taught. When such dancers join a K-12 space as dance educators, they need to find new ways of teaching dance and movement. The teaching strategies employed in a dance studio, institute, or under a guru vary immensely from the strategies employed in a school. This article is a beginning into identifying some accessible and culturally relevant teaching practices that may help a dance educator establish connections between students' personal experiences and their classroom content in K-12 spaces. This is being written at a time when the country is witnessing a paradigm shift in its education system leading to an increase in demand for dance educators in the K-12 spaces because of India's 2020 "The New Education Policy." The hope is that this article empowers future dance educators to find and document their experiences.
Descriptors: Dance Education, Teacher Attitudes, Dance, Performance, Teaching Methods, Kindergarten, Elementary Secondary Education, Movement Education, Culturally Relevant Education, Student Attitudes, Teacher Student Relationship, Educational Experience, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries, Teacher Supply and Demand
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: India
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