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Goodwin, Avilee – Journal of Dance Education, 2010
In this article, the author shares how she was able to help young choreographers in East Oakland, California, to find their own creative voices, choose new movement styles and discover dance as a way to express something important and meaningful about their lives through their two-year dance history project. East Oakland School of the Arts (EOSA)…
Descriptors: High Schools, Urban Schools, Small Schools, Dance
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Walker, Imogen J.; Nordin-Bates, Sanna M.; Redding, Emma – High Ability Studies, 2011
This study investigated differences in the characteristics of talented dancers in relation to age. Physical (handgrip muscular strength, leg muscular power, hamstring flexibility and external hip rotation), psychological (passion, self-esteem and anxiety) and social (the motivational climate) characteristics were assessed in 334 students enrolled…
Descriptors: Muscular Strength, Age, Talent Identification, Late Adolescents
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Ashley, Linda; Nakamura, Aya – Research in Dance Education, 2011
Issues surrounding what works best in balancing autonomous exploration of dance making with provision of learning about choreographic process for university dance students are explored in this paper. Two personal narrative perspectives are provided. A lecturer reflects on what works best in structuring learning that encourages students to explore…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Personal Narratives, School Community Relationship, Dance
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Bannerman, Christopher – Research in Dance Education, 2009
This paper was originally presented as a keynote address to the Conference on Research on Dance (CORD) held at De Montfort University, Leicester England in 2009. The themes of the conference, global perspectives on dance pedagogy: research and practice, are considered, particularly in relation to the interwoven nature of the relationships between…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Dance Education, Dance, Conferences (Gatherings)
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Welsh, Kariamu – Research in Dance Education, 2009
In this article, the author describes the 11th Dance and the Child International (daCi) Conference 2009 which was hosted by the Edna Manley School of the Visual and Performing Arts in Kingston, Jamaica from August 2-8. Nicholeen Degrasse-Johnson, the director of the Edna Manley School of Dance along with daCi officials, including the president of…
Descriptors: Dance, Dance Education, Global Approach, Conferences (Gatherings)
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Pollatou, Elisana; Bakali, Nikoleta; Theodorakis, Yannis; Goudas, Marios – Research in Dance Education, 2010
Body image is considered to be an obscure, mental representation of body shape, size and form which is influenced by a variety of factors that operate over varying time spans. Research has shown that professional female dancers may face preoccupations with their body image and weight. The present study aimed to investigate how body image was…
Descriptors: Females, Dance, Self Concept, Body Composition
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Siegenfeld, Billy – Journal of Dance Education, 2009
"Standing down straight" means to stand on two feet with both stability and relaxation. Using standing down straight as the foundation of class work, Jump Rhythm Technique offers a fresh alternative to conventional systems of dance study. It bases its pedagogy on three behaviors: grounding the body so that it can move with power and efficiency,…
Descriptors: Dance, Dance Education, Music, African Americans
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Pickard, Angela; Bailey, Richard – Sport, Education and Society, 2009
Crystallising experiences are defined as memorable reactions an individual has to some quality or feature of an activity or domain that yields a long-term change in the individual performance and their view of themselves (Walters & Gardner, 1986; Freeman, 1999). This paper explores the nature and consequences of crystallising experiences from…
Descriptors: Dance Education, Dance, Foreign Countries, Career Development
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Kassing, Gayle – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), 2010
To become competent in today's society, individuals need multiliteracies. The 21st-century dancer needs to be an artist, choreographer, educator, and researcher who can meet challenges and make an impact within the profession, as well as across education, the arts, and society. As dance professionals assess how to utilize their resources better…
Descriptors: Dance, Dance Education, Theory Practice Relationship, History
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Dow, Connie Bergstein – Young Children, 2010
Children move the instant they are born and the moment they wake up every morning. Moving is one of the first and most important ways infants and toddlers explore and learn about the world, and this process continues as they grow and develop. Research shows that movement and exercise can spark the growth of new brain cells and facilitate learning…
Descriptors: Dance, Young Children, Movement Education, Creativity
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Kimbrell, Sinead – Schools: Studies in Education, 2011
The associate director of education at Hubbard Street Dance Chicago recounts her learning and teaching through managing the Movement as Partnership program. Included are detailed descriptions of encounters with teachers and students as they create choreography reflective of their inquiry into integrating dance and literacy arts curriculum in the…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Movement Education, Partnerships in Education, Dance
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Pulinkala, Ivan – Research in Dance Education, 2014
This case study evaluated the long-term viability of the community partnerships within the Program in Dance at Kennesaw State University (KSU). Data gathered from more than 40 university and community stakeholders was synthesized to gain an understanding of how these partnerships can be developed and sustained in the future. Strategic…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Dance Education, Dance, Higher Education
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Umino, Bin; Longstaff, Jeffrey Scott; Soga, Asako – Research in Dance Education, 2009
This paper reports on "Web3D dance composer" for ballet e-learning. Elementary "petit allegro" ballet steps were enumerated in collaboration with ballet teachers, digitally acquired through 3D motion capture systems, and categorised into families and sub-families. Digital data was manipulated into virtual reality modelling language (VRML) and fit…
Descriptors: Feasibility Studies, Dance, Females, Computer Simulation
Curran, Tina – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study documented the experiences of staging Vaslav Nijinsky's "L'Apres-midi d'un Faune" in a higher education dance program. The ballet was staged from Labanotation. Research questions focused on teaching and learning pedagogy, characterization of the process over time, experiences of the participants and teaching approaches. The project…
Descriptors: Dance, Theater Arts, Higher Education, College Students
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Enghauser, Rebecca Gose – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), 2008
A conceptual approach to teaching modern dance can broaden the awareness and deepen the understanding of modern dance in the educational arena in general, and in dance education specifically. This article describes a unique program that dance teachers can use to introduce modern dance to novice dancers, as well as more experienced dancers,…
Descriptors: Dance, Dance Education, Teaching Methods, Learning Activities
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