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Acarón, Thania – Journal of Peace Education, 2018
Studying parallels between movement behaviour and violent actions can help understand interdisciplinary possibilities for prevention, intervention, mediation and post-conflict healing. This article explores the role of unconscious and conscious movement decision-making in violent/peaceful interactions. Thematic analysis of interviews was conducted…
Descriptors: Violence, Peace, Teaching Methods, Decision Making
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Clegg, Helen; Owton, Helen; Allen-Collinson, Jacquelyn – Research in Dance Education, 2018
In the 'Western' world, dance is generally considered a feminised activity and gender traditionally tends to be drawn along binary lines. Traditional notions of idealised gendered bodies in dance are often valorised. Psychologically, girls are expected to be passive, by unquestioningly accepting the instructions of the dance teacher, whereas boys…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Dance, Dance Education, Teacher Attitudes
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Rimmer, Rachel – Research in Dance Education, 2017
This article presents the findings from a focus group discussion conducted with first year undergraduate dance students in March 2015. The focus group concluded a cycle of action research during which the researcher explored the use of enquiry-based learning approaches to teaching dance technique in higher education. Grounded in transformative and…
Descriptors: Dance Education, Dance, Focus Groups, Action Research
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Damm, Robert J. – Music Educators Journal, 2015
The "fanga" is a dance taught throughout the United States to children in elementary music classes, students in African dance classes, teachers in multicultural workshops, and professional dancers in touring ensembles. Although the history of the fanga is a path overgrown with myth, this article offers information about the dance's…
Descriptors: Music Education, Dance Education, Dance, Educational History
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Spagnuolo, Lauren M.; Colket, Laura K. – Research in Dance Education, 2016
This article provides an example of teacher research conducted by a dance educator at an elite independent boarding school in the Northeastern USA. The research was conducted during the second year of a two-year master's degree program at a large Northeastern university and the article is co-written by the former master's student/teaching fellow…
Descriptors: Anatomy, Human Body, Dance Education, Private Schools
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Toenjes, John; Beck, Ken; Reimer, M. Anthony; Mott, Erica – Journal of Dance Education, 2016
At most any performance today, you will be notified to turn off your cell phone. The smartphone has become such an integral tool in our daily lives that turning it off is tantamount to severing our connection to our community and challenging the way we view and negotiate the world. Many audience members, particularly young ones, will be looking at…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Dance, Dance Education, Telecommunications
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Akinleye, Adesola; Payne, Rose – Journal of Dance Education, 2016
This article explores attitudes about feedback and critical thinking in dance technique classes. The authors discuss an expansion of their teaching practices to include feedback as bidirectional (transactional) and a part of developing critical thinking skills in student dancers. The article was written after the authors undertook research…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Critical Thinking, Dance Education, Teaching Methods
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Taguchi, Hillevi Lenz; Palmer, Anna; Gustafsson, Lovisa – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2016
What are the dominant images of the Child in contemporary Western societies? In order to challenge some dominant images of the Child, this essay explores the possibilities of analyzing an experimental dance practice with preschoolers aged 1-2 years with Claire Colebrook's theorizing on "the war on norms". Colebrook suggests a "Queer…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Video Technology, Dance, Workshops
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Lum, Chee-Hoo – Research in Dance Education, 2018
This qualitative case study examined the definitions, structure and pedagogical approaches that constituted a creative movement program as part of an artist-in-school-scheme for pre-schools. Data was collated through audio-recorded interviews with teachers, the school principal and dance instructor. Creative movement classes were video recorded…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Movement Education, Video Technology, Creativity
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Li, Zihao; Zhou, Mingming; Teo, Timothy – Research in Dance Education, 2018
The prevalence of technology used in education is evident across many disciplines. Big Data, Massive Open Online Course, and e-Learning are buzz words in educational settings, yet they seem to be non-relevant to the majority of dance educators, especially those teaching dance at secondary level. Overall, the absence of research on technology use…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Dance Education, Handheld Devices, High School Students
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Johnson, Jamie A. – Journal of Dance Education, 2018
Higher education is experiencing rapidly shifting demographics brought about by the expanding global economy. The influx of English Language Learners (ELLs) into U.S. dance classrooms is creating a shifting paradigm for students and instructors. According to Beth McMurtrie (2012), universities with increasing international enrollments recognize…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Inclusion, Dance Education, Asians
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Hsieh, Betina – Literacy Research and Instruction, 2017
While literacy courses are common in preservice teacher education programs, many secondary teacher candidates struggle to the see the relevance of literacy to their professional work. By exploring literacy in relation to personal, professional, and disciplinary identities, teacher candidates may better be able to embrace literacy integration as an…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Comparative Analysis
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Renner, Suzanne; Bell, David – Curriculum Matters, 2016
Primary teachers in New Zealand schools are required to teach dance education as part of a balanced classroom programme. This responsibility requires that teachers have positive beliefs about their own competence and capabilities to teach dance to achieve desired outcomes for their students. This article presents qualitative findings from a…
Descriptors: Dance Education, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Curriculum, Self Efficacy
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Liebhard, Erinn – Journal of Dance Education, 2015
This article proposes a method for teaching jazz dance technique according to music concepts and prioritizing deep embodiment of music. This method addresses what can be seen as a disconnect between current practices and historical understanding in jazz dance today, a gap that can be bridged with education empowering students to make innovative…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Dance Education, Music, Dance
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Upshaw, Allison – Pedagogies: An International Journal, 2018
This storied account details a reflective inquiry of dance as an instructional tool in a preservice teacher training program. The case study follows a children's literature class as they use movement/dance as a way of making meaning in teacher selected literature. Student teachers learned basic movement concepts through BEST (Body, Energy, Space,…
Descriptors: Aesthetics, Preservice Teacher Education, Dance, Integrated Curriculum
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