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Conditioning for Dance

Efficient breathing is important in any peak performance activity and needs to be considered part of any conditioning routine for dance.

Aerial Dance

Aerial dance in the postmodern world

Traditional Barn Dances With Calls & Fiddling

Dudley and Jacqueline Laufman, cofiddlers and barn dancers with over 80 years of experience, have created precise and detailed instructions that will have you quickly feeling comfortable with over 53 barn dances.

Writing About Dance eBook

The vivid description in this student critique makes it exceptional. It also includes a strong introduction and conclusion; grounded analysis, interpretation, and evaluation; strong flow, and appropriate use of language conventions.

Implementing the National Dance Education Standards

Having participated in the learning experience Working in the Coal Mine: An Integrated Approach to Folk Dance, students will create a new folk dance. This experience will extend knowledge and skills presented in the previous lesson and use contemporary coal mining songs as a music source. Based on 30-minute sessions, this learning experience may take two to three sessions.

Dynamic Alignment Through Imagery 2nd Edition eBook

When you hear the term imagery, you probably think of pictures in your mind�s eye. But an image need not be visual; it can be located in any one of your senses.

Dance Imagery for Technique and Performance-2nd Edition

Explore spatial paths by drawing lines on a piece of paper and then transposing them into space.

Dance Imagery for Technique and Performance 2nd Edition eBook

Finding a good image for partnering may happen through dialogue with your partner.

Beginning Ballet With Web Resource

To perform a second port de bras, begin in preparatory position, or fifth position en bas.

Myofascial Release

MFR has origins in soft tissue mobalisation, osteopathy, physical therapy, craniosacral therapy and energy work, among others, and all have become subtly blended to form what has been known as Myofascial Release for a number of decades.

36 Lesson Plans HS DanceI 73 Activities Dance Writing

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Teach your students the uniqueness of other cultures through dance and experience

View a video clip from the Multicultural Folk Dance Treasure Chest.

Dance and education make a successful team!

Drawing upon her book, Partnering Dance and Education, Judith Lynne Hanna was an invited speaker at the recent Learning and the Brain Conference in Washington, DC.

HK has your high school and college dance resources

Human Kinetics offers great dance textbooks that will help your students become dance artists.

HK author and acquisition editor, Gayle Kassing, honored as NDA's 2010 Scholar/Artist

Dr. Gayle Kassing will also present at the 2010 AAHPERD in Indianapolis in March.

Listen to an interview with Gayle Kassing on dance history

Podcast interview with Gayle Kassing, author of History of Dance, Dance Teaching Methods and Curriculum Design, and Teaching Beginning Ballet Technique

HK releases first book ever on aerial dance

View a video clip from the DVD included in the first book ever on aerial dance.

HK author Judi Fey wins R. Tait McKenzie award for distinguished service

The award is given annually for leadership and innovation and service in the field of health, physical education, recreation, and dance.

Interview with Dudley Laufman about new book Traditional Barn Dances With Calls & Fiddling

Podcast interview with Dudley Laufman, coauthor of the new book Traditional Barn Dances With Calls & Fiddling

HK author Helene Scheff, RDE, honored with Outstanding Registered Dance Educator Award from the NDEO and Curtain Call Costumes

The author of four Human Kinetics books was the first private sector dance teacher to be honored with this award.