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Rhythmic Activities and Dance-2nd Edition

Children need to know how to be social before they can dance together. Socialization comes from positive interaction in a nurturing environment with other children. Socialization occurs in several ways. Students touching each other is a major obstacle.

Teaching Dance as Art in Education

Social studies and dance focus on the nature of human expression throughout history and in different cultures. Because dance universally expresses social, historical, cultural, and familial contexts, traditional dances naturally reveal insights into the people who made them.

Preventing Dance Injuries-2nd Edition

This excerpt is from chapter 2, Physical Screening Procedures.

Dance Anatomy and Kinesiology

The cue to “lift and lengthen your spine” can be interpreted from an anatomical perspective as referring to the use of muscles to counter the tendency of gravity to slightly “collapse” the normal sagittal curves of the spine.

Writing About Dance

Before you can critique a dance, you must observe it.

Writing About Dance eBook

Before you can critique a dance, you must observe it.

Teaching Movement Education

Location is the category title given to self- and general space, suggesting where the movement takes place. Self-space comprises each child’s individual working space, and general space is the total space you are providing the child for movement.

Dynamic Alignment Through Imagery 2nd Edition eBook

Imagine you are wringing a towel while keeping it in a straight line. Visualize the facet of the navicular spinning on the head of the talus. Notice that the medial aspect of the transverse tarsal joint is moving more than the lateral. After twisting one foot, compare the feel and balance of both feet in a standing position.

Healthy and Sustainable Fundraising Activities

Millions of ink cartridges are thrown away every day, and several cups of oil are required to produce new ink cartridges from scratch.

Social Dance-3rd Edition

Simply being aware of your posture while standing is only part of the image that you present to others. Dancers are movers. Thus, how you carry yourself while moving, which you do when you are walking or taking a series of dance steps, also says volumes about your self-confidence.

Social Dance Dancers & Music Improve Alignment Facilitate Dance

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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.