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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.

Preventing Dance Injuries-2nd Edition

This excerpt is from chapter 4, Common Foot and Ankle Injuries in Dancers.

Writing About Dance

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

Planning a dance curriculum requires thoughtful decisions so the end result is an organized progression of focused units of learning experiences.

Teaching Movement Education

Begin by selecting the body parts category card and placing it in the pocket chart. Depending on the developmental stage of your students, you may choose to create and place element cards for each of the body parts being covered in a lesson in the pocket chart, too. Learners at a higher developmental stage may not need this specificity. In that case, you may choose to bypass placing these element cards in the pocket chart and concentrate on providing a multitude of activities that use body

Dance Units for Middle School

As research continues to confirm the link between participation in the arts and academic achievement, more school systems are adding dance to the middle school experience. However, hiring a full-time dance education–certified teacher may not be in the budget initially or at all.

Dance Improvisations

This is a trust-based task that you can use as an introduction to contact improvisation. It asks dancers to remember what it felt like to be moved in terms of force, timing, correct use of space and quality. It can also get dancers thinking about how they can create original movement material.

Teaching Children Dance-3rd Edition

The best news about the educational buzz surrounding the 21st-century skills is that creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, self-direction, problem solving, and global awareness are taking center stage in education.

Dynamic Alignment Through Imagery 2nd Edition eBook

Often muscles seem to be running in discrete lines and directions, with insertions and origins being discernable.

Healthy and Sustainable Fundraising Activities eBook

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

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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 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.

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.

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.

HK has your high school and college dance resources

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

HK releases first book ever on aerial dance

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

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

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

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

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