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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Prelude | |
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| Why a Book on Dance Education? | |
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| You're the Audience | |
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| Itinerary | |
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| Understanding Dance Education | |
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| Is Dance a Distinct Body of Knowledge? | |
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| What Is Dance? | |
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| The Body in Space, in Time, and With Effort | |
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| Dance Involves the Senses and the Emotions | |
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| Dance Intelligence | |
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| Is Dance a Performing, Liberal, Physical, or Applied Art? | |
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| Potential Transfer of Dance Learning | |
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| Explicit Teaching to Promote Transfer of Dance Learning | |
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| Encore | |
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| The Power of Dance Well Taught | |
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| What Are Some Potential Benefits of Dance Education? | |
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| History Reveals Potential of Dance Education | |
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| Anecdotal Reports | |
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| Research Evidence | |
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| What Are Some Key Ways of Providing Dance Education? | |
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| Preprofessional Training | |
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| Arts Magnet Schools | |
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| Arts Organization Offerings | |
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| Dance Company Programs | |
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| Other School Instruction in Dance | |
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| Encore | |
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| Survival of Dance Education | |
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| What Is the Foundation for New Steps in Dance Education? | |
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| Setting the Stage | |
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| Creative Self-Expression and Pioneer Modern Dancers | |
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| European Thinkers-Practitioners | |
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| Dance Enters the U.S. Academic Setting | |
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| Other Scholars Stimulate Dance Education in America | |
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| Can Dance Education Develop Within the Education Reform Movement? | |
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| A Core Subject | |
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| Voluntary World-Class National Standards | |
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| Assessment | |
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| Opportunity-to-Learn Standards | |
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| Improving Teaching Methods | |
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| Business Concerns | |
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| Media and Cyberspace | |
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| Research Agenda | |
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| Encore | |
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| Who Should Teach Dance? | |
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| How Do Professional Dance Companies Promote Dance Education? | |
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| A New Vision | |
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| Performance as Education | |
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| Artists in the Schools | |
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| Who Should Teach Dance in K-12 and Higher Education? | |
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| Competencies Needed | |
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| Preparing to Teach | |
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| State Department of Education Certification | |
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| Continuing Education | |
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| Independent Dance Schools and the Public Sector | |
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| Fear of Competition | |
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| Independent Dance School Opportunities | |
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| National Registry of Dance Educators | |
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| Encore | |
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| Learning in, About, and Through Dance | |
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| Teaching Academic, Citizenship, and Workplace Skills Through Dance | |
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| Why Connect Dance to Other Knowledge and Skills? | |
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| What Are Some Types of Dance Connections? | |
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| Promoting Cognitive Learning Through Dance | |
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| Teaching Dance as a Social Art | |
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| Fostering Personal Development | |
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| Developing Citizenship Responsibility | |
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| Encouraging Aesthetic Appreciation | |
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| Catalyzing Business Creativity | |
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| How Can Dance Be a Discipline and Be Interdisciplinary? | |
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| Minnesota Center for Arts Education High School | |
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| Roger Williams Middle School Dance Program | |
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| Encore | |
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| Dance Education for At-Risk Youth | |
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| Why Have Dance Education for At-Risk Youth? | |
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| National Dance Institute (NDI) | |
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| NDI's Mission | |
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| Students Served | |
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| Activities | |
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| Staff | |
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| Collaboration With the Schools | |
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| Special Programs | |
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| Success | |
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| Learning to Read Through the Arts (LTRTA) | |
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| Dance and Remediation | |
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| Academic Achievement | |
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| Program Adoption | |
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| ArtsConnection Young Talent Dance Program | |
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| Student Selection | |
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| Content and Emphases | |
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| Discipline | |
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| Evaluation and Tutoring | |
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| Special Services | |
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| AileyCamp | |
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| A Child's Needs | |
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| Selection of At-Risk Youth | |
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| Activities | |
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| Assessment Methods | |
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| Student Experience | |
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| Teacher Experience | |
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| Lessons Learned | |
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| Encore | |
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| Children's Dance at Play as a Teaching Tool | |
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| How Do Children's Own Dances at Play Contribute to Schooling? | |
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| Using Dance at Play as a Diagnostic Tool | |
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| Using Dance at Play as a Knowledge Baseline | |
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| What Did I Learn About Dance at Play in an Elementary School? | |
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| Historical Context | |
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| Dance as a Way to Express Identity on the Playground | |
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| Dance as a Challenge to Classroom Authority | |
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| Dance as Self-Expression in the Halls | |
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| Encore | |
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| National Identity and Cultural Diversity in Dance Education | |
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| How Can Dance Reflect One's National Identity? | |
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| Dance Mirrors a Nation's Motto | |
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| Dances Become a Nation's Emissaries | |
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| What Are the Values of Cultural Diversity in Dance Education? | |
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| Understanding Others | |
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| Understanding One's Self | |
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| Choreographic Inspiration | |
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| Other Benefits | |
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| Are There Problems With Cultural Diversity in Dance Education? | |
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| Selecting Cultures or Dances to Emphasize | |
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| Lack of Evidence That Multicultural Programs Work | |
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| Threat to Social Mobility | |
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| Appropriation of Another's Culture | |
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| Embarrassment | |
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| How Can We Solve Problems of Cultural Diversity in Dance Education? | |
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| Investigate Sensitivities and Complexities | |
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| Balance Assimilation With Diversity | |
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| Evaluate | |
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| Encore | |
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| Dance Education and Gender | |
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| Do We Learn Gender Through Dance? | |
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| Do We Teach Sex Roles in Education? | |
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| What Does History Tell Us About Gender in Dance? | |
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| Changing Gender Images in Dance | |
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| Respectability of Dance as a Career | |
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| What Are the Implications of Gender Roles in the Dance Classroom? | |
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| Nature's Contribution to Gender in Dance | |
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| Teachers' Contributions to Gender in Dance | |
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| Balancing Nostalgia with Relevance | |
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| Encore | |
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| Dance Education and Stress | |
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| What Is Stress? | |
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| How Do We Cope With Stress Through Dance? | |
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| Dance as a Stress Inoculation | |
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| Escape | |
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| Mastery | |
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| Confronting Stressors in a Safe Environment | |
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| Can Dance Induce Stress? | |
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| Teaching Practices | |
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| Teacher Stress | |
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| Parent-, Self-, and Competition-Induced Stress | |
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| Stage Fright | |
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| Sexual Harassment and Parity | |
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| Can We Avoid Stress in Dance and Dance Education? | |
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| Physical Factors | |
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| Psychological and Genetic Factors | |
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| Being Prepared | |
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| Encore | |
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| Finale: Overcoming Obstacles and Moving Forward | |
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| Key Issues in Dance Education | |
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| How Do Power and Ideology Affect Dance Education? | |
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| Money | |
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| Censorship | |
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| Image | |
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| Can We Surmount Hurdles to Successful Dance Education? | |
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| Funding and Partnerships | |
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| Research and New Steps | |
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| Deep Plie: Get Ready to Soar | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Outline of National Dance Education Standards | |
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| Dance Education Resources | |
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| References and Suggested Readings | |
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| Index | |
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| About the Author | |