EDN4426

Dance in education

Ms Rosemary Bennett

8 points - 3 hours per week - First semester - Peninsula

Objectives Upon successful completion of this subject, students should have an understanding of the nature of dance in education and its place in the Victorian Curriculum and Standards Framework: Arts document; have a basic knowledge of the available resources that can help with ideas, and the range of stimulus materials that can be used in a dance program; have examined the common elements of the arts and the unique qualities of dance; be able to observe and analyse the movement of others; be able to articulate a rationale for the inclusion of dance in the school curriculum; display a commitment to the process of dance education.

Synopsis This subject introduces students to the rationale of education through the arts and the place of dance in arts education. The processes common to the arts - creating/making and presenting, arts criticism and aesthetics, and past and present contexts - will be examined. Other aspects of dance curriculum such as devising dance lessons; and safe dance practice are included. Practical experience in dance is a major component of this subject.

Assessment Essay (2000 words): 40% - Dance composition: 30% - Oral presentation: 30%

Recommended texts

Green G A Creative dance for all ages American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 1992
Joyce M First steps in teaching creative dance to children 3rd edn, Mayfield, 1994

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