Question | Answer |
What is DANCE? | DANCE is taught to broaden the movement experience, DEVELOP movement concepts, increase RHYTHM AWARENESS, promote MOVEMENT SKILLS, and enhance FITNESS. |
What kind of opportunities does dance allow for children? | Children can experience dance as a CREATOR (choreographer), PERFORMER (dancer), and OBSERVER (audience). |
What is the primary purpose of dance? | The primary purpose is AESTHETIC MOVEMENT. It is expressive in nature and has INTRINSIC VALUE to the performer, taking dance from functional to EXPRESSIVE. |
Appropriateness of dance forms depend on? | INDIVIDUAL, SETTING, GROUP, and OBJECTIVES. |
What are RHYTHMIC & SINGING games used for? | They allow practice for TIMING and MOVING to sounds or music. |
What are FOLK DANCES used for? | They involve different STEP PATTERNS and formations to music, varying temp, and style. |
What is CREATIVE DANCE for? | CREATIVE DANCE allow children to EXPRESS THEMSELVES by transforming ideas into repeatable movement, patterns, or sequences. |
What is the DANCE and MOVEMENT CONCEPTS framework? | It is similar to a Task Series. Starting with BODY, moving to BASIC DANCE ELEMENTS, with an opportunity to focus on RELATIONS or DYNAMICS (effort), before finally moving to SPACE. |
What are some DANCE ACTION WORDS? | Locomotion, jumping, stillness, turning, and vibratory. |
What is the DANCE-CREATIVE process? | Perceive the STIMULUS, DISCOVER, SELECT, COMBINE, REFINE, and PERFORM. |
What is considered CHILD FRIENDLY? | FAMILIAR, APPEALING, and IMAGES OF CLEAR MOVEMENT. |