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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Dance teachers"”.
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Experiences of precarity: Oral histories of K12 dance teachers in Delhi
The experiences of dance teachers in K12 schools in Delhi of negotiating the contemporary education space; navigating the tension between artistic aspirations and making a livelihood through dance; of dealing with questions of class, caste, language, religion, ageing, and gender are vital to …
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Creativity within late primary age dance education: unlocking expert specialist dance teachers' conceptions and approaches
… investigation of three expert specialist dance teachers' conceptions of and approaches to creativity with late primary age children in England carried out using a multi-case case study approach. These specialists were working in a variety of educational settings and had extensive …
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Challenges to dance teacher education : interrogating the training of dance teachers at the UCT School of Dance 2001-2008
Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 109-119).
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Chinese Primary School Dance Teachers’ Meanings of Teaching Creative Dance in Classrooms in China: “Do not Let the Perfect be the Enemy of the Good”
… critically examined the teaching of creative dance in primary schools in China. Focusing on teachers’ experiences in learning and teaching dance, the key question motivating this research was: What are Chinese primary school dance teachers’ meanings of teaching creative dance in classrooms in …
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Linguagens afetuosas na dança: ações emancipatórias na formação docente
Carried out in the Graduate Program in Dance at the Federal University of Bahia, linked to the research line Dance, body and cognition, this thesis presents the hypothesis that affectionate communicational approaches in learning-teaching relationships (Freire, 1996) work towards building conditions …
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An Exploration of How Various ‘Cultures of Dance’ Construct Experiences of Health and Growing Older
… style interview study explored how two Circle dance groups and two Scottish Country dance groups, including a Ladies’ Step dance group, constructed experiences of health and growing older for dancers and dance teachers in the 50 plus age range. The dance ethnography provided thick descriptions …
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The Role of Transformational Leadership in Shaping Motivation and Commitment Among Adult Social Dance Students
… shapes motivation and commitment in adult dance students that practice social dancing. By researching transformational leadership in this field, this thesis offers practical advice for dance studios and dance teachers to increase student engagement and retention. While transformational …
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AN EXEMPLAR-APPRENTICE MODEL FOR TEACHING DANCE COMPOSITION THROUGH PERFORMANCE IN SECONDARY EDUCATION (NSW. AUSTRALIA)
Dance education in New South Wales focuses on the three components of the artform - performance, composition and appreciation. However,, historically there has been a prescribed emphasis on performance on the assumption that performance informs composition and appreciation. In preliminary …
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Handle With Care: A Pedagogical Theory of Touch in Teaching Dance Technique Based on Four Case Studies
… how human touch may be used within a modern dance technique class to facilitate effective teaching and learning. This inquiry was based on two initial assumptions: (a) touch is an effective teaching and learning tool for modern dance, and (b) a modern dance technique class defines its own …
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"Hip-Hop... You Don't Stop" : Exploring Experiences of Pandemic Pedagogical Connection
… to virtual learning has caused challenges for teachers in the dance community. I am curious to phenomenologically inquire into the experience of pedagogical connection during the COVID-19 pandemic. Can we connect in a time of disconnection? The purpose of this Motion-Sensing Phenomenological …
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Boris Volkoff: Dancer, teacher, choreographer
Alexander Gorsky and the experimental dance movement in Moscow during the 1920s were the principal formative influences on the dance career of Boris Volkoff. During his career in Canada Volkoff was also influenced by the social, economic, and political environment of Canada. His contributions to …
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Evaluation of physical fitness in relation to performance and injury severity in contemporary dance
Dance has attracted little scientific interest on the effects of physical fitness improvements on performance and injury severity, particularly with respect to contemporary dance. The main aims of the current work were: a) to observe the physical demands of dance performance; b) to develop a …