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SPECIAL TOPICS: DANCE EDUCATION

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(E1.00)

Spring Semester, 1992

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Instructor: Ruth Emerson

(January 6—April 3)

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294-5522

Monday, 4:30-8:20 p.m.

Location: MPX 7540 (Gym)

PREREQUISiTES

Ethic. 401/402 and, Educ. 495, Special Topics: Teaching Creative Dance (K-

7). Dance experience, though welcome, is not essential.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course, a continuation of Educ. 495, Teaching Creative Dance

(K-7), works both experientially and theoretically on movement principles of

Body, Effort, Space, Shape, and Relationship, the what, how, where, and

with whom of dance and movement. Dance will be considered from fine

arts and physical education perspectives, and ideas will be developed for

integration in fine arts areas. Arts in education will be connected to the

work of practising artists. Topics and projects will include choreography

and improvisation, history reading, dance lesson and unit plans, and

collaborative teaching in the arts.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

class attendance and participation ?

35%

in-class work ?

3001b

final written project ?

35%

REQUIRED TEXT

A xerox packet by Anne Gilbert, to be purchased at the first class.

ABOUT THE

INSTRUCTOR

Ruth Emerson has a Master of Arts in Dance from the University of

Illinois, and she is a Certified Laban Movement Analyst. In recent years,

she has been teaching dance, choreographing, developing school arts

programs, and directing her own dance company. She is presently an

adjunct professor in the Faculty of Education, and a teacher at the Burnaby

Arts Centre.

P.S. If you are interested in Ed. 487, Dance Ed., but have not taken

Ed. 401/402 or Ed. 495, please call me at 294-5522 for permission to enroll.

My view is that a diverse enrollment of teachers, dancers, undergrads, and

general active movers brings lively and enriching perspectives to the class.

Although I am aiming for a two course dance education sequence, I

encourage people to start either course when they can.