SIGN FRASER UNIVERSITY

Intersession 2003

EDUC33O -3

Dr. Celeste Snowber

Movement Language Elements for ?

Office: EDB 8648

Monday/ Wednesday

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Dance In Education ?

Phone: 291-4453

E-Mail: celeste@sfu.ca

8:30-12:20 in EDB 7540 (mini-gym) ?

D01.00

PREREQUISITE:

60 hours of credit

DESCRIPTION

This course, a prerequisite for Educ 430 Designs for Learning Dance, is designed for people with or without

dance training, who want to teach dance in arts, P.E., or classroom contexts. In this experiential class

students will to develop an understanding of the movement concepts (action, space, time, force, and

relationship) which are the framework for making and teaching dance. This course will explore dance as a

nonverbal and artistic language, and students will be introduced to the creative process involved when using

and teaching dance as an expressive art form. Opportunity will also be given to utilize the art of

improvisation as a way of discovering movement and integrating dance within the wider curriculum.

Students will explore a variety of planning and presenting dance lessons. Please wear comfortable clothes

for dancing.

ASSIGNMENTS

1.

Movement Journal

Students will be required to keep a journal to explore their own connections concerning

movement, the body and knowledge (207o).

2.

Create and Teach Group Dance

Create and teach a group dance to the class (207o).

Lesson Plan

Develop an eight-lesson teaching unit to integrate movement concepts in a curriculum (2070).

4.

Movement Reflection Writing

Elaborate on one experience from your journal and explore how this could have implications

for teaching dance within an educational context (20%).

5.

Class Participation

Active participation in individual and group movement activities (207o).

REQUIRED READING

Gilbert, Anne G. Creative Dance for All Ages. National Dance Associaton: AAHPERD.

Selected Articles.