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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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EDUCATION 889
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MOVEMENT
LANGUAGE
ELEMENTS FOR
DANCE
IN
EDUCATION
Instructor: Ruth Emerson
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MPX 8550
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291-3395
294-5522
Spring Semester, 1994
(January 4—March 31)
Tuesday/Thursday
16:30-18:20
Location: MPX 7540 (MPX gym)
PREREQUISITES:
60 hours of credit
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course, a prerequisite for ED 487, Dance in Education, 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 dance to develop an understanding of the
movement concepts (Action, Space, Time, Force, and Relationship) which are the
framework for making and teaching dance. The course will explore dance as a non-
verbal language, and students will be introduced to the creative process involved
when using and teaching dance as an expressive art form. Students will explore a
variety of aspects of planning and presenting dance lessons.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
Active participation in individual and group movement activities
andin class and group discussions ......................................................... 50%
In-Class presentations.................................................................................20%
Writtenwork.................................................................................................30%
REQUIRED TEXT:
CREATIVE DANCE, Basic Skills Series, CAHPER publication
RECOMMENDED TEXT:
Gilbert, Anne Green. TEACHING THE 3R'S THROUGH MOVEMENT
EXPERIENCES, Maxwell Macmillan Canada.
ACCOMPANIST FEE:
$20.00/student for the semester.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Ruth Emerson danced in New York with the Judson Dance Theatre and the Pearl
Lang Company. She has a Master of Arts in Dance from the University of Illinois, and
she is a Laban Movement Analyst. In recent years she has been making dances for
and with children, and developing school arts programs. An adjunct in the Faculty of
Education, she has been teaching Dance Education for five years.
