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EDUCATION 389

for Dance in Education

SPRING SEMESTER 1995

R. Emerson

PREREQUISITES:

60 hours of credit

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course, a prerequisite for ED 495, 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 activies

and in 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 6 years.