Dance education : a redefinition / by Susan R. Koff.

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Koff, Susan R [author]

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Computer fileLanguage: English Publication details: London, UK ; New York, NY : Methuen Drama, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2021Description: 1 online resource (xi, 211, pages) : color illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781350088016 (e-book)

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GV1589 K82 2021

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Contents:

I. Dance education : a definition of our lives -- Introduction -- 1. Essential questions : viewing dance, understanding dance, and reflecting upon dance -- 2. History of dance education (formal educational settings) -- 3. Defining dance education : whose definition? -- 4. Pedagogy and philosophy of pedagogy -- II. Dance in educational and life settings -- Introduction -- 5. Global dance education : a research summary -- 6. Formal dance education -- 7. Non-formal dance education : dance in studios and other settings -- 8. Informal dance education -- 9. The formation of a dancer -- III. Dance in our lives -- Introduction -- 10. Ethnorelativism in dance education -- 11. Giving thanks to the land : indigenous pedagogies within US dance education -- 12. Dance as an aspect of everyday living

Summary: Dance Education redefines the nature of dance pedagogy today, setting it within a holistic and encompassing framework, and argues for an approach to dance education from a soci-cultural and philosophical perspective. In the past, dance education has focused on the learning of dance, limited to Western-based societies, with little attention to how dance is learned and applied globally. This book seeks to re-frame the way dance education is defined, approached and taught by looking beyond the privileged Western dance forms to compare education from different cultures. Structured into three parts, this book examines the following essential questions: - What is dance? What defines dance as an art form? - How and where is dance performed and for what purpose? - How do social contexts shape the making and interpretation of dance? The first part covers the history of dance education and its definition. The second part discusses current contexts and applications, including global contexts and the ability to apply and comprehend dance education in a variety of contexts. This book opens up definitions, rather than categorising, so that dance is not presented in a hierarchical form. The third part continues to define dance education in ways that have not been discussed in the past: informal contexts. The book then returns to the original definition of dance education as a way of knowing oneself and the world around us, ending on the philosophical application of this self-knowledge as a way to be in the world and to engage with others, regardless of background. This textbook is a refreshing and much-needed contribution to the field of dance studies by one of the most eminent voices in the field.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Materials specified	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Compact Discs	Ladislao N. Diwa Memorial Library Multimedia Section	Non-fiction	EB GV1589 K82 2021 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Room use only	PAV		EB000260
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Dance Education redefines the nature of dance pedagogy today, setting it within a holistic and encompassing framework, and argues for an approach to dance education from a soci-cultural and philosophical perspective.

In the past, dance education has focused on the learning of dance, limited to Western-based societies, with little attention to how dance is learned and applied globally. This book seeks to re-frame the way dance education is defined, approached and taught by looking beyond the privileged Western dance forms to compare education from different cultures.

Structured into three parts, this book examines the following essential questions:

- What is dance? What defines dance as an art form?
- How and where is dance performed and for what purpose?
- How do social contexts shape the making and interpretation of dance?

The first part covers the history of dance education and its definition. The second part discusses current contexts and applications, including global contexts and the ability to apply and comprehend dance education in a variety of contexts. This book opens up definitions, rather than categorising, so that dance is not presented in a hierarchical form. The third part continues to define dance education in ways that have not been discussed in the past: informal contexts. The book then returns to the original definition of dance education as a way of knowing oneself and the world around us, ending on the philosophical application of this self-knowledge as a way to be in the world and to engage with others, regardless of background.

This textbook is a refreshing and much-needed contribution to the field of dance studies by one of the most eminent voices in the field.

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