Dance Pedagogy [Hardcover]

Unit 1: Exploration of Dance Pedagogy  1. The Development of Dance Education  2. Roles in the Classroom  3. Fundamentals of Human Anatomy  Unit 2: Motor and Cognitive Learning Processes  4. Motor Control and Development 5. The Learning Process  Unit 3: Factors That Affect the Learning Environment  6. Motivation  7. Understanding the Student Population  8. Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility  Unit 4: Class Content and Preparation  9. Curriculum Development and Lesson Planning  10. Music Concepts for Dancers  11. Injury Prevention  12. Classroom Management  Unit 5: Presentation  13. Instructional Strategies  14. Practice Methods  15. Feedback and Assessment

Dance Pedagogy is a comprehensive resource designed for dance students and teaching artists to develop skills and strategies in the multifaceted practice of teaching dance.

This invaluable resource features essential components and considerations necessary for the dance teacher in any setting, including the private and community sector, university setting, and professional venues. Five distinct units provide insight into the paradigm, learning process, class environment factors, planning, and delivery of the dance class in a broad context through the use of examples within the dance forms of ballet, jazz, modern, tap, and hip-hop. Readers intently explore cognitive and motor learning, strategies for developing curricula and lesson plans, and methods of delivering material to students. Basic principles of anatomy, understanding student behavior and participation, the importance of diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (IDEA), music concepts for the dancer, injury prevention, and cl£A