Creative dance for all ages : a conceptual approach /
Gilbert, Anne Green.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-364).
Part I: Fundamentals of teaching creative dance -- Introduction to creative dance -- Planning and teaching your creative dance class -- Developing your teaching skills -- Warming up, teaching technique, and cooling down -- Locomotor and nonlocomotor movements -- Part II: Concepts and sample lesson plans -- Place: Self-space and general space -- Level: High, middle, low -- Size: Big (Far reach), medium (mid-reach), little (near reach) -- Direction: Forward, backward, right side, left side, up, down -- Pathway: Straight, curved, zigzag -- Focus: Single focus, multi-focus -- Speed: Slow, medium, fast -- Rhythm: Pulse, pattern, grouping, breath -- Energy: Smooth (sustained), sharp (sudden) -- Weight: Strong, light, passive, active -- Flow: Free, bound -- Body parts -- Body shapes: Straight, curved, angular, twisted, symmetrical, asymmetrical -- Relationships -- Balance: On-balance, off-balance -- Specialized lesson plans.
Dance for children.