In almost every land, since the first man walked the earth, people have probably danced.
Dance is a language of movement, rhythm, pattern, and imagination.
Sample some of the following activities to learn more about dance. Pirouette over to the New York City Ballet. If you have the Flash plug-in, you can even see a demonstration of the ballet terms. Have students talk to their grandparents or others who were teenagers in the 40s and find out about swing dancing. Find out about Glenn Miller and Tommy Dorsey and other bits of information about the famous Big Band era of the 1930s and 40s.