Dance Appreciation epub

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Description Table of Contents Author Ancillaries Excerpts Dance is an activity that everyone can enjoy, and Dance Appreciation will help students do just that.Dance Appreciation is written to encompass the needs of a broad range of dance students, from high school to university level, and is appropriate for students who are new to dance as well as those who are experienced in the art form. The text will help learners discover more about themselves, connect with dance, and make it a relevant and vital part of their lives, whether it is their primary course of study, eventual career path, or simply a way to express themselves and enrich their lives. This text is the only dance appreciation resource that offers ancillary materials for instructors: Instructor ancillaries consisting of an instructor guide, test package, and PowerPoint presentation package make the teaching experience both easier and more effective, whether teaching in face-to-face or online settings. Five video segments demonstrate elements of dance and offer associated learning and movement activities, bringing the content to life for students. Textbook elements such as learning objectives, key terms, Enduring Understanding statements, Spotlight special elements, and chapter discussion questions help students navigate the chapters and retain the essential content. In addition, related resources delivered through HKPropel supply students with learning activities, individual and group projects, handouts, time lines, suggestions for further reading, video recommendations, and more to facilitate the learning experience.Dance Appreciation helps students understand dance from the perspectives of dancers, choreographers, and professionals in other careers related to dance. Students are introduced to a broad range of dance genres, forms, and styles, and they learn to forge a relationship with dance as an art form, connecting it with other academic and artistic disciplines and with their own life experiences. The text is organized into three parts. Part I, Exploring Dance, provides a foundational understanding of who dances and why, and it introduces the elements of dance and movement principles. Part II, Selected Dance Genres and Styles, covers Western dance genres, examining classical concert dance forms, hip-hop, and aerial and site-specific dance, highlighting notable artists and events. In part III, Connecting With Dance, students delve into aspects of dance performance and production, learning approaches for viewing and responding to dance performances and exploring the role of global interactions, especially through online content and social media, in developing and transmitting new dance forms and styles. Throughout the text, readers will learn about dance-related career paths.Dance Appreciation offers instructors an up-to-date, comprehensive resource—complete with an array of ancillaries—that ensures that students have the opportunity to become informed, discerning, and responsive dance audience members and gain a broad appreciation of dance as an art form and a lifetime physical activity. Note: A code for accessing HKPropel is included with this ebook.AudienceUndergraduate text for general education courses in dance. Part I. Exploring DanceChapter 1. What Is Dance, and Who Dances? Dance Categories Dance Processes Dance Literacy Accessing Dance Through Other ArtsChapter 2. Why Do People Dance? Dance as Imitation Dance as Expression Dance as FormChapter 3. Elements of Dance Moving Bodies Elements of Dance Principles of Dance CompositionPart II. Selected Dance Genres and StylesChapter 4. Social Dance Origins of Social Dance Evolution of Social Dance in the 20th CenturyChapter 5. Ballet What Is Ballet? Primary Ballet Principles Origins of Ballet Dancers and Training Future DirectionsChapter 6. Modern and Contemporary Modern Dance What Is Modern and Contemporary Modern Dance? Primary Modern and Contemporary Modern Dance Principles Dancers and Training Development of Modern Dance Future Directions of Contemporary Modern Dance—21st-Century VoicesChapter 7. Jazz Dance Origins of Jazz Dance Primary Principles of Jazz Dance Training and Performing Major Influences in Jazz Dance Female Voices in Jazz Dance—The Next GenerationChapter 8. Tap Dance Origins of Tap Dance Tap Dance in the 20th Century and Beyond Styles of Tap Dance Dancers and TrainingChapter 9. Hip-Hop Origins of Hip-Hop Dance The Five Pillars of Hip-Hop Journey Into the Mainstream Styles of Hip-Hop Commercial Hip-Hop Dance and the Turn of the Century A New Millennium and New DirectionsChapter 10. Aerial and Site-Specific Dance Site-Specific Dance Aerial DancePart III. Connecting With DanceChapter 11. Dance Production Front of House Administration Backstage PostproductionChapter 12. Viewing and Responding to Dance Performances Viewing Dance Responding to DanceChapter 13. Global Connections in Dance Approaching Dance Around the World Connected by Common Goals Sharing Dance Globally Sharing Dance Through Social Media Dawn Davis Loring has been writing about dance for over 20 years and has published articles and reviews in the Boston Globe, Dancing Times magazine (UK), the Austin Chronicle, and the Journal of Dance Education, among others. She directed the dance and theatre group Mosaic Dance Body for over a decade and served as a dance administrator in Texas, Colorado, Massachusetts, and London. Dawn has been a lecturer at Suffolk University, Bridgewater State University, University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), and Northwest Vista College in the areas of technique, choreography, dance appreciation, and world dance. Dawn received a BA in dance from the University of Texas at Austin and an MFA in performance and choreography from the University of Colorado at Boulder.Julie L. Pentz is a professor of dance at Kansas State University, where she teaches dance appreciation, tap, jazz, teaching methods, and other courses. She serves on the executive board of directors of the National Dance Education Organization (NDEO) and is a Global Goodwill Ambassador. Her credits include guest appearances at the Percussive Arts Society International Conference, the International Jazz World Congress, and Teatro Libero in Rome. She has also performed in Taiwan, Spain, Ghana, and Kuwait. Julie has a BFA in dance education from Shenandoah University and an MFA in theater arts with a dance emphasis from the University of Arizona. Julie is founder and director of Tap to Togetherness, a community-based initiative focused on building family relations and enhancing child development through tap dance. Dance ProductionElements of DanceGuidelines for Writing a Dance ReviewSpotlight: K-5 Public School Dance Teacher Instructor ancillaries are now available through HKPropel, a new platform that provides easy access to materials and these new features: Free ebooks for instructors, with an ebook reader built into HKPropel Convenient access to all instructor ancillaries in one location Download options—download files to access your ancillary materials offline or develop printed handouts for students Seamless integration with your LMS—compatible with Respondus, Blackboard, and other QTI-enabled LMS applications All ancillaries are free to adopting instructors through HKPropel. Instructor guide. Each chapter in the instructor guide contains the following: Chapter summary Activities, designed to encourage reflection and hone writing and presentation skills, that include individual, group, and class options Ideas for papers and essay topics Stable website links that offer video learning, trusted resources, and further directions for research Teaching Tips to support your teaching and your students’ learning Test package. Contains more than 290 questions in true-false, fill-in-the-blank, essay and short-answer, and multiple-choice formats. Presentation package. Includes more than 250 PowerPoint slides of text, artwork, and tables from the book that can be used for class discussion and presentation. The slides in the presentation package can be used directly within PowerPoint or printed for distribution to students. Instructors can easily add, modify, and rearrange the order of the slides. Show more