Discovering Dance

Discovering Dance is the ideal introductory text for students with little to no dance experience. Teachers can adapt this course to meet students where they are, whether they are new to dance or already have some dance experience.

The material helps students consider where movement comes from and why humans are compelled to move, grasp the foundational concepts of dance, and explore movement activities from the perspectives of a dancer, a choreographer, and an observer. The result is a well-rounded educational experience for students to build on, whether they want to further explore dance or choreography or otherwise factor dance into college or career goals.

Discovering Dance will help students in these ways:

• Meet national and state standards in dance education and learn from a pedagogically sound scope and sequence that allow them to address 21st-century learning goals.

• Discover dance through creating, performing, analyzing, understanding, responding to, connecting to, and evaluating dance and dance forms.

• Step into a flexible dance curriculum that is appropriate for one or more years of instruction.

• Build on their dance experience, whether they want to further explore dance or choreography or otherwise factor dance into college or career goals.

• Use student web resources to enhance their learning.