Creative Dance for All Ages

Empower your dance classes with innovative techniques that spark creativity and inclusivity. Offering vibrant imagery, flexible lesson plans, and management strategies, this resource guides teachers through research-backed approaches to engage diverse learners and build lasting dance skills.

Provide quality creative dance experiences for students of all ages and abilities. With a long history as a leading resource for dance educators, Creative Dance for All Ages, Third Edition With HKPropel Access, is the research-backed tool every creative dance teacher needs. Internationally recognized master teacher and author Anne Green Gilbert presents creative dance for everyone and provides tips on meeting the challenges of teaching it. The updated third edition features the following: New full-color photos illustrating key concepts An easy-to-navigate format to quickly access lesson planning and assessment tools Suggestions for modifying lessons to include students of all abilities Class management tips to implement on day one An unparalleled resource for dance educators of all experience levels, Creative Dance for All Ages provides the theory, methods, and lesson ideas that will set teachers up to provide the best possible creative dance experience. Related online tools delivered through HKPropel include a variety of resources that can be implemented in the classroom or studio: 55 age-appropriate and brain-compatible lesson plans  11 videos demonstrating the lesson plans and teaching strategies and how to put them to work in the classroom and studio 8 adaptable assessment forms and curriculum planning templates 25 music tracks to accompany selected lesson plans Sample dance curriculums to systematically cover a 10-week quarter or 16-week semester Divided into two parts, part I presents the theory behind the conceptual approach to teaching dance. These five chapters include information on how to structure lessons, class management techniques, working with special populations, ways to begin and end class, and creative ways to practice skills. Also covered is the BrainDance, a beneficial exercise that focuses the brain for learning and warms up all parts of the body for dancing. Part II introduces 15 dance concepts (place, level, size, direction, pathway, focus, speed, rhythm, energy, weight, flow, body parts, body shapes, relationship, and balance) and describes hundreds of ways to explore this dance vocabulary using a sequential and progressive five-part lesson plan format. Step into creative dance with the guidance of a seasoned teacher and feel prepared to help students of all ages and abilities experience the joy of dance with Creative Dance for All Ages, Third Edition With HKPropel Access. Human Kinetics is proud to publish this book in association with SHAPE America, the national organization that defines excellence for school-based health and physical education professionals across the United States. Note: A code for accessing HKPropel is included with all new print books.