The National Curriculum was first introduced in 1988. During the year of 1988 the Education Reform Act could’ve caused the departure of dance in schools. Fortunately, the dance, physical education (PE) and arts education departments challenged for, and successfully won, a place for dance on the curriculum. Dance currently stands as part of the physical education programme, being one of six activity areas within PE. The position of dance became a statutory entitlement at Key Stages (KS) 1-2, and optional to those in KS3 and KS4 (Jobbins, 1988:4). Dance is further offered as an examination subject at GCSE, A/S and A Level, providing different progression routes for students (Jasper, 2012:3).
With dance sitting in the programme of PE, three justifications
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The reason being is due to the uncertainty of whether it should sit within PE or as an arts subject in its own right. It is evident that dance is not considered nor allocated much priority or curriculum time. Children however can benefit from dance in numerous ways, with it having an increasing positive effect on their learning and understanding, improving communication skills, developing understanding of emotional expression and enabling them to have the ability to appreciate themselves whilst also relating to others (Newton, 2013:1). Dance being considered as a ‘Cinderella’ subject is something that I nor agree or disagree with due to the nature of the subject and people’s opinion of dance. Personally, Newton is correct in what he is saying, as in many schools it is unclear of where dance stands and is only touched on very lightly in the PE …show more content…
The new funding, Artsmark, is a fantastic opportunity to allow schools to develop dance in the curriculum. Artsmark is a flagship programme which recognises schools and educational organisations for their commitment to high-quality arts and cultural education. The programme has recognised that less curriculum time is spent on dance than any other art form in schools. Alice Young (Fort, 2013:1), head of the arts programmes at Trinity College London, delivering Artsmark on behalf of Arts Council England (ACE), encourages the funding greatly, opening doors to dance practitioners and organisations in helping schools develop their dance provision. Young says, ‘With this funding opportunity, dance organisations can play an increasing role in supporting this through sustained partnerships, staff training and increasing opportunities for the whole school community’, (Fort,
By universal definition, "sport" is listed as "an activity involving physical exertion and skill that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often undertaken competitively." Football, basketball, baseball, soccer and other primary activities have always been concretely defined as sports in society. However, one of the most physically demanding activities is constantly forgotten when it comes to the realm of sports- dance. Dance requires a tremendous amount of training and creates an aura of competition in which people compete to be the best, win, and take home the trophy- just like in traditionally accepted sports. These sports, however, do not possess an element of psychological health threats that some competitive dancers unfortunately must account for due to the emphasis placed on physical appearance.
Mankind tend to look at the male populace and conclude that the significantly poor participation of males is due to individual preferences and the fact that dance is seen as highly feminine or non masculine. What they don’t ask is why participation rates for both the male and female gender is low. It’s rare that society looks beyond what is actually affecting individual choices of the majority of society to not participate in dance. A key point of difference is that dance studios, the common delivery point of most peoples’ formative dance experience, are operating as businesses (with a clear profit motive), rather than the myriad of community based sports clubs, which encourage and cater for participation of a broader range of groups within society. We can study this through the utilisation of sociologist Peter Figueroa’s Framework, which looks at factors, which affect access and equity. The
In the video Disrupting the Miseducation of African American Youth, the speaker Kwame Shake Opare discuss how he used dance to open the eyes and show opportunities to young students in the Baltimore city school system. As a choreographer, performing artist, and dance instructor Opare has worked all over the world in areas of teaching and learning dance, but nothing had prepared him for the lack of guidance students were facing in the classroom. On the first day Opare observed the students in his classroom. The second day he gave class rules, which was shocking to the students. The students were accustom to teachers that did not care about the classrooms climate and culture. The students were allowed to speak language that was not appropriate
does our society fail to respect dance as a sport? Dancing as a career requires an incredible
... social dance. Many people in today’s society enjoy social; dancing. Chapter eleven dance concert, properly planning and establishing a dance concert is of the utmost importance. The partnership with the lighting designer usually takes priority over all other factors. One of the most important issues concerning customers has to do with mobility. The dancer must be able to move comfortably in the costume. The task of producing a dance concert is an overwhelming and tiring one. Chapter twelve dance in education and career in dance, many dance educators present the argument that teaching and learning dance as an art form is obviously absent from the American student education. There has always been and always will be people who have a love, desire, and passion to instruct and learn the art of dance, will ensure an important place for dance in higher education.
Ballroom dancing in New York gives underprivileged children the opportunity to be exposed to the arts, which is usually a program that is cut from low-income schools. This program is a part of a fine arts curriculum with a focus on movement/dancing. A fine art curriculum approach integrates the different aspect of the arts to enhance the learning experiences of the students (Agrelo, 2005; “Dancing Classrooms- Mission”, 2015; Gorski
Although, dance requires some natural skill it also requires dedication. Natural ability and talent will only get dancers so far. Dancers must work hard and persevere. Dancers give years of their lives plus their sweat, tears and sometimes blood to have the honor and pleasure of performing on stage. Dance takes dedication, commitment and passion from the dancer. The only one who can stop you from reaching your dance goals is you! Practice, persistence and determination pay off. Dancers that dedicate themselves countless hours every day, week, and month to become more confident and have more toned dedication and skill. So clearly, there is a question in people's minds about whether dance is a sport or an art. The dance community consists of many different factions and styles. You can dance at a club for fun, as a hobby, as a serious passion, or you can dance as a career. To be able to dance well, one needs to have flexibility, strength, stamina, endurance, and a love for what they do. I can see why people think that dance is not a sport. I know we make it look easy, but as many people don’t know, it’s really quite difficult. When you really take a look and see how many things football and dance have in common, you will see that dance truly is a sport. Dancers work just as hard as any football player in the United States. To conclude my thoughts my favorite quote in the world, “If dance were any
[6] Cohen, Selma Jeanne. International Encyclopedia of Dance: A Project of Dance Perspectives Foundation, Inc. New York: Oxford UP, 1998. Print.
The benefit of cultural diversity in schools is evident in the dancers at Darwin High School, where they are naturally exposed to multicultural dance, expresses Newth. In a survey that was conducted in Darwin, mainly to students at Darwin High School, a student responded, agreeing that “exposing dancers to different cultural dances will help deepen this understanding”. Another participant responded that the experience “builds tolerance and understanding and provides new
Overby, L. (1992). Status of dance in education (Report No. ED348368). Washington, DC: Eric Clearinghouse on Teacher Education. Discusses the status of dance as a part of the elementary school curriculum. This Digest examines the rationale for dance in education, the status of dance education, and selected issues in dance education.
Dancing is a form of art that allows many children to express themselves through body motion while developing many skills. Children throughout the world have been dancing since the day they began walking. When a child to take their first steps and puts together the simplest combination of movements, that would be considered as dancing. Music also plays a major role in the development of children understanding dance, because it is can be used as an accompaniment, and can help children get a better feel for the rhythm in dances. Over the past century educators have come to the conclusion that dance serves as a form of art, and should be taught in public schools and colleges to help the growth in children of all ages both physically, mentally, and academically.
I needed to find a source that provided me with evidence of multiple dance teachers’ methods in order to show that they were not using math, indicating that there are other ways of teaching dance that are even more useful than integrating mathematical concepts. I found a source in Library West that supplied this support in the book Talent Abounds: Profiles of Master Teachers and Peak Performers. The chapter entitled “Modern Dance Masters” provided me with the information I needed. The author, Robert F. Arnove, talked with five different dancers, all prominent in the field of modern dance. He discusses the dancers’ ideal techniques/qualities of teaching and learning in a dance setting, all of which he gained through his conversations with them. All of the dancers predominantly discussed the personality of the teachers and students, their creativity and imagination, and their enthusiasm, indicating that they do not perceive a use in involving mathematics within the process of dance education. These dancers were all prominent in the field of modern dance, starting out as thriving performers and turning into prosperous teachers with various student successes of their own. This ensures that their teaching styles were and still will be
Contemporary dance first originated from ballet, however changed when Isadora Duncan decided that she didn’t want to dance ballet. She disregarded the refined technical Classical ballet and thus the concept of Contemporary dance was born. This style incorporates movements where the body moves freely and doesn’t have restrictions, embodying raw human emotion. Pioneers of contemporary dance comprise of the internationally known Isadora Duncan, Martha Graham and Merce Cunningham (The Conversation, 2014, online) + (Bibliography, 2012, online). These three dancers helped to revolutionise contemporary dance and express their interpretation of it, all unique but added layers to the genre. A range of movements that originated from these dancers are
Have you ever thought about the history of dance, or how long human life has known it? Dance has been here longer than we actually think. We can take dance back all the way to 600 BC to Now. Dance has made very big changes overtime. It went from doing it in honor for only the dead or religious situations to now just doing it for fun. The way or different moves have also changed over this big course in time. It ways and moves have changed, and the outfits used to perform these different types of dances. There has been clean and dirty dancing all along, some of things in those dances have stayed, others haven’t. Dance has been a very great thing and will stay being a great thing during human life because it expresses a lot. It expresses itself, and a person can express their feelings, in the different kind of moves. It does take time to get to know the moves but you can get through.
To many, dance is only an art. In reality, dance is much more. It 's an art, a sport, a way to express one’s self, a way to exercise, a way to get feelings out. Since the beginning of time, humans have used different types of dance to express themselves. There are many advantages to dancing, however there are also some disadvantages. Dance is one of the most physically and cognitively demanding sports.