Knowing Dance in Bloomington, MN

Knowing Dance
is an indispensable guide and handbook for dance teachers and educators of students of all ages and abilities and in a wide variety of teaching contexts. Concise and clearly laid out, it is filled with both
thought-provoking questions and practical answers. Author Marion Gough
provides a general framework for understanding the many different aims,
demands and constraints of teaching dance, and offers detailed ways of
dealing with them. Gough examines the relationship between teaching and
learning and explores the ways that a dance course may be planned. She
presents a three-part model of dance as art-compose, perform and
appreciate-illustrated with examples from practicing dance teachers in
different fields. Finally, Gough suggests general ways of promoting good
teaching practice, and supplies planning and evaluation forms for teachers
to use as is or tailor to their own needs.