Why use your body in education
- Students learn from doing
- Holistic approach of education: think about our ancestors & how they made sense of the world
- Socialize students- cooperative,relational
- Chemical connection- make you learn more
- Different intelligences
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Curriculum
Element Of Movement
- Body
- Energy
- Relationship
- Space
- Time
– Body. The instrument of dance. The term body may also refer to the body’s position or shape (e.g., curved, straight, angular, twisted, symmetrical, asymmetrical); also, how the body is moving (e.g., using locomotor or non-locomotor movements).
– Energy. The force with which the body moves (e.g., light, strong, sustained, sudden).
– Relationship. The way in which two or more things are connected to or associated with one another (e.g., dancer to dancer, dancer to object, right arm to left arm).
– Space. The physical area in which the body moves; also, the area surrounding the body.
– Time. An element of dance involving rhythm, tempo, accent, and duration. Time can be based on measured beats, as in music, or on body rhythms, such as breath, emotions,and heartbeat.
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