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Theory :Embodiment-Mia Perry & Carmen Medina (2015)

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

THIS IS AN AMAZING VIDEO SHOWING HOW CHILDREN LEARN FROM DOING. MUST WATCH!
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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