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Importance of Dance in Physical Education Class

Importance of Dance in Physical Education Class. Michele Riker Audience: School Administration. Index. Dance Statistics Why is Dance Important? Types of Dance Objective of Presentation Positives of Dance for Athletes Why students Would be Interested in Dance Dance Activies for PE

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Importance of Dance in Physical Education Class

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  1. Importance of Dance in Physical Education Class Michele Riker Audience: School Administration

  2. Index • Dance Statistics • Why is Dance Important? • Types of Dance • Objective of Presentation • Positives of Dance for Athletes • Why students Would be Interested in Dance • Dance Activies for PE • Examples of Activites • Full Lesson Appropriate • Kinesthetic Learners • Supporters of Dance • AAHPERD

  3. Dance Statistics • Only 6,000 schools offer Dance as Part of the Curriculum • About 665 postsecondary schools offer dance as a major or minor • In 2006, about 40,000 jobs were held by dancers or choreographers

  4. Why Is Dance Important? • Physical Fitness • Rhythm • Coordination • Social • Muscle Memory • Culture

  5. Most Popular Types of Dance Ballroom Jazz Tap Hip-Hip Ballet Lyrical Freestyle Line/Folk/Square

  6. OBJECTIVE • To incorporate more Dance, coordination, and rhythmic skills into Physical Education classes

  7. Positives of Dance for Athletes • Dance can help with: • Agility • Flexibility • Coordination • Muscle Tones • Dexterity

  8. Is Dance a Sport? How does it help Athletes? What are the advantages?

  9. Why students would be interested in Dance? • Female Students • Something Different • Aerobic Activity • Most Likely Social

  10. Dance Related Activities for Physical Education • Social/Culture Dance • Zumba • Rhythmic Activities • Subject Matter Dances (Muscle Memory)

  11. Social/Cultural DanceGiving the students a sense of culture EXAMPLE: The HAKA- (Rugby Dance Of New Zealand) Used to scare the apposing team

  12. ZUMBAa fusion of Latin and International music, accompanied by strategic dance moves that creates a dynamic, exciting, and effective fitness system • Benefits of ZUMBA: • Enjoyable & Fun • Relieves Stress • Tones Muscles • Calorie Burn • Social Activity

  13. ZUMBA: SPARK AN INTEREST? • Take a Look at this Zumba Class

  14. Rhythmic Practice DancesDances used to improve students coordination and rhythm in exciting ways EXAMPLE: Samoan Floor Dance Cultural Dance that the Samoans use as a form of entertainment. Dealing with rhythm, coordination, and muscle memory

  15. Subject Matter DancesUsing Dance in order to reinforce subject matter learning Example- Bone Dance (Hannah Montana) Teaching students the bones through a dance in order to improve the amount of information that is learned.

  16. How Could Dance be a Full Lesson? What Teaching Strategies Would be Relevant? • Series of Progression • Scaffolding • Guided Discovery • Relating to Kinesthetic Learners

  17. Kinesthetic Learners • Signs of the Kinesthetic Learners • Dance Incorporates all aspects of learning • Relates to a variety of different learners for maximum information absorption

  18. SUPPORTERS OF DANCE Philly Dance Festival

  19. AAHPERD For DanceProving that Dance is a Sport! • AAHPERD : Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance • National Dance Association of AAHPERD • Advocacy and Promotion for Dance Incorporation in PE

  20. Graduating in Dance: Graduating Class of 2010 CONGRATULATIONS! YOU ARE NOW A DANCE EXPERT! Use this information wisely

  21. Any Questions

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