Exploring Dance Forms and Styles

Helene Scheff, RDE, was a dance educator and administrator for 55 years in all sectors and venues, including K-12, higher education, and the private sector. She coauthored several dance books and conducted presentations at local, regional, national, and international conferences and seminars. Scheff was a member of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. In her leisure time she enjoyed viewing dance and theater and spending time with her family, including her 10 grandchildren and one great grandchild. Helene Scheff passed away in 2023. Susan McGreevy-Nichols, BS, is a national consultant in arts education programming and curriculum. She was the founder and director of a nationally known middle school dance program in Providence, Rhode Island, and taught in public schools for 28 years before moving on to higher education. She is also a guest teaching artist at the elementary level in the Los AngelesUnifiedSchool District. Ms. McGreevy-Nichols, who was the National Dance Teacher of the Year in 1995, serves as president of the National Dance Education Organization. She is a past president of the National Dance Association and a senior partner at the GriffinCenter for Inspired Instruction. Ms. McGreevy-Nichols is also the coauthor of many books, including Building Dances, Building More Dances,Experiencing Dance, and Dance About Anything. In her spare time, she likes to travel, read, and spend time with friends. Marty Sprague, MA, teaches at the Providence Academy of International Studies in Providence, Rhode Island. She has taught and performed dance (concert, world, social, and historical) for more than 50 years, including various dance forms and styles at the elementary, middle, secondary, and university levels. A coauthor of several dance books, she has presented and consulted at the local, regional, national, and international levels. Ms. Sprague has been a member of numerous dance companies and was artistic director of her own dance company. She codesigned graduate-level coursework in dance certification and has been a choreographer. In 2005, the National Dance Education Organization honored her with the K-12 Dance Educator of the Year award. In her leisure time, she enjoys taking dance classes, spending time with God and her family, and reading.

Contents Dance Finder Preface Acknowledgments How to Use This Book and DVD Package Part I: Building Critical Thinking Skills in Dance Chapter 1. Viewing: What Did You See? Chapter 2. Connecting: What Do You Know? Chapter 3. Responding: What Do You Think? What Do You Wonder? Chapter 4. Performing: What Can You Do? Part II: Sorting Dances Into Categories and Subcategories Chapter 5. Concert or Theatrical Dance Chapter 6. World Dance Chapter 7. Social Dance Chapter 8. Historical Dance Part III: Using Dance Forms: Looking at Dance Through Different Lenses Chapter 9. Helping Students Develop Aesthetic Values Chapter 10. Comparing Dance Forms and Dances Chapter 11. Focusing on Universal Themes and Sociopolitical Issues Chapter 12. Reflecting on Diversity and Blending of Cultural Aspects Appendix: Levels of Thinking Glossary References About the Authors DVD User Instructions