DANCE
IS GOOD FOR YOU
1) Dance education aids the development of kinesthetic intelligence.
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2) Dance education creates opportunities for self-expression and communication within the constraints of the medium of the body.
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3) Dance, whether representational, thematic, or abstract, is a repository of civilization that changes through time.
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4) Dance education teaches the values and skills of creativity, problem solving, risk taking, making judgments in the absence of rules, and higher-order thinking skills.
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5) Dance provides an opportunity for students to recognize that there are multiple solutions to problems.
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6) The study of dance fosters an individual’s ability to better interpret interpersonal nonverbal communication.
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7) Dance education provides a strong base from which to analyze and make informed judgments about corporeal images.
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8) Learning the dances of other cultures helps students to develop an understanding and respect for them.
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9) Through stimulating all the senses, dance goes beyond verbal language in engaging dancers and promoting the development of multisensory beings.
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10) Dance provides options to destructive alternatives in a world that is unpredictable and unsafe for children.
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11) Dance education prepares people for careers in dance and other fields.
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12) Dance enhances an individual’s lifelong quality of life.
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13) Participation in dance benefits our communities economically.
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14) Dance education helps students develop physical fitness, appreciation of the body, concern for sound health practices, and effective stress management approaches.
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15) Dance education contributes to the National Education Goals (from the Educate America Act of 1994).
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From the book Partnering Dance and Education. by Judith Lynne Hanna.