Designed to be used before and after attending a centennial performance of the music of African American composer William Grant Still, this cue sheet presents information about the performance. The cue sheet presents biographical information about Still and background information on the Lincoln Theatre in Washington, D.C., which had been closed…

This handbook is designed for specific use by performing arts presenters and touring companies. These companies pose an immense range of production requirements and challenges to a presenter. The book stresses the basics of technical production with an emphasis on presenting dance. Dance has more inherent pitfalls in its production requirements,…

Highlights of the historical development of structured and creative/free dance experiences for children within the curriculum of early childhood education in the 20th century are sketched. Although some educators dissented with the practice, in the 1920s most dance activities for young children were structured. The following decade was…

Author considered the two-horned dilemma the teacher of dance is faced with concerning the aesthetic quality of her art; in the first case is the insistence on the importance of individual emotional response and secondly is the problem of being rational in one's approach to teaching dance. (Author/RK)

This booklet contains six easy plays written for educationally handicapped children. The plays are brief, use few characters and simple language and plots, and are based on fairy tales. Titles are: (1) "The Three Bears'" (2) "The Gingerbread Boy'" (3) "Little Red Riding Hood'" (4) "The Three Billy Goats Gruff'" (5) "Hansel and Gretel'" and (6)…

This article describes an elementary physical education program which applies the discovery learning technique in the teaching of movement concepts and enables each child to develop movement patterns and skills at his own pace. (PD)

Religion and dance are the foci of the essays in this publication. There are four major sections to the volume. The first section provides an overview of the history of dance and religion. The first essay provides an historical review up to the Middle Ages and describes dance as a "catalyst for religion" during this era. Other essays…

An historical review reveals that dance in education has gained increasing recognition and credibility throughout America during the past 60 years. Introduced as a small part of the physical education activity program during the 1920s and 1930s, it has expanded and matured to become an essential component of many early childhood and elementary…

Ideas, activities, and guidelines are presented for the teacher of dance at the secondary level. A variety of basic movements are presented as well as more complex interrelated moves for dance groups. Suggestions are given for production and performance of dance programs. Resources for the teacher (films, books, records) are listed. (JD)

This bibliography lists 75 items--books, articles, research, and magazines--dealing with stage lighting for the dance. Most of the items have brief annotations. (JM)

Suggestions for recreational activities are outlined in this manual. Instructions are given for games to play in small places, home or party games, paper and pencil games, children's singing games, and dances. Ideas for crafts and special parties are also included. (SW)

The dearth of scholarly works and appropriate materials for the teaching of subjects in dance history led to the request for support of this project. The aim of the project was to review the materials in dance history from 1660 to 1880 in France and England, to prepare a classification system within which the materials could be organized, and to…