Description
This pivot offers an innovative approach to dance education, bringing a creative and inclusive dance education pedagogy into Chinese dance classrooms. Associate Professor Ralph Buck’s experiences of teaching dance at the Beijing Dance Academy and the possible implications for dance education in China lie at the heart of this text. Through a critical examination of personal teaching practice, pedagogical issues, trends and rationales for dance education in the curriculum are highlighted. Informed by constructivist ideals that recognise dialogue and interaction, this pivot suggests that dance can be re-positioned and valued within educational contexts when pedagogical strategies and objectives are framed in terms of teaching and learning in, about and through dance education.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. The Teacher is at the Heart of Education.- Chapter 2. My Stories: Auto-narratives of Experience.- Chapter 3.Teaching and Learning ‘In, About and Through’ Dance Education.- Chapter 4. New Directions in Dance Education and China.- Chapter 5. Teaching Dance Education in the Beijing Dance Academy.- Chapter 6. Reflecting on my Teaching.- Chapter 7. Conclusion.
