by Michelle Mate | Jul 7, 2025 | Blog
Dance Curriculum Designs is please to re-post this lecture that is in North Carolina on July 9 (2025) I hope to see you there. ——– Brenda McCutchen “Kyoto’s Essence: Exploring the Art, Traditions, and Beauty of Japan’s Cultural Heart,” a...
by Michelle Mate | Jun 4, 2025 | Blog
A Letter to the US Congressional Delegations from my State. June 2, 2025 Brenda Pugh McCutchen While I support government efficiency, I do not support government abolishment. While curtailing governmental waste is laudable, the national budget must be kept within...
by Michelle Mate | Feb 20, 2025 | Blog
“What is Dance Doing in Education” by Brenda Pugh McCutchen [Dance Curriculum Designs LLC Blog Post, © January 1, 2016 https://www.dancecurriculumdesigns.com] Dance, when it is at its very best, is an indelible representation of the history of the human...
by Michelle Mate | Aug 14, 2024 | Blog
“Why Aim for Transformational Teaching in Dance?” By Brenda Pugh McCutchen Originally written July 30, 2015 for a presentation on entrepreneurship For the 2015 National Dance Education Conference. Reprinted as a Blog August 12, 2024 When I am asked why I continue...
by Michelle Mate | Jun 3, 2024 | Blog
Blog: “Principals & Teachers–Where Are the Dance Elements?” June 1, 2024 by Brenda Pugh McCutchen With “literacy” an imperative in K-12–and “holistic learning” a hallmark of education, why aren’t school principals paying more attention to...
by Michelle Mate | Nov 12, 2023 | Blog
Bear BLOG November 5, 2023 By Brenda Pugh McCutchen “The Place That Dance Curriculum Designs Now Calls Home” (written to share a rare video event) Many of you who follow Dance Curriculum Designs know that due to an extreme...
by Michelle Mate | Oct 6, 2023 | Blog, Dance Education
Dance Curriculum Designs creates print material to serve the innate tactile needs of users, especially children’s. Compared to previous generations, today’s child is noticeably in deficit of tactile experiences and human touch. Person to person interaction is...
by Michelle Mate | Mar 22, 2023 | Blog
BLOG: “How Do I Create a Model 6DC Educational Dance Program” By Brenda Pugh McCutchen March 22, 2023 This is in response to a frequently asked question I get, “What is a ‘6DC Model of Educational Dance’?” The response usually goes something like...
by Michelle Mate | Jul 5, 2022 | Blog, Dance Education
“CELEBRATING DANCE CURRICULUM DESIGNS’ MOST POPULAR TOOLKIT” (drum roll, please…) Dance Curriculum Designs (DCD) wishes to thank customers who have made Toolkit One: Viewing Dance—Vocabularies for Critiquing a vital part of your dance literacy program in Grades...
