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Beginning-Middle-Ending
$25.00
The concept of beginning- middle-ending (B-M-E) is the basic framework for all dance compositions from the most basic to the most difficult. Teach B-M-E as dance’s main organizational framework for improvisation, composition and choreography.
Kid’s KoolKit
$299.00
The Kids Koolkit 2 is a CONTEXTUAL LEARNING SYSTEMS™ kit with 235 resources devoted to the artistic process, CREATING. Materials align with the national core arts standards. Children broaden their movement and conceptual vocabulary simultaneously due to the mix of resources. The rich context built by these resources and activities enable a child to develop confidence when creating and the ability to effectively express unique ideas through movement.
Toolkit 1 Basic: VIEWING DANCE – Vocabularies for Critiquing (Basic Level)
$439.00
This kit focuses on responding to dance so viewers gain tangible, analytical skills at upper elementary through adulthood. Four-Step Critique and Principles of Design posters lead users toward articulate reflection and analysis (and away from vague responses of the past). Viewer cards such as Decoding Dance Works and Critiquing Strips, guide viewing to ensure users don’t miss the elusive aspects of dance. Used over time, these resources drastically change the way viewers see dance. A useful Ideabook for teachers (pictured) comes with each kit.
Toolkit 1 Advanced: VIEWING DANCE – Vocabularies for Critiquing (Advanced Level)
$149.00
The advanced version of this toolkit is best suited for middle school and high school,students. Four-Step Critique and Principles of Design posters lead users toward articulate reflection and analysis (and away from vague responses of the past). Viewer cards such as Decoding Dance Works and Critiquing Strips, guide viewing to ensure users don’t miss the elusive aspects of dance. Used over time, these resources drastically change the way viewers see dance. The Ideabook for teachers (pictured) helps to maximize learning outcomes.
Toolkit 1 Ultimate: VIEWING DANCE – Vocabularies for Critiquing
$179.00
The ultimate version of this toolkit is perfect for advanced high school students, higher education and professionals. Four-Step Critique and Principles of Design posters lead users toward articulate reflection and analysis (and away from vague responses of the past). Viewer cards such as Decoding Dance Works (sets 1, 2, and 3) and Critiquing Strips guide viewing to ensure users don’t miss the elusive aspects of dance. Used over time, these resources drastically change the way viewers see dance. The Ideabook for teachers (pictured) helps to maximize learning outcomes.
Toolkit 2 Basic: CREATING DANCE – Processes for Choreographing
$199.00
This kit demystifies the choreographic process for elementary students through adults. Easy-to-use posters untangle the 8 choreographic processes from the 12 devices so users are ready to run with them. Detailed charts on choreographic structures clarify organization of movement and composing. Inspire a multitude of dance works on diverse topics with 60+ stanzas created to choreograph and 52 double-sided composition cards. A useful Ideabook for teachers (pictured) comes with each kit.
Toolkit 2 Advanced: CREATING DANCE – Processes for Choreographing
$209.00
This advanced version of toolkit 2 works well for experienced middle school and high school, and college students. Easy-to-use posters untangle the 8 choreographic processes from the 12 devices so users are ready to run with them. Detailed charts on choreographic structures clarify organization of movement and composing. Inspire a multitude of dance works on diverse topics with 60+ stanzas created to choreograph and 52 double-sided composition cards. The Ideabook for teachers (pictured) helps to maximize learning outcomes.
Toolkit 2 Ultimate: CREATING DANCE – Processes for Choreographing
$239.00
The ultimate version of toolkit 2 is perfect for higher education and professionals. Easy-to-use posters untangle the 8 choreographic processes from the 12 devices so users are ready to run with them. Detailed charts on choreographic structures clarify organization of movement and composing. Inspire a multitude of dance works on diverse topics with 60+ stanzas created to choreograph and 52 double-sided composition cards. The Ideabook (pictured) is one of the helpful resources in this kit.
Essential Questions Posters for Viewing Dance, Set 1 (Universal Set for Everyone)
$89.00
This set of essential questions posters focuses on analysis, elements of dance, and emphasis in viewing dance. The set includes six 13″ x 19″ full-color posters and is appropriate for all ages and ability levels (elementary, middle, high school, higher education, adult learners, and professional applications). This is the set to start with. Printed on sturdy semi-gloss card stock.
Essential Questions Posters for Viewing Dance, Set 2 (Intermediate)
$89.00
This additional set of intermediate level essential questions posters focuses on analysis at a deeper level, artistic design, and impact. The set includes six 13″ x 19″ full-color posters. This set is appropriate to add for middle school, high school, higher education and adult learners. Printed on sturdy semi-gloss card stock.
Essential Questions Posters for Viewing Dance, Set 3 (Advanced)
$89.00
This advanced set of essential questions posters focuses on the finer aspects that make a dance work. It puts a magnifying glass on a piece of choreography. Ideal to add for high school, higher education and adult learners. Six 13″ x 19″ posters are printed on sturdy semi-gloss card stock.
Essential Questions Posters for Responding, Set 4
$89.00
Six upper level posters delve into important questions of genre and style in dance. This set builds on the earlier Essential Questions posters by examining how a work relates to its broader contexts. In the process it clarifies numerous genres and styles. Geared to college, advanced high school, gifted education, professionals, and all dance aficionados, this set continues to deepen inquiry into dance. Ideal for dance analysis and dance appreciation.
Dance Elements Posters, Set 1 (Basic)
$225.00
The elements of dance are essential to literacy in all aspects of dance (as a dancer, choreographer, critic, and historian). Each poster details the elements related to: 1) Body, 2) Space, 3) Time, 4) Energy, and 5) Relationship (BSTER). Content aligns with the “Elements of Dance” chart in Teaching Dance as Art in Education. Set 1 includes five super sized 24″ x 36″ color wall charts appropriate for K-12.
New BONE-APART® magnet set
$217.00
Actively learn anatomy! Construct your own skeleton with life-sized magnetic bones. Enjoy building the human structure one bone at a time; challenge students with skeleton-building relays; and play “Ouch Bone,” an activity in which students identify the misplaced bone! Introduce bone magnets to your students to aid their understanding of the body’s structural landmarks. Created by Anne Wilcox.
BUILD YOUR OWN BODY® – magnets
$1,062.00
These magnetic learning tools bring the musculoskeletal system to life and place it in the hands of users of all ages. Increase retention of anatomical details and apply this developing language to dance technique for more articulate, informed, and literate dancers. See how easily these tools integrate dance with science. Ideal for university dance degree programs, science departments, high school dance programs, high school science departments, private/professional dance studios, dance conservatories, education labs, kinesiology professionals. Created by Anne Wilcox.
Teaching Dance as Art in Education
$504.00
Author: McCutchen, Brenda Pugh. Publisher: Human Kinetics (2006). This textbook is an excellent resource for dance education majors, K-12 dance specialists, arts administrators and classroom teachers. It delineates a standards-oriented, aesthetically driven program and explains how to foster student physical, emotional, artistic and social development. User-friendly features are woven into a progressive and comprehensive course of study. (Canadian Price $101.95)
Choreographic Impulses to Explore, Improvise and Abstract
$75.00
The book of haiku-like stanzas contains creative prompts about topics that appeal to advanced high school and university dancers. Topics are far-ranging and stimulating that result in stellar dances limited only by time and imagination. 187 stanzas.
Dragonfly Diamantes – Stanzas to Abstract for Choreography
$45.00
This book contains original poetry that sparks improvisation and choreography. For high schools, colleges, and professionals, the diamante poem’s five-lined structure contains a clear beginning-middle-end. Dancers will be able to capture the essence of the idea without mimicking the words, allowing sophisticated choreography to emerge. 87 stanzas. These creative catalysts allow for original movement invention.
How They Became Famous Dancers–A Dancing History
$35.50
Learn how these famous dancers with varied backgrounds and personalities shared a passion for dance and how they used their passion to succeed. This soft-bound book gives readers the history of 12 famous dancers (six men and six women) such as Anna Pavlova, Rudolf Laban, Pearl Primus, and Louis XIV. 136 pages, 79 Illustrations (31 in color). Geared to readers age 9-14 but enjoyable by all ages.
22 Ways to Vary a Phrase
$21.00
1 color poster on sturdy cardstock, 19 x 13 inches, This poster is a work horse. In easy-to-understand language this universal cue card specifies to all ages manipulative devices (or tools) available when manipulating movement.
BUNDLE: The Choreography Bundle (HS, HEd)
$365.00
These resources enrich the choreographic process. Contextual Learning maximizes conceptual understanding and application. The array of creative catalysts in this bundled context ensures the grasp of process, product, and the retention of dance’s biggest ideas related to choreographing. At the core of this Super-Bundle are the items within Toolkit 2, the ultimate choreography kit. Toolkit 2 imparts all the choreographic processes and manipulative devices as well as the foundations structures used when composing. The additional items in the bundle give teachers and students more creative catalysts to use for an even richer learning environment. All materials interface to create a coherent learning context to enrich dance education.
BUNDLE: The Choreography Super-Bundle (HS, HEd, Gifted, Professional)
$374.00
This super-bundle enriches the choreographic process. Contextual Learning maximizes conceptual understanding and application. The array of creative catalysts in this bundled context ensures the grasp of process, product, and the retention of dance’s biggest ideas related to choreographing. At the core of this super-bundle are the items within Toolkit 2, the ultimate choreography kit. Toolkit 2 imparts all the choreographic processes and manipulative devices as well as the foundations structures used when composing. The additional items in the bundle give teachers and students more creative catalysts to use for an even richer learning environment. All materials interface to create a coherent learning context to enrich dance education.
BUNDLE: The Ultimate Responding Bundle
$490.00
This bundle, perfect for high school, higher education and gifted education, combines the ultimate toolkit one with all four EQ posters to form the Ultimate Responding Bundle.
5 Ws Poster Version 1
$21.00
The 5W inquiry process generates important details to support or to launch a lesson. It directs thinking in the same way that the first paragraphs of an article directs attention to its main features — the “who, what, when, where” questions set the stage for the big question “why?”
5 Ws Poster Version 2
$21.00
The 5W inquiry process generates important details to support or to launch a lesson. It directs thinking in the same way that the first paragraphs of an article directs attention to its main features — the “who, what, when, where” questions set the stage for the big question “why?”
The 3-Step Choreographic Process
$21.00
Instill dance’s distinct three-step compositional process: Originate, Organize, Refine. Within the three steps, also show the various choreographic processes available to aid composition. Learn them as essential to the craft of choreography as well as how to deploy at least one during each step.
PHRASE
$29.50
Teach phrasing as a building block of both dance choreography and performance. Teach “phrase” as a complete movement statement with a beginning-middle-ending, and as the smallest organizational unit of a dance.
The Ubiquitous Beginning-Middle-Ending
$19.00
This poster merges information with inspiration. It offers an opportunity to emphasize the significance of the super-structure that governs the development of the whole as well as the parts of a dance. To place BME in such a broad context underscores its compositional importance. For MS and HS, adults.
Dance for the Body, and for the Mind, and for the Creative Spirit
$19.00
Advocate for the holistic benefits of dance by displaying a poster like this where it will get the attention it deserves.
Take a Moment to Dance
$19.00
Want a catchy image full of motion to grab attention as people walk into the studio? Let this “splashy” poster do just that!
The Body Is… Poster
$19.00
Dancers know the body is our instrument of expression. Here is a thoughtful, visual reminder that quietly calls attention to the many roles our body plays in and out of the studio.
Ombrello, THE CHOREOGRAPHER
$16.50
“Hey! Look at me! I’m “Ombrello, THE CHOREOGRAPHER!” I’m the choreography idea guy at your service ready to move and re-shape with the touch of your fingertip. Let’s create umbrella dances on all the metal surfaces we can find. Let’s get going. Oh? You want to see my creative credentials? Then, click Read More to see my video clip.
THE TOP HAT AND CANE DANCER
$16.50
What a dapper dude with top hat and cane and dressed fit to kill, ready to go toe tapping at the Ritz. Liven up your classroom with this dapper dancer to oversee the teaching of soft shoe routines and tap dance or for whatever other reason crosses you mind. A mesmerizing moveable puppet magnet is addicting in the classroom. Add a new dimension to your teaching with this happy hoofer for this school year.
THE DANCE TRIO (Dancer, Choreographer, & Degas Dancer)
$46.50
If there is anything better than having one dancing puppet magnet, it’s having three. Move them purposely to choreograph. Move them instinctually to improvise. Create unique shapes, moves, and transitions to enjoy them fully. In the case of having a “trio of figures” instead of one, less is not more. Three is “more.” (Considering that the trio saves $3 off the solo purchase price, “more also costs less.”)