[Adta] FW: [IACD] creative dance book soon to be published

[Vitalah S]

Hello All,
   I thought that other dance therapists may be interested in knowing about
this book which is coming out in January.  IACD stands for International
Association of Creative Dance and is a group committed to the continued
practice, teaching and study of the work of Barbara Mettler.  The book
focuses on teaching creative dance, particularly in educational settings.
Please see below for more information.
Vitalah Simon, ADTR, LCAT


----------
From: mabdance at aol.com
Reply-To: IACD at yahoogroups.com
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2006 15:55:24 EST
To: IACD at yahoogroups.com
Subject: [IACD] creative dance book soon to be published

Hi dance friends,  Lynne McNett and I are happy to announce that the  book
that we have been writing for the last 10 years, Creative Dance for
Learning: 
The Kinesthetic Link  is finally about to be  published!  It will be
available 
in January and can be pre-ordered  now at _www.amazon.com_
(http://www.amazon.com)  and also at the  McGraw-Hill website:
_www.mhhe.com_ (http://www.mhhe.com)
The book is heavily Mettler-based and also draws  from influences of
Margaret H'Doubler and Rudolf Laban (both of whom Barbara  admired).  There
are over 100 photographs taken by Gene Einfrank, a  professional
photographer/videographer who both danced with Barbara and filmed  her
movies and videotapes. The photographs are of school and community groups
including some IACD members.

Here's a paragraph we wrote that summarizes what you will find in the  book.
If you want to know more or have questions,  please write us  via this yahoo
list serve.

Happy Holidays,  Mary Ann Brehm


Creative Dance for Learning:  The Kinesthetic Link is a comprehensive
teaching guide that  addresses the ³what², ³why² and ³how² of creative
dance.  It 
provides theoretical and practical  guidance on teaching creative dance,
particularly in educational settings. The  authors¹ approach is heavily
influenced 
by Barbara Mettler, Margaret H¹Doubler,  and Rudolph Laban, all legendary
figures in the field of creative dance. Their  theories are combined with
the 
authors¹ insights from thirty years of dance  teaching experience to:
*   validate dance as art  education, adaptable to all ages and
abilities;   
*   explain a conceptual  framework for teaching dance in common language

*   highlight the kinesthetic  sense as a guide for creating dance forms;

*   provide methods of linking  movement across the curriculum;
*   address cultural material  through creative dance;
*   outline teaching  progressions that develop student skill and
understanding;  
*   guide readers into  building and presenting lessons of their own;
*   provide models for  assessing student learning;
*   relate creative dance  instruction to achievement standards in dance
and other  disciplines;
*   offer over 25  well-tested lesson plans and 40  adaptations that
extend the lesson material.




 

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://lists.adta.org/pipermail/adta/attachments/20061217/78abf4bd/attachment.htm