Dance Power and Difference: Critical and Feminist Perspectives on Dance Education

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Summary: Critical Thought in the Dance Classroom
Review: What is the role of dance in society? How do the style of teaching and content of a dance class effect students? What are dance educators teaching beyond technique? What should dance educators be teaching? These questions and more are explored in this collection of writings from eight dance educators from around the world. In these provacative writings the traditional ideologies of dance teaching and the purpose of dance in society are deconstructed, and critically examined. Through case studies, personal histories, and critical analysis the authors question traditional authoritarian dance teaching styles and values.

All of the writings included are well written, and offer insight into critical and feminist pedagogical thought, and it's application in a dance class. Many borrow ideas directly from the writings of Paulo Friere on critical thought and analysis. The articles are informative, and thought provoking, raising questions on the value of art and the artist within the arts in society in general, and the value of education, not just dance education but education overall. It is a book that should be read by all dance and arts educators, at every level of education.

Rating:
Summary: Critical Thought in the Dance Classroom
Review: What is the role of dance in society? How do the style of teaching and content of a dance class effect students? What are dance educators teaching beyond technique? What should dance educators be teaching? These questions and more are explored in this collection of writings from eight dance educators from around the world. In these provacative writings the traditional ideologies of dance teaching and the purpose of dance in society are deconstructed, and critically examined. Through case studies, personal histories, and critical analysis the authors question traditional authoritarian dance teaching styles and values.

All of the writings included are well written, and offer insight into critical and feminist pedagogical thought, and it's application in a dance class. Many borrow ideas directly from the writings of Paulo Friere on critical thought and analysis. The articles are informative, and thought provoking, raising questions on the value of art and the artist within the arts in society in general, and the value of education, not just dance education but education overall. It is a book that should be read by all dance and arts educators, at every level of education.