Technology in Dance Education

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Technology in Dance Education

Dance Education is one of the fine arts taught at many schools here in the United States today. It has a way of creating a great learning environment for students and teachers through movement, and the interpretation of movement. Technology has had a great impact on society as well. It has been weaved throughout the public schools through the use of computers, televisions, radios, and intercom systems. It transforms the lighting on any given stage to display depth, life and convey the dances message more clearly.

Technology has now been weaved into Dance Education. Technology supports dance arts education in K-12 schools in a positive way. Is it helpful? If so how can it support fine arts Education in our K-12 Schools?

Dance Causes Students to Use Creative Thinking

Dance Education causes students to use their creative thinking styles. Dance is an art form, it can be interpreted in many ways both by those who are dancing and by viewing audiences. Many schools have begin to come up with curriculums and objectives that the teachers and students of dance education in K-12 schools will be able to follow to ensure that it is properly taught. “Multiple Intelligences theory validates dance as a domain of knowledge.”(Warburton, E.C. 2003) In the book Dance Education in American Public Schools many schools were surveyed and asked to provide information about their schools dance programs. In Appendix E2 of the book it states that “Dance in education provides students with alternative forms of communication and ways of learning that integrate the mind’s creative and critical capacities.” (Knowles, P 1991). In that there was also objectives given that the Columbus, Ohio public schools would ...

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