546Friday, March 30, 2001

7:30 AM-8:30 AM
Swing into Swing Dance
Swing into Swing Dance! This session will review the basic steps –Lindy Hop, Jitterbug, etc.— designed for public school teachers and students desiring to teach dance skills. Assessment examples, sample lesson plans and useful Internet and music resources will be provided in handouts. Age-appropriate progressions from simple step patterns to intermediate and advanced variations will be demonstrated.
Keyword(s): curriculum development, participatory, technique
Presider: Myrna Martin Schild, Retired Professor, Columbia, IL
Speaker: Debra Ballinger, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI

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