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Brenda Pugh McCutchen, M.F.A. Professor, Choreographer, Writer, Consultant
Transforming Dance, Transforming Education
1. What makes an academically-rigorous, holistic educational dance curriculum?
2. Should it be basic to every child’s education?
3. What needs to happen to make it a reality?
4. What is my role in this?
Overarching Questions
From South Carolina to Singapore
• Teaching dance as a complete art form
• Includes performing, but more…
• Emphasizes three artistic processes
• Holistic model
• Incorporates cultural studies in dance
Describing rigorous programs
Why dance is marginalized• Unfamiliar with holistic model• Seen as unrelated to academic growth• Unaware of the depth of the discipline• Oblivious to dance’s complexity• Unaware of developmental impact• Performances considered entertainment
To remedy, create a complete processed-driven program taught with artistic and academic integrity
• Process-driven
• Integrates all three artistic processes
• Higher-order thinking• Analytical, creative, innovative• Intellectually challenging
• Personal inquiry, investigation
• Collaborative team work
What a holistic dance model is
The 6 DC promotes multiple forms of dance literacy (Teaching Dance as Art in Education)
How a 6 DC model contributes
• Literacy in dance
• Literacy across disciplines
• Multi-dimensional methods of inquiry
• Taught by fully certified dance teachers
Why this model works in education
Well-prepared
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Education
Education
Dance
• Performance integrated with curricular content
• Organic performance venues• Informal showings• “Informances”• Works-in-progress• Lecture-demonstrations• Studio and main stage performances
Integration of the holistic model
• Advances 4 developmental areas• Cognitive• Physical• Artistic• Psycho-social
• Emphasizes all three artistic processes
• Child-centered and age appropriate
• Nurturing pedagogy
Aim of process-based pedagogy
• Dance accomplishes needed 21st century competencies
•Challenge•Creativity•Communication•Collaboration•Complex and critical thinking
Transforming education with holistic model
• Advocacy and Action• Create an arts coalition
• Teacher certification• Teacher preparation
programs
• Create a strategic plan • Long and short range plans• Include all key stakeholders
Transforming dance education
• Plan for the academic future…now
• Advocate holistic educational dance
• Advance process-based curriculum
• Promote multiple forms of literacy
• Advance child development
• Be dance’s voice
In closing…
Wednesday, July 17
2:15-3:45 “Coherent Critique”
4:15-5:45 “Coherent Critique”
Thursday, July 18
10:30-12:00 “Cohesive Composition”
1:30-3:00 “Cohesive Composition”
Additional Information Workshops
Brenda Pugh McCutchenwww.dancecurriculumdesigns.combrenda@dancecurriculumdesigns.com