This study proposes a new paradigm for the learning and teaching of choreography in the
tertiary sector. It is based on the rationale that the choreography curriculum for the twenty …

American arts educator Elliot Eisner suggests that:“We need a conception of multiple
literacies to serve as a vision of what our schools need to achieve”(1998: 12). This notion …

In this article I will address the ways in which my practice and philosophy, as a
choreographic artist, inform my teaching methodologies in the Dance Studies programme at …

Dance education is rarely taught in Australian primary schools. A National Arts curriculum
was published online in 2014, and ready for implementation the following year. Therefore …

In Arts education, and specifically for Dance, the challenge for tertiary educators is to provide
authentic, artful experiences with the aim of developing teachers capable of delivering …

This article investigates significant issues in dance education in schools. The first section of
this article begins with a reprint of an interview originally published in Dance News 33 …

This paper traces an experience of designing and conducting qualitative research in dance
education. The primary aim is to highlight the importance of giving consideration to research …

Dance is included as one of five subjects within the new Australian National Arts Curriculum.
Learning in the Arts in general is based on collaborative, creative, inquiry-based processes …

This paper was originally presented as a keynote address to the Conference on Research
on Dance (CORD) held at De Montfort University, Leicester England in 2009. The themes of …

Dance has an important place in multicultural education and the development of culturally
responsive pedagogy. Through dance, children can explore and express their own and …