Rhythmic Activities and Dance - 2E

by Bennett, John

• ISBN13: 9780736051484
• ISBN10: 0736051481
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback w/CD
• Copyright: 2006-03-23
• Publisher: Human Kinetics

Summary

"Rhythmic Activities and Dance, Second Edition, is a comprehensive collection of the most popular recreational dance forms, geared for teachers of K-12 students and recreation directors and leaders who want to teach easy rhythms and dances for fun and fitness."--BOOK JACKET.

Table of Contents

Rhythmic Activity Finder	vii
CD Track List	xiii
Key to Diagrams	xv
Preface	xviii
Acknowledgments	xx
Starting a Rhythmic Activities and Dance Program	1	(20)
Planning Your Program	1	(3)
Program Considerations	4	(3)
Unit Planning	7	(4)
Lesson Planning	11	(3)
Rhythmic Terms	14	(1)
Music in Rhythmic Activities and Dance	14	(2)
Evaluation	16	(2)
Summary	18	(3)
Icebreaker Activities	21	(52)
Easing Students Into Rhythmic Activities and Dance	22	(14)
Summary	36	(1)
Rhythmic Games and Activities	37	(1)
From Old to New	38	(1)
Music Selection	38	(1)
Large-Group Activities	39	(15)
Small-Group Activities	54	(4)
Circuits	58	(8)
Games	66	(2)
Culmination	68	(1)
Summary	69	(4)
Aerobic Dances and Fitness Routines	73	(26)
Strategies for Quality Aerobics	74	(3)
Warm-Up and Cool-Down Exercises	77	(3)
Exercise Components for Aerobics and Dance Routines	80	(2)
Sample Aerobic Workouts	82	(6)
How to Create Rhythmic Routines and Dances	88	(1)
Prechoreographed Routines	89	(6)
Summary	95	(4)
Line Dances	99	(28)
Line Dance Activities	100	(3)
Line Dance Unit Planning	103	(21)
Summary	124	(3)
Folk Dances	127	(36)
Description of Folk Dancing	127	(2)
African	129	(1)
American---North	130	(14)
American---South	144	(1)
Asian	145	(3)
European---Eastern	148	(2)
European---Western	150	(10)
Summary	160	(3)
Mixers	163	(18)
History of Mixers	164	(1)
Teaching Social Mixers with the Round-Robin Wave	164	(1)
Single Circle Facing Center with a Partner	165	(4)
Double Circle Facing Line of Direction	169	(4)
Double Circle Partners Facing	173	(4)
Free or Open	177	(1)
Summary	178	(3)
Square Dances and Clogging	181	(34)
History of American Square Dance	182	(1)
Basics of Teaching Square Dance	182	(5)
Appalachian Big Set	187	(2)
Big-Circle Figures	189	(6)
Small-Circle Figures	195	(6)
Square Figures	201	(10)
Clogging	211	(2)
Summary	213	(2)
Social Dances	215	(26)
Smooth American-Style Dances	217	(10)
Latin-Style Dances	227	(9)
Swing	236	(2)
Summary	238	(3)
Glossary	241	(4)
Suggested Resources	245	(6)
About the Authors	251