Dedication Preface Acknowledgments Prelude: The Dance Part I. The ABCs of Dance Education Chapter 1. A Rude Awakening Why Don''t They Move? Ya Gotta Know the Territory In God We Trust Gender Differences Does Socioeconomic Class Matter? Ethnic Diversity Getting Started Moving the Students Chapter 2. Establishing Class Rules The Rules Rule 1 Be Good to Yourself Rule 2 Respect Others Respecting Partners Chapter 3. Managing Your Class Give Me That Old-Time Religion Praise and Correction Educational Views on Praise and Correction Dance Class Management System Step-by-Step Management Plan Consequences Constructive Rest Teamwork Steps to Cooperation and Collaboration Logistics Chapter 4. Creating a Dance Space Preparing the Space Sharing the Space Establishing Boundaries Creating Personal Space Dancing in Mashed Potatoes Other Spatial Concerns Chapter 5. Planning and Organizing Your Classes Where Do I Start? Who Are These Kids, Anyway? Class Procedures Clothing Methods for Grouping Charts Lesson Plans Logistics of Integrated Arts Signaling for Attention Chapter 6. Grades, Assessments, and Rubrics Grading System Comments on Report Cards Rubrics Chapter 7.

Your Role As a Dance Educator Organizing the Program Communication Creating Goals Teachers Are Human Clear Relationships The Teacher and the Therapist Taking Care of Yourself Part II. The Creative Process Chapter 8. The Creative Process: The Idea The Exploration Stage Exploring in Teams The Creation Stage Creating Under Time Constraints Grouping for Creating Gender Effects on Creating Showing the Dance When to Show the Work How to Show the Work The Critique Stage Critiquing in the Primary Grades Critiquing in the Elementary Grades Clipboard Critiques Chapter 9. The Process Continues: Performance Reworking Reworking According to the Critique Reworking for a Performance Restructuring Rehearsing Rehearsing for a Formal Performance Rehearsing in the Space Dressing Up the Gym Preparing Psychologically Informal Grade-Level Program Preparing for the Formal Performance Directing Formal Performances Reviewing the Process Chapter 10. Dance Education for Parents and Faculty Putting Creative Dance in the Spotlight Educating Parents If You Don''t Have the Principal''s Support, Don''t Take the Job Understanding and Accepting Creative Dance Education Getting All Teachers on Board Chapter 11. The Dance Audience Creating Dance Audiences Studying Dance As Culture Using Videotapes of Dance Genres Using Live Performance to Create Thinkers Audience Skills Afterword: And Now We Dance Appendix A: Performance Rules Be Ready Know How to Cope With Surprises Know Where to Go Know How to Deal With Nerves Control Yourself Know That Your Performance Is a Gift Appendix B: Lagniappe Water Story Vomit Story Earthquake Story Pencil Throwing Story About the Author.