Dance Education

http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/artsedge.html
from the Kennedy Center, one of the very best sites. Here are:

• Teach - Lessons, Standards, How Tos
• Connect - Articles and Reports, Contacts, Advocacy Essentials
• Explore - Look-Listen-Learn, Arts Days, Meet the Artist, Arts Quotes

Kept current. For Elementary, Middle, and High School teachers

Assessment Resources
http://artswork.asu.edu/arts/teachers/assessment/resources.htm

• Web sites with assessment materials
• Dance assessment links

Updated September 2005. For Elementary, Middle, and High School teachers

Curriculum Sites
http://artswork.asu.edu/arts/teachers/curriculum/links.htm
has Dance curricula examples plus a listing of useful national sites.

For Elementary, Middle, and High School teachers and curriculum designers. Updated September 2005

How to Read and Write Dancing
http://www.dancewriting.org/
is a commercial site selling materials about the Sutton system of dance and movement notation. Examples from lessons are included.

For teachers and high school students

Lesson Plans Resources
http://artswork.asu.edu/arts/teachers/lesson/resources.htm
Dance, Music, Theatre and Visual Arts with a section just for Dance. All lessons are standards based.

List was updated October 2005. For Elementary, Middle and High School teachers.

Projects
http://www.whc.net/bhsdance/html/projects.html
a high school site that includes descriptions of student projects and links. Interesting model for other schools.

A 1999 date, but still interesting. High School, for students

Southeast Center for Education in the Arts
http://www.sceaonline.com
Discipline-based Dance Education: A Conceptual Framework for Teaching and Learning Dance from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Lists a number of available units of study that may be purchased. Carefully thought out work.

Kept current. For teachers Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School

Standards
http://artswork.asu.edu/arts/teachers/standards/index.htm
lists annotated links to the most current state standards. The Putnam Valley School link puts you in touch with all states. Information about purchasing standards documents is current.

For Elementary, Middle, and High School teachers. Updated September 2005

Associations

American Orff-Schulwerk Association
http://www.aosa.org/
is kept current and includes information about Carl Orff and Orff Schulwerk. 2003 Teacher Training Courses and registration materials are included. In the Art-Related Links there is a section on Dance with:

• WWW Virtual Library: Dance -- On-Line Dance Resources
• National Dance Association
• International Folk Dance Resource Guide
• Country Dance & Song Society
• The Clogging Page
• Renaissance Dance and
• La Belle Dance - Baroque Dance

Kept current. For Elementary, School teachers

Dalcroze Society of America
http://www.dalcrozeusa.org/home.htm
includes information about Dalcroze and the organization plus:

• Teacher Training & Scholarships
• Local Chapters
• Bibliography
• Calendar-Workshops-Lectures
• News & Articles
• Research Centers
• Related Websites and Resources

Kept current. For teachers

NDA - National Dance Association
http://www.aahperd.org/nda/template.cfm?template+main.html
Perhaps the most helpful information for the non-member is the Issues & Action section.
Kept current. For teachers

NDEO - National Dance Education Organization
http://www.ndeo.net
Currently not available. Check back later.
Dance Education includes the mission and philosophy statement for the organization. Also listed are:

• Membership
• Publications
• Conferences
• National Programs

Kept current. For teachers

SDHS - Society of Dance History Scholars
http://www.sdhs.org
is an organization dedicated to promoting study, research, discussion, performance, and publication in dance history and related fields. In addition to Membership, Conferences, Conference proceedings and Awards, it includes:

• Working groups
• Publications
• Books by SDHS Members
• Online resources

Updated 2003. For teachers

Special Education

Family Village
http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/Leisure/dance.html
is a site devoted to disability-related resources. Last updated July 2005.
For teachers.