Thinking with the Dancing Brain (eBook)

Sandra Minton, PhD, has written a number of dance education texts, including Choreography: ABasic Approach Using Improvisation, has published her research in juried journals, and has presented at national and international conferences. She was a dance major at UCLA where she studied with Alma Hawkins and Valerie Hunt who initiated her interest in the mind/body connection, has taught dance in public schools, and she earned her doctorate in dance/kinesiology. Minton is currently the co-coordinator of the Dance Education MA at the University of Northern Colorado.Rima Faber, PhD, trained with Anna Sokolow, Martha Graham, and Merce Cunningham and has pursued a career as a performer, choreographer, and dance educator. While a dance major at Bennington College, Faber also focused on intensive study of cognition, with research in child development and neurological functioning through dance. Upon receipt of a doctorate in education, she became the founding president of the National Dance Education Organization where she worked for thirteen years.

Foreword: Robert G. ShulmanPrefaceAcknowledgments1. Groundwork for Thinking in Dance2. Observation3. Engagement 4. High Level Thinking Skills5. Emotion6. Memory 7. Imagination and Imagery8. Learning 9. Problem Solving10. 21st Century Skills GlossaryIndex