Department of Dance Student Professional Papers | 2022
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Dance activities to support mental health in adolescents in the high school setting
(2022)After 21 years of teaching high school and seeing the increasingly common presence of mental health issues in students, the author arrives at this project to investigate the use of dance to support mental health in ... -
I see you: Dance as behavioral intervention for middle school students
(2022)This research project outlines the creation of five movement/dance activities for use as behavioral intervention strategies in a middle school classroom. The author builds this pedagogical project on concepts and theories ... -
Spatial Design Strategies for Competitive High School and Collegiate Dance Team Routines
(2022)Kristianna Hogan’s research entitled “Spatial Design Strategies for Competitive High School and Collegiate Dance Team Routines” discusses what spatial design strategies dance team coaches might use in an effort to improve ... -
Dance is Second Nature: Movement for Movements—Dance Activism for Transformation, Environmental, and Eco-Dance Æffects
(2022)Site-specific dance may be the intersection of dance education and outdoor education, and screendance may further interconnect them with 21st-century skills. The research has called the author to provide substance showing ... -
Creating a summative grading rubric and feedback form to promote progression in dance at the middle school level
(2022)This paper examines published research in assessments, rubrics and educational frameworks to support the creation of a “summative grading rubric” for middle school dance educators. The hope is that this rubric would then ... -
Creating Peak Experiences: Contemporary Dance Student-Centered Practices for use in a Studio Setting
(2022)This research investigates holistic and student centered teaching practices for use in a contemporary dance studio setting. With examination of published literature in the area of dance curriculum, general education ... -
"But I Don't Dance!": Building a Cross-Curricular Integration Workshop for K-12 Educators
(2022)The author arrives at this project in an effort to ease intimidation expressed by fellow K-12 educators regarding cross-curricular integration of dance in their classroom practices. These feelings of intimidation, paired ...