Dance
Professional Development Session
Format: Mixed model, 1 hour interactive session; Prior to the session: read selected state publication pages and articles. During the interactive session, participants will discuss classroom environments, materials, and planned activities to support the development of dance.
Dance and movement are an inherent part of life and are as natural as breathing. Dance is an elemental human experience and a means of expression. It begins before words are formed, and it is innate in children before they use language to communicate. Movement is a natural human response when thoughts or emotions are too overwhelming or cannot be expressed in words. (PCF,Vol. 2, p. 101) Prior to the session, participants will read selections from state publications and read the articles. During the interactive session, participants will discuss classroom environments, materials, and planned activities to support the development of dance.
Resources
 | State PublicationsCalifornia Preschool Learning Foundations, Volume 2, pp. 18-21 and 26-27 |
 | Articles and chaptersCopple, C. and S. Bredekamp. Developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood programs serving children from birth through age 8, p.177 section on Music and Movement. Dow, C. B. Young children and movement: The power of creative dance. Young Children, March, 2010. NAEYC. |
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 | Streaming Video |