JohnTaylor Dance
Rationale
Dance, like all arts subjects, provides students with avenues for learning that may not be available in traditional academic subjects. The study of dance involves students intellectually, emotionally, and physically. Dance education stimulates students’ creative and expressive abilities while leading them to a fuller understanding of the structure and capabilities of the human body. The study of dance also provides a channel for expression, in individual and/or ensemble work.
An education in dance allows students to acquire dance literacy skills that contribute to their development as educated citizens. A dance education has aesthetic, intellectual, social/cultural, and physiological benefits:
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Dance as an art is a form of education – it clarifies and intensifies the human experience.
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It reinforces formal learning, as it relates to other academic areas.
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It provides an alternative to the usual modes of education and is valuable in reaching children who may not respond to more formal modes of teaching.
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It promotes self and social awareness, helping students confront and understand themselves, and cooperate effectively with others.
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It promotes a fuller understanding of one’s own culture and those of other peoples.
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It promotes good health and may be of particular value to students with physical or mental disabilities.
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