Overview of dance research and publications in Brazil
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A survey of current dance research and education in Brazil shows a lack of reliable published information and no established means for researchers to communicate with each other. Formal dance education has never blossomed in Brazil because it has ignored the country's rich tradition of folk and popular dances as a choreographic resource. Recent Brazilian choreographers, such as Decio Otero, have begun to tap this source of material. Increased study of Brazilian traditional and popular culture will benefit not only the state of academic research but that of creative innovation.
Publication Name: Dance Research Journal
Subject: Arts, visual and performing
ISSN: 0149-7677
Year: 1996
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A question of fun: adolescent engagement in dance education
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An interpretive study that examines how middle-school students are engaged by dance provides insight into how all classes can be changed to increase students' enthusiasm for learning. Aesthetic, pleasing, and agentic experience affect how students perceive and learn subjects. Internal motivators, like enjoying dancing, are more successful than external motivators, such as good grades or improved physical fitness. Educators should focus on internal motivators more and provide students with some control over their own education.
Publication Name: Dance Research Journal
Subject: Arts, visual and performing
ISSN: 0149-7677
Year: 1997
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The interplay of knowledge and practice in dance teaching: what we can learn from a non-traditional dance teacher
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Dance education may benefit from recruiting among professionals who have experience in other fields related to dance. A case was made of study of one teacher, Martha Eddy, who has had training in women's health, aikido, Laban movement analysis and body-mind centering apart from her extensive training as a dancer. Eddy employs her wide knowledge of movement in her techniques classes which differs from the traditional methods taught by teachers who are only experienced in dance.
Publication Name: Dance Research Journal
Subject: Arts, visual and performing
ISSN: 0149-7677
Year: 1995
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