Brain-Compatible Dance Education, 2nd Edition (Original PDF from Publisher)

For dance instructors working with dancers of all ages and skill levels, Anne Green Gilbert’s Brain-Compatible Dance Education, Second Edition, is the appropriate book since it perfectly balances hard science with pragmatism.

Gilbert discusses the most recent findings in brain science and how they affect dancers and dance educators. She consistently links the science to the teaching and learning that occurs in classrooms and studios, making the research findings understandable and simple to understand.

Gilbert’s original BrainDance warm-up, which consists of eight developmental movement patterns for people of all ages, from newborns to senior citizens, is included in this updated edition of Brain-Compatible Dance Education. By stimulating their bodies and thoughts and activating their synapses, this BrainDance warm-up helps dancers become more focused and productive.

Additionally, the following new content is included in this edition:

• 24 brand-new lesson plans designed for students of all ages, starting at birth

• Fresh advice and resources to improve your instruction and lay the groundwork for promoting dance in communities and schools

• A brand-new online resource that offers printable lesson plans, posters, charts, and assessment tools in addition to 11 BrainDance video clips with variants for a range of audiences.

The web resource’s video clips are excellent teaching tools since they demonstrate how the movements are performed in the actual world. The videos feature dancers of all ages, including young children, elderly people, students with special needs, and beginners.

There are three sections to the book. The theory underlying brain-compatible dance education is presented in Part I, which also provides a review of the most recent brain research, outlines the 10 principles of brain-compatible dance education, and looks at how to create classes that are engaging and use tools to evaluate your dancers. Warming up, concept exploration, skill development, creation, and cooling down are all covered in detail in Part II of the lesson plan. Gilbert provides her new sequential and comprehensive lesson plans in part III for children aged 0–4, children aged 5–8, children aged 9–18, and adults.

By helping your students focus better while they execute the repetitions that are so important for skill development, Brain-Compatible Dance Education, Second Edition will breathe new life into your dance lessons. It will enable you to create comprehensive lesson plans for kids of all ages and demographics, comprehend the critical connection between movement and cognition, and instill a love of movement in them. In collaboration with SHAPE America, the national organization that sets the standard for excellence for school-based health and physical education practitioners nationwide, Human Kinetics is pleased to offer this book.