Exploring dance forms and styles: a guide to concert, world, social, and historical dance

Building critical thinking skills in dance. Viewing : what did you see? ; Connecting : what do you know? ; Responding : what do you think? what do you wonder? ; Performing : what can you do?

Sorting dances into categories and subcategories. Concert or theatrical dance ; World dance ; Social dance ; Historical dance

Using dance forms : looking at dance through different lenses. Helping students develop aesthetic values ; Comparing dance forms and dances ; Focusing on universal themes and sociopolitical issues ; Reflecting on diversity and blending of cultural aspects

Appendix

Glossary.