Building Dances: A Guide to Putting Movements Together/Includes Book and Dance Cards

By Susan McGreevy-Nichols and Helene Scheff

This text aims to help teachers introduce, develop and assess the basics of choreography. Accompanied by a card deck that provides 224 movement ideas, this reference takes the reader step-by-step through the choreographic process. The book provides: sample lesson plans; guidelines for the teaching skills involoved; suggestions for organizing the movements; ideas for stylizing and individualizing dances; 112 dance cards; 9 dance construction models for designing dances; age-appropriate adaptions; student assessment forms and sample criteria; summaries; and a glossary that explains important dance terms in everyday language.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0873225732
• ISBN13: 9780873225731
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
• Length: 115 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Great book--dance cards have practical application

I teach dance to adult women, and, although this book is geared towards teaching children, I have found the dance cards enormously useful. Using the suggestion in the book to pass out the cards to students in small subgroups, I have seen amazing creativity result in the mini-choreographies that they make. Using the cards is a great 10-15 minute class exercise that really enhances creativity. I've received good feedback from students, and, in my opinion, the cards alone are worth the price of the book. The book also contains some good basic information about body positioning, choreography, and how to use the cards. The book is written in very clear language, with clear illustrations and graphics. I'd rate it an A+.

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I thin kthe book was very interesting. And as a vocal artist I dance and it gave me some tips on better dance moves and i think my choreographer that of it as a blessing (i gave her a copy too). Thanks