Perspectives on dance education / edited by Mohd Anis Md Nor.

"The publication of this book is the product of the International Conference on Dance Education held from 13th to 17th August 2014 at the University of Manlaya in Kuala Lumpur..." -- Preface.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface / Mohd Anis Md Nor -- Pioneering dance education: Forging a pathway for the future / Marcia Lou Lloyd -- Vital Dance: Performance for young audiences / Ella H. Magruder -- Character building through dance in Indonesian primary schools: Creativity, innovation, local, national; towards a global identity / Madia Patra Ismar -- A knotty duty: Codifying dance knowledge, plus nationhood / Basilio Esteban S. Villaruz -- Ballet in Philippine dance education / Joelle Florence Patrice B. Jacinto -- Building paradigm of dance education in Palawan: The Sining Palawan dance troupe experience / John Christian S. Jardin -- From observation to practice: Competence in the performative signifiers of Igal dance tradition / Hafzan Zannie bin Hamza -- Learning the Libung - a challenge / Naomi Faik-Simet -- Keeping Makyung relevant in the contemporary society: the National Academy of Arts, Culture and Heritage Malayia (aswara) and beyond / Joseph Gonzales -- The right tools for dancer wellness: A pedagogical approach / Revathi Murugappan -- The pedagogy of the advocacy and assessment in postsecondary dance education: An integrative approach / Stephanie milling -- Where will out student teach? Expanding the possibilities through cha(lle)nging the dance education curriculum / Norma Sue Fisher-Stitt -- Embodies pedagogies: The intersection of physical literacy, aethetic literacy, and kinaethetic learning - a dance educator's perspective / Lauralee Zimmerly -- Increasing Kinesics awareness to non-dancers through dance / Mumtaz Begum Aboo Backer & Mohammed Ghouse Nasuruddin -- Re-moulding bodies within national kinetics: Post-independance Tari approaches during the reformation era in Central Sulawesi / Mayco A. Santaella -- Masks: A door to creativity / Mark Magruder -- A critical, studio dialogue between the dance and camera dyad / Jennifer Nikolai.