Dance and culture : an introductory reader for middle and high school levels /
senior editor: Wendy Oliver.
- x, 126 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 105-112) and index.
The National Dance Standards -- Notes to teachers, parents and students -- Introduction: The legacy of dance -- Dance around the world -- The cultural lens / Ancient dance: Mesopotamia, Indus Valley and Egypt / Africa -- North Africa / Sub-Saharan Africa / Asia and the Pacific / Western Europe / Latin America / Canada / Native North American (American Indian) / Dance Forms in the United States -- Multicultural aspects of dance / The Native American pow wow / Hula, the native dance of Hawaii / Colonial and early America / Traditional American dance / African-American popular dance / Tap dance / Jazz dance / Foundations of hip-hop dance / Hispanic (Latin) social dance / Ballroom dance / Ballet in the United States / Inprovisation / Modern dance / Integrated dance / Musical theater / Immigration, dance and culture today / Art in motion -- Preserving dance and culture / The important role of master teachers / Notating and reconstructing dance / Advances in dance technology / Epilogue -- Our future - youth dance companies and higher education / Appendices -- Nu Delta Alpha - The National Dance Honor Society -- National Dance Association. K. Lee -- A. Dils -- C.V. Dinicu (Morocco) -- T.C. Dennard with N.B. Schmitz (Nondje dance) -- The Middle East / C.V. Dinicu (Morocco) with C.P. Hearn -- R. Devi, N.B. Schmitz -- Eastern Europe / D. Freedman -- D. Freedman [et al.] -- K. Greenberg -- C.P. Hearn -- C.M. Payton -- L. Gilo, P. Cohen -- P. Gowder (PowWows.com, LLC) -- N.K. Beamer with M. Loo-Ching -- D. Freeman with T.C. Dennard -- D. Freeman [et al.] -- K. Hazzard-Donald -- P. Cohen -- P. Cohen -- J. Pabon -- L. Gallego -- M. Wheeler -- P. Cohen, J. LaPointe-Crump, C.P. Hearn -- D. Victor -- D. Davenport [et al.] -- G. Williams -- P. Cohen, J. LaPointe-Crump -- S.E. Spalding, K. Greenberg, C.P. Hearn -- W. Oliver -- M. Sprague -- S.E. Spalding, A. Dils -- S.E. Spalding, K. Manning, N.B. Schmitz -- J. Berson -- Part 1. Part 2. Part 3.