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Teacher Tool Chest

These dance teacher tools and resources were selected to inspire and provoke conversation, reaffirm what you know intrinsically, and connect you to the infrastructure of arts education. Enjoy exploring!

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Sources of Professional Development Funds

We’ve put together a list of grants, opportunities, and tools that will help you seek funding and invest in your own professional development.

Funding

Creative Dance Curricular Ideas – Twitter Moves

In an experiment called Twitter Moves (2011-13) Luna posted a daily creative dance prompt to spark ideas for new curriculum. Follow us to discover this collection or play with these blasts from the past:

TM316:

Steal 3 movements you admire. Recycle them into something new.

TM297:

Gratitude dance. Explore mvts that acknowledge, open, accept, yield, rebound, push. Vary size, place, tempo, duration, order.

Luna’s Writing and Research

Luna faculty write about the art of teaching and our current research in national journals, regularly publish articles in InDance, and share reflections from our own learning and teaching through our case studies and blog. Visit our research page to explore these resources.

Research
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TED Talks, Videos & Webinars

These inspiring videos and webinars remind us of the power of creative arts education, and can serve as advocacy tools to share with administrators and colleagues.

Tim Brown on Creativity & Play
Ken Robinson Says Schools Kill Creativity
Ken Robinson Says Bring on the Revolution
Mallika Sarabhai’s Dance to Change the World
Julie Lebel and Finding Community through Dance
Peter Lovatt on Dance & the Mind
Erica Rose Jeffrey on Peace Moves
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Elements of Dance by KQED
Kennedy Center, VSA webinars on accessible arts
Olivia Eng and S.C.A.R.S.

State and National Dance Standards

Interested in aligning your curriculum with State and National Dance Standards? Explore these links, or visit our library for models of other states’ dance standards.

  • National Core Arts Standards
  • Visual and Performing Arts Standards for California 
  • California Arts Education Framework
  • California Preschool Learning Foundations, Visual & Performing Arts
Our Library

Voices from Our Dance Teaching Community

Many of our colleagues and community members reflect on dance teaching and share resources through their writing and blogs:

Bianca Brzezinski’s Dance MovEase

Erica Cravath’s dance integration lessons

Alison Hart-Booth’s “Why Can’t My Students Just Listen to Me?”

Jacob’s Pillow Dance Interactive

Library as Incubator Project’s Books to Boogie

Jill Randall’s Dancing Words

Jill Randall’s  Life as a Modern Dancer

Emmaly Wiederholt’s Stance on Dance

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Professional Organizations for Artist Educators

Luna is affiliated with local, statewide, national and international dance, arts and education organizations. Here are a few that provide resources for professionals:

  • Alameda County Office of Education Alliance for Arts Learning Leadership  
  • Berkeley Cultural Trust (BCT)  
  • Berkeley Arts Education Steering Committee (BAESC)  
  • California County Superintendents Educational Services Association Arts Initiative (CCSESA)  
  • California Dance Education Association (CDEA)  
  • Create CA  
  • Dance and the Child International (daCi)  
  • Dancers’ Group, San Francisco  
  • Kennedy Center, VSA  
  • National Dance Education Organization (NDEO)  
  • National Guild for Community Arts Education  
  • Teaching Artists Guild (TAG)  
  • The California Arts Project (TCAP)  

Visit our Advocacy page for more information about how to get involved and connect with the greater community of dance educators.

ADVOCACY

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