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• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Part I: Introduction to Teaching Creative Dance
• Chapter 1: Teaching and Assessing Creative Dance
• Movement Analysis
• Assessing Creative Dance
• Chapter 2: Introductory Activities
• Introductory Activities for Ages 4 to 6
• Introductory Activities for Ages 5 to 7
• Introductory Activities for Ages 6 to 8
• Introductory Activities for Ages 7 to 9
• Introductory Activities for Ages 8 to 10
• Introductory Activities for Ages 9 to 11
• Introductory Activities for Ages 10 to 12
• Part II: Dances With Literature, Arts, and Rhythm
• Chapter 3: Dances With Action Words and Visual Aids
• Action Word Sentences for Young Children (Ages 4 to 9)
• Action Word Sentences for Older Children (Ages 8 to 12)
• Action Sequences as a Basis for Working with Rhythm
• Action Words With Visual Aids
• Chapter 4: Dances With Action Rhymes
• Action Rhymes for Younger Children (Ages 4 to 9)
• Action Rhymes for Older Children (Ages 8 to 12)
• Chapter 5: Dances With Poetry
• Poems for Ages 7 to 12
• Chapter 6: Dances With Rhythm
• Rhythms for Ages 4 to 6
• Rhythms for Ages 5 to 7
• Rhythms for Ages 6 to 9
• Rhythms for Ages 7 to 10
• Rhythms for Ages 9 to 12
• Part III: Dances With Music
• Chapter 7: Dances for Ages 4 to 6
• Snowdrifts
• The Queen’s Guards
• Rice Krispies
• The Ghost
• Chapter 8: Dances for Ages 5 to 7
• When I Get to the Fairground
• The Snowstorm
• Patterrn to Cure a Headache
• Peter Pan and His Shadow
• Chapter 9: Dances for Ages 6 to 8
• The Snowchildren
• The Full Moon
• The Little Chinook
• Battle of the Seasons
• Chapter 10: Dances for Ages 7 to 9
• The Archers
• The Wizards
• The Space Stealers
• The Volcano Makers
• Chapter 11: Dances for Ages 8 to 10
• The Warriors
• The Abandoned Cartwheel
• The Jesters
• Planets
• Chapter 12: Dances for Ages 9 to 11
• Day O
• Skeletons and Ghouls
• The Mirage
• Changes
• Chapter 13: Dances for Ages 10 to 12
• The Sheriff and the Cowboy
• Rendezvous
• Seascape
• The Miners
• Appendix A: Suggested Music for Introductory Activities
• Appendix B: Sources for Dances With Music
• About the Author