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A Brazilian Hoe: Education in and through Dance—Unlocking Children's Potential for Dance Appreciation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 January 2013

Alba Pedreira Vieira
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Abstract

This paper discusses an action research project conducted for three semesters at two Brazilian cities: Vicosa and Paula Candido. It describes meanings, elements, and processes of education in dance appreciation experienced by K-12 public school students. The pedagogical method assured participants' attendance of ninety-minute dance classes once a week. The research method included qualitative analysis of more than two hundred written and oral answers from children and adolescents to questionnaires about dance appreciation, of their videotaped classes and performances, and of systematic on-site observations. The paper concludes with reflections on the future of dance appreciation in education.

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Research Article
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Congress on Research in Dance Conference Proceedings , Volume 41 , supplement S1: Global Perspectives On Dance Pedagogy: Research And Practice , 2009 , pp. 284 - 292
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Copyright © The Author(s) 2009

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