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Off Jazz: Hat and Cane Tricks

For Students 9th - 10th
Download videos clips of hat and cane movements used in dancing.
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Body Drumming

For Students 9th - 10th
A compilation of videos about body drumming, a relative of tap dancing. Links are provided to download the download videos of body drumming.
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Braunarts: Digital Dancing Archives 1995 1998

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features various Digital Dancing events that links to specific information about these events.
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Wicked Words Games: All About Dance

For Students 3rd - 5th
Can you find the Dance Style words hidden in the grid below? Test your knowledge with this Java applet game.
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Conexao Danca

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers information about Brazilian dance, scheduled events in dance, connection of professional and amateur dancers around the country, an extensive bibliography about dance, pictures, articles and essays and a very...
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English Folk and Traditional Music on the Net

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a resource for English traditional music. It includes libraries, archives, magazines, and discographies and provides access to many other connected links.
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Telematique, Inc.: Dance Styles

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Telematique, Inc. provides a list of many different dance styles and tells the origin of them.
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Other

Gotta Dance: American Rumba

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Gotta Dance offers an easy-to-read history of rumba.
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Human Kinetics

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent resource for high schoolers on sports biomechanics and sports medicine.
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Article
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California State Univ.: Humanities and Dance Criticism

For Students 9th - 10th
California State University provides this article by Julie Van Camp. The site discusses the problems with dance criticism and possible solutions.
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Street Swing: The Maxixe

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives brief information on the maxixe, including, history and steps.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Old Dan Tucker

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart contains the song, guiding questions, page notes, dance instructions, and the lyrics to the song Old Dan Tucker.
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Pennsylvania Ballet

For Students 9th - 10th
General information on the Philadelphia based company including performance information, history, and dancer biographies. Special "Just for Kids" section.
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Ballet Companies: Your Gateways to the Ballet and Dance World

For Students 9th - 10th
Links to every ballet and dance company in the world. Pick a country and find the company you're looking for. Then check to learn more about their programs, schedules, and dancers.
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Central Home

Central Home: Central Home: Dance Steps: Foxtrot

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource explains and shows how to do the foxtrot.
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Street Swing: Allamande

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides information about the 16th century dance that originated in Germany called Allemande.
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Don Quijote: Flamenco

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is provided for by don Quijote. The Flamenco is referred to as a Southern Spanish art. Learn about the history of Flamenco and also the three different forms associated with this dance/art form. Great photos!
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PE Central

Pe Central: Pe Lesson Ideas: Twelve Days of Winter Break

For Teachers 6th - 8th
At this website, find exercises for each of the "Twelve days of winter break." Stay fit during the holidays and work these simple exercises into your daily routine.
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African American Literature Book Club

African American Literature Book Club: Mirandy and Brother Wind by Mc Kissack

For Students K - 1st
Mirandy and Brother Wind by Patricia C. McKissack is a Caldecott Honor Book, based on the cakewalk, a once popular dance in the African-American culture. This site contains a review of the book.
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Dandi Palmer: Salvation & the Devil Dancer

For Students 2nd - 5th
Click through the pages of this beautifully illustrated story book to read about a little girl who listens to her grandmother tell a story about two dancers and their performance at a carnival that ended up saving the whole village from...
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International Tap Association: Contemporary Leaders

For Students 9th - 10th
A list of current working tap dancers and their biographies along with lots of other information about tap dancing today.
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University of California

University of California, Irvine: Digital Dance and Choreography

For Students 9th - 10th
This site discusses computer-generated music and the choreography of dance. Also provides information about the modeling of complex motion, digital productions and choreography.
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A to Z Teacher Stuff

Lesson Plan z.com: Movement & Dance

For Students 9th - 10th
LessonPlanZ.com, a searchable online database of lesson plans, provides a listing of movement and dance-related lesson plans.
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Aahperd Archive Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance archives located at Springfield College in Springfield, MA.