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 15 REASONS EVERY CHILD SHOULD LEARN TO DANCE

(THANK YOU JUDITH LYNNE HANNA!)

  1. Dance education aids the development of kinesthetic intelligence.

  2. Dance education creates opportunities for self-expression and communication within the constraints of the medium of the body.

  3. Dance, whether representational, thematic, or abstract, is a repository of civilization that changes through time.

  4. Dance education teaches the values and skills of creativity, problem-solving, risk taking, making judgments in the absence of rules, and higher-order thinking skills.

  5. Dance provides an opportunity for students to recognize that there are multiple solutions to problems.

  6. The study of dance fosters an individual’s ability to better interpret interpersonal nonverbal communication.

  7. Dance education provides a strong base from which to analyze and make informed judgments about corporeal images.

  8. Learning the dances of other cultures helps students to develop an understanding and respect for them.

  9. Through stimulating all the senses, the dance goes beyond verbal language in engaging dancers and promoting the development of multisensory beings.

  10. Dance provides options to destructive alternatives in a world that is unpredictable and unsafe for children.

  11. Dance education prepares people for careers in dance and other fields.

  12. Dance enhances an individual’s lifelong quality of life.

  13. Participation in dance benefits our communities economically.

  14. Dance education helps students develop physical fitness, appreciation of the body, concern for sound health practices, and effective stress management approaches.

  15. Dance education contributes to the National Education Goals (from the Educate America Act of 1994).