How Do I
Creative Movement and Dance: A Guide
Making dance and creative movement a part of the curriculum can be both rewarding and challenging for any teacher. The following is a list of materials designed to educate and inspire those who want to get started with creative movement and dance in the classroom. All of these materials can be borrowed from the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.
Books
Barlin, Anne Lief and Kalev, Nurit
Hello Toes! Movement Games for Children
Pennington, N.J.: Princeton Book Co., c1989.
GV452 .B365 1989
Includes cassette.
Exiner, Johanna Lloyd, Phyllis
Teaching Creative Movement
Boston, Plays, Inc. [1974, c1973]
GV1799 .E84 1974
Fraser, Diane Lynch
Playdancing: Discovering and Developing Creativity in Young Children
Pennington, NJ: Princeton Book Co., c1991.
GV452 .L97 1991x
Gough, Marion
Knowing Dance: a Guide for Creative Teaching
London: Dance Books, 1999.
GV1589.G68 1999x
Guest, Ann Hutchinson
Your Move: a New Approach to the Study of Movement and Dance
New York: Gordon and Breach, c1983.
GV452 .G83 1983
Joyce, Mary
First Steps in Teaching Creative Dance to Children
Mountain View, Calif.: Mayfield Pub. Co., c1994.
GV1799.J69 1994
McGreevy-Nichols, Susan
Building More Dances: Blueprints for Putting Movements Together
Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, c2001.
qGV1799.M313 2001
Michigan Dance Association
Leap, Skip, Twist and Freeze: Lesson Plans for Children's Creative Dance
East Lansing, Mich.: The Association, c1986.
qGV1799 .L38 1986x
Purcell, Theresa M.
Teaching Children Dance: Becoming a Master Teacher
Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, c1994.
qGV1799.P87 1994
The Body Can Speak: Essays on Creative Movement Education with Emphasis on Dance and Drama
Edited by Annelise Mertz
Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 2002.
GV1589.B63 2002
Thompson, Myra K.
Jump for Joy! Over 375 Creative Movement Activities for Young Children
West Nyack, N.Y.: Parker Pub. Co., c1993.
qjGV452.T46 1993 (In the Children's Department)
Weikart, Phyllis S.
Teaching Movement & Dance: a Sequential Approach to Rhythmic Movement
Ypsilanti, Mich.: High/Scope Press, c1998.
qGV1753.5.W45 1998
Zukowski, Ginger Dickson, Ardie
On the Move: a Handbook for Exploring Creative Movement with Young Children
Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, c1990.
GV452 .Z85 1990
Videos
Creative Movement: a Step Towards Intelligence
West Long Branch, NJ: Kultur, c1993.
Dan I - Mov
Dynamic Dance. Principles of Choreography
Beverly Hills, Calif.: M.A.D. Degrees Productions, [199-?]
Dan I - Cho
He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin': with Jack d'Amboise
[New York?]: WinStar Home Entertainment: Fox Lorber Associates, c1998.
Dan PC - D'Am
