Adaptive Dance and Rhythms - Summary

In Adaptive Dance and Rhythms for all Ages with Basic Lesson Plan, you'll find fun and practical adaptive techniques to teach basic dance movements, floor exercises, clapping rhythms, and expressive dance, either in separate 5 minute segments, or part of the 40 minute lesson plan.

Geared for kids and adults with mental, physical and emotional disabilities and disabling illnesses. Also, in hospitals and nursing homes with frail patients, or with dementia, who can respond to music and rhythmic movement. Fully illustrated. 76 pages.

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Adaptive Dance and Rhythms for all Ages with Basic Lesson Plan by Susan Kramer

I. Basic Lesson Plan
Introduction
Considerations
Providing Space
Length of Segments
1. Floor Exercises
2. Clapping Rhythms
3. Dance Movements
4. Resting
5. Learning a New Dance Movement
6. Expressive Movements
7. Clapping Syllables of Words and Rhythms of Songs
8. Energizing
II. General Notes
Adaptive Guidelines
III. Clapping to Rhythms and Songs
Adaptive Guidelines
Notes to Teachers
Time Signatures: 4/4; 2/2; 2/4; 3/4/; 6/8
IV. Floor Exercises
Adaptive Guidelines
1. The Rocker
2. The Squirrel
3. The Owl
4. The Starfish
5. The Resting Snake
6. The Cat Stretch
V. Dance Movements
Adaptive Guidelines
Key for Clapping
1. The Swing
2. Running
3. Marching
4. Galloping
5. Sliding
6. Jumping
7. Skipping
8. Waltzing
VI. Expressive Movements
Adaptive Considerations
VII. A Closing Story
VIII. Piano Music Book Reviews
VIX. Appendix of Words to 21 Songs

ISBN: 978-90-78099-06-2

This teaching text was created from my work as a dance specialist with children to seniors and those challenged since 1965. It is part of The Gateway to Educational Materials of the United States Department of Education, in the Rhythmic Movement Dance Series, as Adaptive Rhythmic Movement by Susan Kramer.

Music and rhythms provide inspiration for structured and expressive movement. The clapping, floor exercises, and moving across the floor exercises in this text develop coordination of body-mind through right-left brain development.

This theory of receiving input through the bodily senses, body to mind and then mind to body for action, powered by spirited, enthusiastic energy is a basis of somatic education.

All levels of mobility will find something useful. Practical hints are given for those confined to bed or wheelchairs or with limited range of motion. I like to call the participants ‘dancers’.

Music and rhythmic clapping or rhythm instruments provide the inspiration. For example: Those with impaired hearing can feel the vibrations of music in their hands by touching a piano being played or a sound speaker for a radio, tapes, cds, and some musical instruments; even through their feet on a floor that is vibrating from an instrument being played in the room.

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