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Adaptive Dance and Rhythms For All Ages With Basic Lesson Plan, 2^nd Edition 

Susan Kramer

In Adaptive Dance and Rhythms For All Ages With Basic Lesson Plan, you'll find easy and practical adaptive techniques to make accessible 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. Fully illustrated. 6,424 words. 8.5x11 inches. 142 pages.

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Table of Contents

I. General Notes
Adaptive Guidelines
II. Clapping to Rhythms and Songs
Adaptive Guidelines
Notes to Teachers
Time Signatures: 4/4; 2/2; 2/4; 3/4/; 6/8
III. Floor Exercises
Adaptive Guidelines
1. The Rocker
2. The Squirrel
3. The Owl
4. The Starfish
5. The Resting Snake
6. The Cat Stretch
IV. Dance Movements
Adaptive Guidelines
Key for Clapping
1. The Swing
2. Running
3. Marching
4. Galloping
5. Sliding
6. Jumping
7. Skipping
8. Waltzing

V. 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
VI. Expressive Movements
Adaptive Considerations
A Closing Story
VII. Piano Music Book Reviews

VIII. Motion and Dance in Art for Inspiration
VIX. Appendix of Words to 21 Songs

X. Behind the Scenes

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About the author - Susan Kramer is a graduate of Peabody Institute Preparatory Dance of Johns Hopkins University, former Jacob’s Pillow, Baltimore Opera Company, and Annapolis Civic Ballet dancer, and is an artist, musical movement teacher, and international author. She has been teaching as a dance specialist since 1965, and maintains a large educational web site at susankramer.com.

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