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Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance

 Issue: February 2007

Classroom Management Challenges in the Dance Class
Dawn Clark

Abstract:
Teaching dance can be a challenge because of the unique classroom-management situations that arise from the dynamic nature of the class content. Management is a delicate navigation of advance planning; rule setting; the establishment and implementation of daily protocols, routines, and interventions; and the teacher’s own presentation. This article examines a variety of classroom management strategies relevant to the dance class—such as planning the lesson, preparing the environment for dance, greeting the class, introducing and presenting the content, and closure—as well as management strategies during activity transitions and unexpected events in the dance class.

Article category: Dance