Dance!

I have been reading about integrating dance into the classroom. One of my favorite quotes was, "There are shortcuts to happiness, and dancing is one of them." I love dancing. I love listening to the music and watching the band and the other dancers. I also enjoy watching dancers on TV or live. I think it will be neat to incorporate dance into the classroom. It would be neat to learn the dance of a people you are studying such as pioneers, Hispanics, people from Russia, etc. I think dance allows you to feel a people's personality and passion. I would enjoy integrating dance into science by doing things such as the skeleton dance. I also liked the idea that we read about students acting out fractions. Students enjoy sharing a bit of themselves through dance even though it might come easier to some than others. I also am excited to teach children the history of dance and to show them videos or even live performances. I think experiencing dance truly does make a "whole" person.