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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Adams, Marianne; Caldwell, Karen; Atkins, Laurie; Quin, Rebecca – Journal of Dance Education, 2012
The Pilates method as Joseph Hubertus Pilates originally defined it in the early 1920s, was called "Contrology," or the art of control, based on the ideal of attaining a complete coordination of body, mind, and spirit. Joseph Pilates's early writings emphasized the value of controlling the body rather than attending to the process of body…
Descriptors: Stress Management, Dance, Metacognition, Qualitative Research
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Adams, Marianne – Journal of Dance Education, 2005
Crossing artistic modalities so that students respond aesthetically to dances rather than through written critiques can enhance the teaching of dance technique. This integrative method encourages the practice of artistry, the act of finding voice, along side the learning of technique. The use of a basic premise from expressive arts--that art…
Descriptors: Dance, Studio Art, Teaching Methods, Dance Education