Coquitlam Public Library

PS Dance! Dance Education in Public Schools

eng

videorecording

PS Dance! Dance Education in Public Schools

945761503

Originally produced by First Run Features in 2015

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PS DANCE!, two years in the making, interviews 16 kids and captures more than 100 students, who joyfully share the influence of dance on their daily learning. Created by award-winning dance filmmaker Nel Shelby, dance ambassador Jody Gottfried Arnhold, and dance education consultant Joan Finkelstein, PS DANCE! shows that dance can be viewed as core curriculum at all levels PreK-12. Master Dance Educators Catherine Gallant, Ana Nery Fragoso, Michael Kerr, Ani Udovicki and Patricia Dye demonstrate and discuss how a rich dance education develops artistic, social, academic and life skills in their students from elementary through high school. Currently, there are close to 400 dance teachers serving New York City's 1,800 public schools, 192 of whom hold a New York State dance teacher license. With a significant new education budget allocation to support arts in schools, this is a definitive moment in New York City arts education history. Dance teachers are now listed as a high-need subject area, and this film shows us why! A compelling case for the importance of dance in all public schools. Everyone interested in the future of our young people should watch this film. - Arlene Shuler, President and CEO, New York City Center Inspiring. ‎Uplifting. Insightful. Arts education is a basic right. PS DANCE! shows us why we must protect it. - Jed Bernstein, President/CEO Lincoln Center For The Performing Arts

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