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Session 32	Thoughts on Dance Education: Lecture-Demonstration
	Natalie King and Erica Nielson
	Online Learning in Dance Education
	Traditionally, dance learning has involved two modes of delivery: verbal and visual instruction. A teacher explains and corrects, demonstrates and gives tactile feedback to teach students about ideas through movement. She may find it difficult to contextualize concepts through verbal explanation alone, and could spend hours searching for appropriate supplements. Even then, students unfamiliar with dance vocabulary and uncomfortable with abstract movement could run into frustration through this limited approach. Education requires a variety of stimuli, and dance education in particular can benefit greatly from the advantages of online learning tools. This presentation will show how dance instructors can easily incorporate 21st century technologies into their classrooms, thereby enhancing students' comprehension of theories such as feminism.
	Natalie King is co-founder of Dance Education Solutions, an online company which combines professional dance research and educational expertise with digital media in order to create affordable, dynamic solutions for the advancement of dance education. Ms. King earned her master's degree in fine arts from Arizona State University, and is certified for dance education K-12 and elementary education Nk-6. She currently teaches dance at Camelback High School and performs with Flux Dance in Phoenix, Arizona.
	Erica Nielsen is co-founder of Dance Education Solutions, an online company which combines professional dance research and educational expertise with digital media in order to create affordable, dynamic solutions for the advancement of dance education. As a graduate student in Dance at Arizona State University, Ms. Nielsen taught dance cultural studies courses and developed an interest in online learning platforms. Currently a freelance writer, her most recent dance publication is a chapter the book "Balkan Dance" by Anthony Shay.
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