Chapter 1 and 2

First Dance Program

Jan 20, 1926

First Dance major program at the University of Wisconsin in 1926.

Intergration

Jan 20, 1930

Intergration of dance activity into public school.

Physical Education

Jan 20, 1950

-P.E had officially become a part of public education.
-Folk dancing became popular for young kids, especially girls.

Diversity

Jan 20, 1960

-Began focusing on student diversity in cultural backgrounds.

Congress

Jan 20, 1965

-Congress established the National Endownments for the Arts and Humanities.

Dance Boom

Jan 20, 1970

-Incresed government funding for education and dance programs.

Merged

Jan 20, 1974

-Men and womens physical education programs became one class instead of two.

K-12

Jan 20, 1994

-Congressional Legislation reinforced a place of dance in K-12 schools.

Arts

Jan 20, 2002

-Arts were included in the "No child left behind act" in 2002.