Creative Dance for Children

By johayes

  • Physical Education Considered Part of Public Education

  • First University Dance Major Program

    University of Wisconsin by Margaret H'Doubler
  • Period: to

    Recover from Great Depression

  • World War II Start

    dance activity remained in physical education programs and was limited.

  • World War II Ends

  • Degregation and Integration of Public Schools

  • Sputnik Launch

    Soviet Union laund Sputnik, results in great emphasis on cience and math traing in United States.
  • Period: to

    Civil Rights Movement

  • Elemenry Secondary Education Act (ESEA)

    Designated funds for economically and educationally deprived students. Funding also went to special needs students, gifted students, and innovative teaching projects. Dance education was included and the funds were used to provid dance and arts enrichments programs.
  • Period: to

    Dance Boom in U.S.

    increased government funding for education and arts programs

  • National Endowment for the Arts and for the Humanities

    provideded funding for artists and art specialists to go into schools and provided arts experiences for students.

  • Title IX (ESEA)

    university dance programs shift to arts affiliation from physical education.

  • Equal Education Opportunity Act

    Merged men's and women's physical education programs
  • Period: to

    Education Theory

    Education theaory acknowledged and began nurturung different learning styles and critical thinking skills
  • Period: to

    Arts Funding Diminishes

    different paths for advanced dance where explored.

  • Goals 2000-Educate America Act

    reinforced dance in K-12 education
  • Period: to

    Dance Programs Recognized

    Turn of the century dance programes where recognized in public education

  • No Child Left Behind Act

    signed in 2001

  • No Child Left Behind Act Goes into effect