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American Association for the Advancement of Physical Education
Established. Goal: "to disseminate knowledge concerning physical education, to improve the methods, and by meetings of the the members to bring those interested in the subject into closer relation to eachother" -
University of Wisconsin
Becomes first college to have Dance as a major! -
Masters and Doctoral
Graduate writings advocate for dance to be in public schools -
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Laban
Rudolph Laban introduced Movement themes; body in space, weight, force, etc. -
Equal Educational Opportunity Act
strengthen resources for higher education, increase federal assistance to schools, scholarships -
Fine Arts now
Made the switch from Physical Education to Arts -
Grade school
More emphasis on the value of dance in school systems -
Funding fading
Funding for dance continues to fade and become a topic not at a front. Instead testing becomes more important -
NDEO
National Dance Education Organization leading the way in the establishment of certifications, research, and setting standards for the education of the arts in national programs. -
NO child left behind
Classes to be taught by those qualified. Dance listed as a core subject. -
Dance Standards
Implimented in more than 40 states