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Though it was considered physical education rather than dance, dance was incorporated into women's programs in colleges.
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Again, though it was not truly considered a Fine Art at this point, the Teacher's college began to use dance as a part of their curriculum.
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As immigrants began to come to America, they brought with them a multitude of cultural and folk dance that began influencing dance in America. Isadora Duncan began creating her "free form, aesthetic and natural" style, and progressive "learn by doing" programs are introduced into school systems.
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Margaret H'Doubler founds the first dance major program at UoW.
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Master's theses and doctoral dissertations begin to advocate for dance having a place in the public school system.
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Because of the recovery time due to the Great Depression and WWII, dance education had less emphasis in the school programs and began to regress.
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Because of the Civil Rights Movements, diversity became emphasized in the public school system. All minorities- women, African-Americans, gay men and women, etc, started to have their voices heard. This became a focus in much of the school systems, including dance ed.
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Because of the Space Race and the Soviet Union's success with Sputnik, dance began to fall by the wayside as math and science were pushed to the front of educational importance.
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In a time where underprivileged children and special needs children were in the spotlight, ESEA directed funding to these groups, and in turn some of that funding was used for dance education.
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This meant more funding for dance in school systems. Woo!
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It was during the 70's that dance was viewed as a Fine Arts credit rather than a P.E. credit.
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This act merged the physical education for men and women, a big step in education.
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This act reinforced dance education for K-12 by making physical education required for all students.
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This important step gave dance credibility because there were now standards for dance to hold. Today, 48 states have these standards.
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This act called for accountibility in teaching, and raised the standards for teachers in all areas, including dance.
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Today, dance is a part of many high schools and some middle schools. Though it is struggling to remain present in these schools because of budget cuts, it is very much a part of education.