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Attract Boys to Dance

Attract Boys to Dance. BOMI KIM. Brief History of Dance. Egypt: For the Ancient Egyptians music and dancing were an integral part of life . Greek: Greeks people b elieved that dance improved both physical and emotional health. Some dances were danced by men and others by women.

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Attract Boys to Dance

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  1. Attract Boys to Dance BOMI KIM

  2. Brief History of Dance • Egypt: For the Ancient Egyptians music and dancing were an integral part of life. • Greek: • Greeks people believed that dance improved both physical and emotional health. • Some dances were danced by men and others by women. • There were more than 200 ancient Greek dances.

  3. Various Dance Styles Start the boys off slowly and don't make it a requirement that they study ballet right away. Some guys like jazz, and almost all of them think hip-hop is cool. Tap is another excel lent way to build enthusiasm for dance!

  4. Male Dancers in Video Show video, and discuss about feelings. • Billy Elliot • White nights • Born to be wild

  5. “It is important for boys to have a creative, healthy way to express their energy other than sports.”-by Joseph Rodgers Sports & Dance

  6. Out-reach Program • Boys who see other boys performing gain a confidence they might not have otherwise. • Showing them Broadway show.

  7. In-reach Program • Dance with dad • Invite Male dance teacher

  8. In the future • Motion Capture, animation and software for making dances.

  9. Appendix–articles from websites • how dance schools can attract more boys to their classeshttp://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1083/is_11_77/ai_110266513 • Boys can dance http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/content/2328/ • Philosophy for Boys' Ballet Class http://www.metropolitanballettheatre.com/boys.htm • That’s how straight boys dance http://www.blithe.com/bhq2.4/2.4.1.html • Dancing is for boys http://www.cdss.org/newsletter/articles/forboys.pdf

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