Publication date:
14 September 2016Length of book:
200 pagesPublisher
Rowman & Littlefield PublishersISBN-13: 9781475812503
As seasoned dancers and dance educators, Minton and Faber approach brain function from inside the body as embodiment of thought. Their collection of neurological research about the thought processes in learning and performing dance encompasses a vision of dance as creative art, communication, education, and life. The book informs neuroscientists, educators, and dancers about the complex interdependence of brain localities and networking of human neurology through an integration of physiology, cognition, and the art of dance.
Chapters address observation, engagement, critical thought, emotion, memory, imagery and imagination, learning, problem solving, and 21st century skills. Finer components are explored through neurological networks, classroom pedagogy, dance, and movement experiences that provide:
Chapters address observation, engagement, critical thought, emotion, memory, imagery and imagination, learning, problem solving, and 21st century skills. Finer components are explored through neurological networks, classroom pedagogy, dance, and movement experiences that provide:
- Description of the thought processes, their components, and their neurological functional needs.
- The neurological physiology that has been discovered in the cognitive process.
- How brain function can be applied to the educational classroom.
- Applications of the neurological research to dance education, the choreographic process, and dance performance.
- Movement explorations for readers to experience the thought processes through dance with neurological knowledge in mind.
Thinking with the Dancing Brain is a must read book for educators, artists, and scientists. This gem is revolutionary in its structure. Current brain research and valuable educational theories are interspersed in every chapter with simple movement explorations that make the research understandable and the theories memorable. The book proves once and for all that the body and brain work as one unit and that thought cannot take place without movement.