Many of DCD's print, DVD and web-based publications have been used in classroom settings. The descriptions below provide examples of how DCD products have been used as educational resources. If you wish to learn more about these publications click on their title.
 

Canadian Dance: Visions and Stories
Edited by Selma Landen Odom and Mary Jane Warner

Used by post-secondary dance programs in history and theory classes.

Encyclopedia of Theatre Dance in Canada (softcover)/ Encyclopédie de la danse théâtrale au Canada (Broché) For hardcover editions click here.
Edited by Susan Macpherson

Used by secondary and post-secondary dance programs as a reference tool and in conjunction with DCD's Canadian Dance Family Tree Project / Le projet de généalogie de la danse canadienne.

Form Without Formula: A Concise Guide to the Choreographic Process
By Patricia Beatty

Used internationally by secondary and post-secondary dance programs in composition classes.

Express Dance: Educators' Resource for Teaching Dance, Grades 4 to 12
By Carol Oriold, Allen Kaeja and Karen Kaeja

Used by elementary and secondary school teachers to assist non-dancers in devising tools for creating movement.

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Revealing Dance
By Max Wyman

Used by post-secondary dance programs in dance writing courses.

Ryman's Dictionary of Classical Ballet Terms: Cecchetti
By Rhonda Ryman

Used internationally by Cecchetti teachers to help students learn the Cecchetti terminology.

Betty Oliphant: The Artistry of Teaching
By Nadia Potts, Illustrations by Rhonda Ryman

Used internationally in studios, secondary and post-secondary dance programs to teach ballet.

DanceForms 1.0 Software for Visualizing and Chronicling Choreography: A Practical Guide
By Rhonda Ryman with Lawrence Adams

Used internationally by post-secondary dance programs to record and create choreography. Software published by Credo Interactive.

The Dancemakers
By Moze Mossanen
and
The Dancemakers Teacher's Guide
By Dr. Janet Millar Grant and Gabby Kamino

Used by elementary, secondary and post-secondary dance programs to introduce students to dance or to teach Canadian dance history.

Encore! Encore! and Pages in History.

Used by secondary and post-secondary programs to teach Canadian dance history, cultural studies and feminist theory.

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