Movement and Dance for People with Intellectual Disabilities

Lessons in movement and dance can start people with intellectual disabilities on a path to better health and creative self-expression. This comprehensive guide — ideal for professionals in disability fields who may not have a dance background — offers a wealth of information, practical advice, and creative stimuli for teaching movement and dance to people of all ages in different community settings. The book gives readers

• an overview of the value of dance for people with intellectual disabilities
  
  
• information on health and fitness issues
  
  
• practical aspects of developing and leading group dance sessions, including ideas for warm-up, theme, improvisation, choreography and performance
  
  
• lesson plans for children 4–8 years, children 8–12 years, adults, and older adults
  
  
• strategies for running groups while being attentive to individual needs
  
  
• appendices of evaluation and assessment tools
  
  
• an extensive bibliography including references in dance, dance therapy, disability, health research, and special education
  

Enhanced with lively case studies, this practical, hands-on book will help professionals guide people with intellectual disabilities as they enjoy the benefits of movement and dance.

(Distributed for Elsevier Australia.)

1. The Value of Dance for People with Intellectual Disabilities
   
   
2. Creative Dance Using a Laban-Based Approach
   
   
3. Working with Children Who Have Special Needs
   
   
4. Working with Adults
   
   
5. Extending the Creative Dance Medium
   
   
6. Creating a Performance
   
   
7. Strategies for Running a Group Successfully
   
   
8. How to Set Up a Dance Group and Make it Work
   
   
9. Creating a Successful Team
   
   
10. Program Planning and Evaluation