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After days and days of more researching I came across a professor Marilyn Berrett and ex-student of BYU, Erika Cravath. 

Erika Cravath researched about integrating dance into the classroom for her honors thesis project with Marilyn Berrett being one of her mentors on this journey.

Erika has also published a book in 2011 the title being "Creative Dance Integration Lesson Plans by Erika Cravath"

It's a guide for teachers to help integrate dance into their lessons also giving example lesson plans at the end of the book. 


Also here is a video of Marilyn Berrett and Erika Cravath conducting a workshop to teachers on how they can incorporate dance into the classroom environment. 

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  1. Lauren HarperSunday, March 11, 2018

    thankyou for sharing these links. I have watched the video today. Her statement of how 'dance is a natural vehicle for children but for adults it feels awkward' relates to some questions that are cropping up in my inquiry on arts in education.

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    1. UnknownMonday, March 19, 2018

      Your welcome Lauren, I'm glad you found this information useful as well as I did.

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