Benefits to the Students Involved in a Dance Program
By Debbie Byrd

1. Dance is a discipline, making the student practice and work on a desired goal and technique.
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2. The study of dance elements, such as movement time, sound, pattern, form, space, rhythm, shape, and energy are concepts underlying other subjects.
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3. A student studying dance develops an aesthetic appreciation for the expressive value of movement.
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4. Dancing gives the student an opportunity to work with others, developing teamwork, cooperation, and sense of “belonging”.
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5. Dancing, like any other subject, provides the potential for feelings of success and the desire to improve.
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6. Dancing provides an opportunity for performance, a sharing experience, either as a participant or as an audience member.
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7. Dance is discovery.  Working creatively, a student explores the mind and body.  The student is allowed to make an individual statement - a discovery of self.
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8. Dancing involves the “total self”.  It requires concentration and thought, feeling and emotion.
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9. Dance is a physical activity.  Like sorts, dance requires efficient utilization of movement and emotion.
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10. Dance provides responsibility training by virtue of being part of a team. At the same time it permits the student the freedom to enhance his creative sense in his individual interpretation of the dance.
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11. Dance encourages effort.  Students “try” and take risks without feeling “dumb”.

BIG SIS/LITTLE SIS FOOTBALL GIFT SCHEDULE

______WEEK 1.......................................(small) STUFFED ANIMAL
______WEEK 2...........................................POSTER
______WEEK 3...........................................FAVORITE CANDY
______WEEK 4...........................................HOMECOMING MUM
______WEEK 5...........................................KEY CHAIN
______WEEK 6...........................................COLLEGE THEME
______WEEK 7...................................DISNEY/CARTOON THEME
______WEEK 8...........................................HALLOWEEN THEME
______WEEK 9...........................................DANCE THEME
______WEEK 10..........................................STICKERS
______PLAYOFF GAME............MUG (decorated & personalized)
______  "    ................................CUP  (decorated & personalized)
______  "      .....POCKET MIRROR  (decorated & personalized)
______  "....SMALL POCKET KIT (bobby pins, safety pins, etc., decorated & personalized)  

OTHER GIFT IDEAS FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON:

____Home made card
____Special balloon
____Decorate locker with small poster
____Decorative pencils, pens or erasers/Pencil box (personalized)
____Suckers
____Comb or brush (personalized)
____Small make up bag (school colors or favorite colors)
____Hand towel (with name embroidered on it for practice)
____T-shirt
____Tennis shoe strings (bright colors or theme)
____Pin for jacket or letter sweater