Figure 1.--This school had a special dancing teacher. Many British readers remember the Music and Dance schools dance program sponsored by the BBc which allowed te regular classroom teacher or the P.E. teacher to lead a dance class. . |
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I believe that dance instruction was available in British schools similar to that described for America. Younger children were give some basic interpretive dance classess or more of an expressive movement experience. We have few details at this time. Greater attention was given to dance in the 1940s-70s than is the case today. Many schools would bring in outside dance specialists. In fact some local authorities employed a “dance co-ordinator” for all of the schools in their region.My friend says that children in state schools tended to be more creative and less inhibited in these classes than in the more formal atmosphere of the private schools and this is reflected in the clothes they wore for dance--although there are exceptions in both cases. Older children were given some basic ballroon dancing classess. The dance program varied from school to school. We believe that some schools also had folk dancing programs, but have few details.
Younger children were give some basic interpretive dance classess or more of an expressive movement experience. The dance program varied from school to school. We have few details at this time. Greater attention was given to dance in the 1940s-70s than is the case today. Many schools would bring in outside dance specialists. In fact some local authorities employed a “dance co-ordinator” for all of the schools in their region.My friend says that children in state schools tended to be more creative and less inhibited in these classes than in the more formal atmosphere of the private schools and this is reflected in the clothes they wore for dance--although there are exceptions in both cases.
Older children were given some basic ballroon and other social dancing classess.
We believe that some schools also had folk dancing programs, but have few details.
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