NATIONAL SECTION SPOTLIGHT on the Dance NATIONAL SECTION ON DANCE University of Maryland, College Park, Md. DANCE SECTION ELECTIONS-1956 Qualifications of Candidates CHAIRMAN-ELECT 1. NANCY BROCK, asst. prof. of phys. the development of dance through sol concerts, lecture-demonstrations, master classes. an 2. MARGARET ERLANGER, assoc. prof and supervisor of the Dance Division o the Dept. of Phys. Educ., University o Illinois, was chairman of Midwes Dance Section, 1947-48. She served a co-ordinator of the committee prepar ing Vol. I of Materials for Teachin Dance. She is author of several article Chairman-elect NANCY BROCK MARGARET ERLANGE in professional journals. She was a Fulbright Lecturer at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, 1953, and initiated the major curriculum in dance at the University of Illinois in 1949. MEMBER-AT-LARGE 1. JEAN BURGESS, asst. prof. in the Dept. of Phys. Educ., U. of Minnesota, has several Dance Section offices in the Central District: secretary, 1949-50; Minnesota Dance Chairman, 1954-55; and District Chairman, 1950-51 and at present. She has taught dance in various schools and colleges and has had extensive experience in educational television. 2. KAY FREY, instructor at Temple University, has held these offices in the Eastern District Dance Section: secretary, 1954-55; treasurer, 1955-56; and chairman-elect, 1956-57. At present, she is collaborating in a book on Dance in Elementary and Junior High Schools for the classroom teacher and is compiling a book on tap dance for the teacher of health and physical education. She was Dance Section Chairman for the Pa. AHPER convention last December. She has frequently taught and demonstrated in convention dance programs. ADVISORY MEMBER 1. LUCILE CZARNOWSKI, supervisor of phys. educ., U. of California, Berkeley, has been Dance Chairman of Southwest District and both Vice-Chairman and Chairman of the National Section. She is a member of the International Folk Music Council and the Padua Institute, and corresponding member of the National Committee on Folk Arts of the United States. She taught in the Folk Dance Workshop at the Idyllwild School of Music and the Arts, and Folk Dance Camp, College of the Pacific. She is author of Dances of Early California Days, 1950, and co-author of How to Teach Folk and Square Dance, 1953. She prepared the manuscript for Folk Dances From Far and Near, Vol. IV. She gave lecture-demonstrations in Sweden, 1938. She was awarded the Lingiad Gold Medal and Diploma, 1939. As guest of the Stockholm Folk Dance Committee, she attended the 1939 International Folk Dance Festival. Her extensive travels through European and Scandinavian countries studying native folk dancing included dance study with Mary Wigman in Germany. 2. AMELIA-LOUISE KILBY, pre-doctoral associate, U. of Washington, has held several Dance Section offices: Secretary, Eastern District, 1950-51: Washington Dance Chairman, 195253; Chairman, Northwest District, 195354; chairman of constitution committee for Northwest District, 1955-56. She recently prepared a job analysis for state dance chairmen, a project of the National Section on Dance. (Continued on next page) Your group will dance better to the exciting beat of the GRETSCH DANCE DRUM In the actual dance or as a dramatic accompaniment, the extra. Lamb's-wool-head beaters-Used with the Gretsch Dance Drum singly or in pairs. Order #5250 at $2.25 each, postage extra. JA 3-56 CONNECTICUT COLLEGE SCHOOL OF THE DANCE New London, Conn. 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(Continued from page 58) cent diving champions have been proficient at trampolining.1 In the final analysis much can be learned by watching and studying the outstanding divers in practice and competition. Coaches should attend as many meets as possible, especially the national championships. These championships afford a rare opportunity for observation and study. Motion Pictures Motion pictures at reduced speeds of the various kinds of dives are excellent learning devices. These pictures will facilitate analysis of the most intricate dives. Such faults as leaning or pulling back while dropping the hurdle, failure to follow through with the arms at the press, improper position of the head and arms as the lift is taken, and incorrect mechanics in the air will be clearly revealed. The twisting movements, difficult to analyze at normal speed, will be clarified. 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