Creative Dance for Learning: The Kinesthetic Link The authors’ approach is heavily influenced by Barbara Mettler, Margaret H’Doubler, and Rudolph Laban, all legendary figures in the field of creative dance. It provides theoretical and pr
Mary Ann Brehm has a Ph.D. in Dance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and has taught dance at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the University of Vermont. Currently she travels throughout the United States to teach the course “Creative Movement: Kinesthetic Learning Across the Curriculum” for Lesley University’s Integrated Teaching Through the Arts Master’s Program. She is a former member of the Barbara Mettler Dance Company and is on the Board of Directors of the International Association for Creative Dance.
Dr. Brehm has been a dance teaching artist for nearly 30 years, using dance in relationship to school curricula in several nationally recognized, award-winning arts education programs, including the Tucson Unified School District’s Opening Minds through the Arts Program; Arts Genesis, Inc. (Tucson); the Shaftsbury (VT) Elementary School Arts and Basics Program; and the University of Arizona&rs
