So I am a pre-service teacher and I start a five-week
practicum with my grade 4/5 class next week. For PE, I
will teach a dance unit. I have danced since I was 3 1/2
and know ballet, jazz, folk, modern, hip hop,and
ballroom. I have also been teaching dance for quite a few
years now. However, most of my students have been
female. If they were male, they were usually too little
to care about the gender stereotyped associations that
dance can carry.
My mentor teacher has challenged me/ advised me to make
dance "cool" and "acceptable" for the male students too.
Any tips on how I could go about this?
