Written by one of the country's leading authorities on movement-based active learning and recreational folk dance, this revised and expanded edition offers improved teaching progressions to help students develop comfort with movement and steady beat independence. From this book, instructors will learn how to lead beginners of all ages - from elementary school students to senior adults - through a step-by-step, easy-to-follow sequence of purposeful movement experiences culminating in enjoyable beginning folk dances. Featuring more than 30 new dances, the sixth edition of Teaching Movement and Dance will prove valuable to music and physical education teachers, elementary classroom teachers, curriculum coordinators and supervisors, and persons working with older adults.