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Title: Manual for physical training in elementary schools
Year: 1922 (1920s)
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Subjects: Physical education and training Calisthenics
Publisher: (Chicago)
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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e is also made. The keeper tries to protect the bearby dodging about and keeping the players away. FOLK DANCES. Besides having hygienic and recreative value, folk dances culti-vate gracefulness, muscular control and a keen sense of rhythm.They do not appeal to boys and it is doubtful whether anygreater amount of time spent on them by boys is worth while, as the sameresults for the most part may be secured through other forms of activity.They are optional and may be omitted entirely if it is thought best bylocal authorities. To Teachers. 1. In teaching a folk dance keep in mind the three purposes of thedance: Gracefulness, control and rhythm. 2. The steps may be taught in the aisles of the classroom, theteacher or pupils counting one and two and, etc. Whenever possible,however, use platforms, halls or assembly rooms. If the teaching of folkdances is impracticable, substitute games. 3. Many of the dances listed have Victrola records which may takethe place of a piano. TANTOLI. (Swedish)
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160 Fifth Grade—Folk Dances. FORMATION: A double circle, partners facing forward with inside hands joined. Boys place their hands on their hips while the girls take hold of their skirts. Measure 1. Place outside heel forward, with toe up, allowing the bodyto incline backward. Place the toe of the outside foot backwardand incline the body forward. Measure 2. Starting with the outside foot, take.three short runningsteps forward. If desired, the finished polka step may be used, in-stead of the running steps forward. Measures 3-4. Repeat the above movements, starting with the insidefoot. Measures 1-4. Repeat the entire movements, starting with the outsidefoot. Measures 5-8. Partners join hands and take sixteen hop waltz stepsaround the circle. Step on the right foot, sway body to the rightand hop; step on the left, sway body and hop (one measure). Thearms are pumped up and down as this step is taken. THE OX DANCE. A 3Ep ^ 1—d—I—I 1 s» 3 =)=:£ « iT £ffi 4 5 £=* m S^ t3 :t~>

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