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Minton, Sandra Cerny, 1943-

 Person

Biography

Dance faculty, UNC, 1972-1998; interviewer for the Legends of Dance project; proprietor of SCM Dance Productions, http://www.scmdance.com. M.A. and Ph.D.degrees are in dance from U.C.L.A. and Texas Woman's University respectively. Sandra is listed in Who's Who Among American Teachers, 4th ed., and was twice selected as College Scholar at the University of Northern Colorado. She has received grants for choreography, research and for teaching workshops from the Colorado Goals 2000 Project, the JFM Foundation, Denver, and the UNC Research and Publications Board. Ms. Minton was selected as the NDA Scholar/Artist for 1999,1999, and as a Fulbright Scholar in 2001. Her Human Kinetics books include Choreography: A Basic Approach Using Improvisation, third edition, Dance Mind & Body and Preventing Dance Injuries (co-editor). Another book, Using Movement to Teach Academics: The Mind & Body As One Entity was published by Rowman & Littlefield Education in March, 2008.

Found in 17 Collections and/or Records:

Community Organizations, 1987-2009

 Series
Identifier: D086.04
Scope and Contents

This series contains programs, clippings, documentation, and newsletters from Colorado Dance Education Organization (CoDEO), Colorado Contemporary Dance, Human Kinetics, National Dance Association (NDA), and National Dance Education Association (NDEA).

Dates: 1987-2009

Education, 1954-1967

 Series
Identifier: D086.02
Scope and Contents

This series contains coursework, clippings, scene designs, and programs from Sandra's education from high school and UCLA.

Dates: 1954-1967

Honors, 2001-2012

 Series
Identifier: D086.05
Scope and Contents

This series includes clippings from Sandra's time as Fulbright Scholar and her honor from Colorado Ballet.

Dates: 2001-2012

Photographs, 1947-2000

 Series
Identifier: D086.01
Scope and Contents

This series contains photos of Sandra Minton throughout her life as well as her time at UNC, University of Missouri-KC, and DPS/Littleton Public Schools. Photos also include her time with dance organizations.

Dates: 1947-2000

Publications, 2001-2009

 Series
Identifier: D086.06
Scope and Contents

This series includes publication written by Sandra Minton including titles: "Dance, Body, and Mind," "The International Baccalaureate Dance Program: Learning Skills for Life in the 21st Century," and "Using Movement to Teach Academics."

Dates: 2001-2009

Sandra Minton Papers

 Collection
Identifier: D086
Abstract

This collection contains photos, education materials (programs, course work, and costume sketches), teaching materials, honors (clippings), publications, and documentation for community organizatons.

Dates: Other: 1947-2018

Teaching Materials, 1967-2018

 Series
Identifier: D086.03
Scope and Contents

This series includes choreographic notebooks, clippings, correspondence, programs, flyers, illustrations, curriculum writing documentation, and presentations.

Dates: 1967-2018

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Archival Object 16
Collection 1
 
Subject
Dance 11
Colorado 6
Nonprofit organizations 6
Publications 3
Teaching 3