1. Attract Boys to Dance BOMI KIM

2. Brief History of Dance  Egypt: For the Ancient Egyptians music and dancing were an integral part of life.  Greek: Greeks people believed that dance improved both physical and emotional health. Some dances were danced by men and others by women. There were more than 200 ancient Greek dances.

3. Various Dance Styles Start the boys off slowly and don't make it a requirement that they study ballet right away. Some guys like jazz, and almost all of them think hip- hop is cool. Tap is another excel lent way to build enthusiasm for dance!

4. Male Dancers in Video Show video, and discuss about feelings.  Billy Elliot  White nights  Born to be wild

5. Sports & Dance “It is important for boys to have a creative, healthy way to express their energy other than sports.”- by Joseph Rodgers

6. Out-reach Program  Boys who see other boys performing gain a confidence they might not have otherwise.  Showing them Broadway show.

7. In-reach Program  Dance with dad  Invite Male dance teacher

8. In the future  Motion Capture, animation and software for making dances.

9. Appendix – articles from websites  how dance schools can attract more boys to their classes http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1083/is_11_77/ai _110266513 http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1083/is_11_77/ai _110266513  Boys can dance http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/content/2328/  Philosophy for Boys' Ballet Class http://www.metropolitanballettheatre.com/boys.htm http://www.metropolitanballettheatre.com/boys.htm  That ’ s how straight boys dance http://www.blithe.com/bhq2.4/2.4.1.html  Dancing is for boys http://www.cdss.org/newsletter/articles/forboys.pdfhttp://www.cdss.org/newsletter/articles/forboys.pdf