Ralph Buck (Ph.D.) is an Associate Professor and Head of Dance Studies, University of Auckland, New Zealand. He is an award-winning Teacher and Academic Leader. His research and teaching focuses on dance education curriculum, dance pedagogy and community dance. Ralph is the UNESCO Chair on Dance and Social Inclusion and is currently working within several international dance research and service organisations such as the World Alliance for Arts Education (WAAE). Ralph's teaching and leadership has been recognised by The University of Auckland Distinguished Teaching Award, 2008; Award for Leadership, 2010; Excellence Award for Equal Opportunities 2006; and Creative Arts and Industries Research Excellence Award, 2016. Ralph has several international academic appointments including Visiting Professorships at Northwest Normal University, China, and Beijing Dance Academy, China. His research in dance education is published in international journals, and he has delivered invited key notes and master classes in China, Australia, Columbia, Sweden, Finland, Singapore, Denmark, New Zealand and Fiji.

Explores dance education pedagogy in contemporary China

Offers an account of Professor Lv Yishan's Quality Education philosophy at the Beijing Dance School

Expands innovative pedagogical thinking to education more broadly

Chapter 1. The Teacher is at the Heart of Education.- Chapter 2. My Stories: Auto-narratives of Experience.- Chapter 3.Teaching and Learning 'In, About and Through' Dance Education.- Chapter 4. New Directions in Dance Education and China.- Chapter 5. Teaching Dance Education in the Beijing Dance Academy.- Chapter 6. Reflecting on my Teaching.- Chapter 7. Conclusion.