Dance Teacher Teaching Professionals
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Dance teachers instruct students in a recreational context in the various dance genres and forms, such as ballet, jazz, tap, ballroom, hip-hop, latin, folk dance etc. They provide students with a notion of dance history and repertoire, but mainly focus on a practice-based approach in their courses, in which they assist students in experimenting with and mastering different dance and dramatic expression styles and techniques and encourage them to develop their own style. They cast, choreograph and produce performances, and coordinate the technical production and the set, props and costume usage on stage.
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Teamwork Principles
The cooperation between people characterised by a unified commitment to achieving a given goal, participating equally, maintaining open communication, facilitating effective usage of ideas etc.
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Skills You Need to Become a Dance Teacher
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EssentialTeamwork Principles knowledge
The cooperation between people characterised by a unified commitment to achieving a given goal, participating equally, maintaining open communication, facilitating effective usage of ideas etc.
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EssentialAdapt Teaching To Student's Capabilities skill
Identify the learning struggles and successes of students. Select teaching and learning strategies that support students' individual learning needs and goals.
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EssentialApply Teaching Strategies skill
Employ various approaches, learning styles, and channels to instruct students, such as communicating content in terms they can understand, organising talking points for clarity, and repeating arguments when necessary. Use …
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EssentialAssist Students In Their Learning skill
Support and coach students in their work, give learners practical support and encouragement.
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EssentialConsult Students On Learning Content skill
Take students' opinions and preferences into consideration when determining learning content.
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EssentialDemonstrate When Teaching skill
Present to others examples of your experience, skills, and competences that are appropriate to specific learning content to help students in their learning.
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EssentialDevelop A Coaching Style skill
Develop a style for coaching individuals or groups that ensures all participants are at ease, and are able to acquire the necessary skills and competences provided in the coaching in …
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EssentialEncourage Students To Acknowledge Their Achievements skill
Stimulate students to appreciate their own achievements and actions to nurture confidence and educational growth.
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EssentialGive Constructive Feedback skill
Provide founded feedback through both criticism and praise in a respectful, clear, and consistent manner. Highlight achievements as well as mistakes and set up methods of formative assessment to evaluate …
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EssentialGuarantee Students' Safety skill
Ensure all students falling under an instructor or other person's supervision are safe and accounted for. Follow safety precautions in the learning situation.
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EssentialMaintain Safe Working Conditions In Performing Arts skill
Verify the technical aspects of your workspace, costumes, props, etc. Eliminate potential hazards in your work space or performance. Intervene actively in cases of accidents or illness.
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EssentialManage Student Relationships skill
Manage the relations between students and between student and teacher. Act as a just authority and create an environment of trust and stability.
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EssentialObserve Student's Progress skill
Follow up on students' learning progress and assess their achievements and needs.
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EssentialPerform Classroom Management skill
Maintain discipline and engage students during instruction.
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EssentialPrepare Lesson Content skill
Prepare content to be taught in class in accordance with curriculum objectives by drafting exercises, researching up-to-date examples etc.
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EssentialProvide Lesson Materials skill
Ensure that the necessary materials for teaching a class, such as visual aids, are prepared, up-to-date, and present in the instruction space.
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EssentialBalance Participants' Personal Needs With Group Needs skill
Apply a variety of approaches in your practice that balances the needs of each individual with that of the group as a whole. Strengthen each individual's capability and experience, known …
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EssentialBring Out Performers' Artistic Potential skill
Motivate performers to take on challenges. Encourage peer-learning. Establish an environment for experimentation using various methods, such as improvisation.
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EssentialDemonstrate Technical Expertise Of Your Dance Style skill
Demonstrate, describe or correct movement with your participants to enable them learn about their body and the dance style one is delivering in the participants. Compose and structure dance with …
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EssentialDirect Movement Experiences skill
Assist clients or patients in moving in a structured or improvisatory manner for expressive purposes.
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EssentialExpress Yourself Physically skill
Express emotions and ideas through movements, gestures, and actions.
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EssentialHelp Performers Internalise Choreographic Material skill
Teach the choreographic material, using physical demonstration and any relevant documentation (written, visual, audio), conveying the choreographer's intent, the nuances and details of the choreography.
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EssentialInspire Dance Participants To Improve skill
Inspire your group of participants in your sessions through embodied understanding of dance and dance-making. Demonstrate dance movements regarding a correct body alignment, and applied anatomical knowledge in relationship to …
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EssentialInspire Enthusiasm For Dance skill
Encourage and enable people, especially children, to become involved in dance and to understand and appreciate it, either privately or in public contexts.
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EssentialTeach Dance skill
Instruct students in the theory and practice of dance, recreationally or with the aim of assisting them in pursuing a future career in this field. Deliver correcting instructions that support …
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OptionalLearning Difficulties knowledge
The learning disorders some students face in an academic context, especially Specific Learning Difficulties such as dyslexia, dyscalculia, and concentration deficit disorders.
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OptionalMovement Techniques knowledge
The various types of movement and physical postures undertaken for relaxation, body-mind integration, stress reduction, flexibility, core support and rehabilitation purposes, and that are required for or underpin occupational performance.
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OptionalHistory Of Dance Style knowledge
The origins, history and development of the dance styles and forms used, including current manifestations, current practices and methods of delivery in a chosen dance style.
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OptionalAssessment Processes knowledge
Various evaluation techniques, theories, and tools applicable in the assessment of students, participants in a programme, and employees. Different assessment strategies such as initial, formative, summative and self- assessment are …
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OptionalEvolution In Delivery Practices In Practiced Dance Tradition knowledge
Technical evolution of dance making, stylistic and aesthetic aspects of a dance tradition or style and its relation to technical evolution of dance making taking into account historic, ethnographic, ethnological, …
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OptionalLink Between Dance And Music Style knowledge
The relation of a practiced dance style with music structure and musicians.
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OptionalAssess Students skill
Evaluate the students' (academic) progress, achievements, course knowledge and skills through assignments, tests, and examinations. Diagnose their needs and track their progress, strengths, and weaknesses. Formulate a summative statement of …
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OptionalAssist Students With Equipment skill
Provide assistance to students when working with (technical) equipment used in practice-based lessons and solve operational problems when necessary.
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OptionalContextualise Artistic Work skill
Identify influences and situate your work within a specific trend which may be of an artistic, aesthetic, or philosophical natures. Analyse the evolution of artistic trends, consult experts in the …
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OptionalCoordinate Artistic Production skill
Oversee the day-to-day coordination of production tasks so that the organisation fits within the desired artistic and business policies and in order to present productions in a uniform corporate identity …
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OptionalDefine Artistic Approach skill
Define your own artistic approach by analysing your previous work and your expertise, identifying the components of your creative signature, and starting from these explorations to describe your artistic vision.
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OptionalDevelop Artistic Project Budgets skill
Developing artistic project budgets for approval, estimating deadlines and material costs.
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OptionalDevelop Curriculum skill
Develop and plan the learning goals and outcomes for education institutions, as well as the required teaching methods and potential education resources.
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OptionalDevelop Educational Activities skill
Develop speeches, activities and workshops in order to foster access and comprehension to the artistic creation processes. It can address a particular cultural and artistic event such as a show …
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OptionalFacilitate Teamwork Between Students skill
Encourage students to cooperate with others in their learning by working in teams, for example through group activities.
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OptionalKeep Personal Administration skill
File and organise personal administration documents comprehensively.
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OptionalManage Artistic Career skill
Present yourself and your artistic approach. Position your work in target markets. Promote and market yourself and your oeuvre.
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OptionalManage Resources For Educational Purposes skill
Identify the necessary resources needed for learning purposes, such as materials in class or arranged transportation for a field trip. Apply for the corresponding budget and follow up on the …
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OptionalPresent Exhibition skill
Present an exhibition and give educational lectures in a comprehensible way that is attractive to the public.
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OptionalDevelop A Rehabilitation Programme skill
Develop a rehabilitation programme to help patients rebuild their skills and restore their confidence.
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OptionalDevelop Awareness For Your Group Participants skill
Identify and record the learning that has taken place both for individuals in the group and for yourself to support development of quality in the work produced.
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OptionalDevise Choreography skill
Compose choreographies for individuals and groups of dancers.
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OptionalKeep Up To Date On Professional Dance Practice skill
Keep up to date with practice advancements and apply them to your professional dance practice.
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OptionalMaintain Dance Training skill
Participate in training sessions and classes to ensure the highest possible level of technical proficiency, physical ability, and physical fitness. Identify the requirements of the work that orientates the goal …
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OptionalRead Dance Scores skill
Read and note dance scores (if the choreography is notated or is reconstructed from a historical approach).
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