Dance Teacher Teaching Professionals

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.

Identify the learning struggles and successes of students. Select teaching and learning strategies that support students' individual learning needs and goals.

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 …

Support and coach students in their work, give learners practical support and encouragement.

Take students' opinions and preferences into consideration when determining learning content.

Present to others examples of your experience, skills, and competences that are appropriate to specific learning content to help students in their learning.

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 …

Stimulate students to appreciate their own achievements and actions to nurture confidence and educational growth.

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 …

Ensure all students falling under an instructor or other person's supervision are safe and accounted for. Follow safety precautions in the learning situation.

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.

Manage the relations between students and between student and teacher. Act as a just authority and create an environment of trust and stability.

Follow up on students' learning progress and assess their achievements and needs.

Maintain discipline and engage students during instruction.

Prepare content to be taught in class in accordance with curriculum objectives by drafting exercises, researching up-to-date examples etc.

Ensure that the necessary materials for teaching a class, such as visual aids, are prepared, up-to-date, and present in the instruction space.

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 …

Motivate performers to take on challenges. Encourage peer-learning. Establish an environment for experimentation using various methods, such as improvisation.

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 …

Assist clients or patients in moving in a structured or improvisatory manner for expressive purposes.

Express emotions and ideas through movements, gestures, and actions.

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.

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 …

Encourage and enable people, especially children, to become involved in dance and to understand and appreciate it, either privately or in public contexts.

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 …

The learning disorders some students face in an academic context, especially Specific Learning Difficulties such as dyslexia, dyscalculia, and concentration deficit disorders.

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.

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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Dance Theory

Tilden Russell

2020

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Dance Education

Susan R. Koff

2021

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Dancing Through the Ages Volume X: 1875-1900, Part 1 Dance in General

John Gardiner-Garden

2020

Dancing Through the Ages Volume VIII: 1825-1850, Part 1 Dance in General

John Gardiner-Garden

2020

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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Principles and Practices of Assessment

Ann Gravells

2021

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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, …

The relation of a practiced dance style with music structure and musicians.

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 …

Provide assistance to students when working with (technical) equipment used in practice-based lessons and solve operational problems when necessary.

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 …

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 …

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.

Developing artistic project budgets for approval, estimating deadlines and material costs.

Develop and plan the learning goals and outcomes for education institutions, as well as the required teaching methods and potential education resources.

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 …

Encourage students to cooperate with others in their learning by working in teams, for example through group activities.

File and organise personal administration documents comprehensively.

Present yourself and your artistic approach. Position your work in target markets. Promote and market yourself and your oeuvre.

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 …

Present an exhibition and give educational lectures in a comprehensible way that is attractive to the public.

Develop a rehabilitation programme to help patients rebuild their skills and restore their confidence.

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.

Compose choreographies for individuals and groups of dancers.

Keep up to date with practice advancements and apply them to your professional dance practice.

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 …

Read and note dance scores (if the choreography is notated or is reconstructed from a historical approach).