8 Day Intensive in Holistic Dance Pedagogy - 100 training hours toward an independent track application at ISMETA

Holistic Dance Pedagogy focusing on Contact Improvisation, Authentic Movement, Somatics, Ecosomatics and Contemporary Dance Improvisation.

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What is the difference between a good dancer and a good teacher?

Pedagogy is the art of Teaching. It is a craft that if fully embodied can make a huge difference in the way content is delivered, the student-teacher relationship unfolds and how individual skills can develop. Most dancers stumble into teaching, because they need to make a living or they are passionate about sharing what they know. They pass on what they have been taught by their teachers, what feels good in their bodies, the techniques, lifts, exercises that work for them. But there is more to teaching dance than just demonstrating and being a stunning example yourself. Especially in the field of Contact Improvisation, Authentic Movement and Somatics the issues of trauma activation, touch, consent, and unconscious projections teachers need skills in order to be able to create and hold a safe container.

How do improvisational dancers learn best?
How do students move into a learning zone, rather than a stress zone?
How do we empower our students to really strive, rather than just copy us?
How can we lead with clarity, without being neither authoritative nor narcistic?

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COURSE CONTENT

In this training you will learn:

· Setting up a safe environment for learning

· Establishing yourself as a figure of expertise

· Developing an organic authority

· Creating rapport with your students

· Shaping the flow of a class/ workshop

· Preparing and letting go of content (improvising as a teacher)

· Writing descriptions and setting the tone for content

· Setting up poles of activity/ rest within your class/ workshop

· Warmups, themes, sub-themes, cooldowns

· Use of music, rhythm, silence and everything in between

· Getting feedback and giving feedback

· Dealing with wonderful and challenging participants

· Knowing and accepting your limits as a teacher

· Working with consent, directly and indirectly

· Keeping your energy flow during class/ workshop

· Creating a composition as a way of teaching class

· Dealing with your specific teaching experiences and questions