As instructors, you have been given a precious gift. You have the ability to teach young students to love dance. You are the link between the art of dance and their brilliant little minds. They come to you for creativity, rhythm, strength, alignment and movement skills. They are like sponges and soak in all of the knowledge you can provide for them. You are responsible for their growth and technical advancement. Whether they want to compete, be professional dancers, own their own studio or simply enjoy dance and grow up to be excellent audiences you are the motivating source. It is important that you always continue your own education to be the best instructor you can be. They need your expertise and your direction.
These workshops have been designed to continue your education and sharpen your skills as teachers.These interactive workshops provide new information for your instruction. They will help your eye see technical errors that may cause injury, then, you are able to cue and correct these students even more efficiently. Take a moment to review the workshop options and choose which presentations best suit your personal needs as teachers. Your students will enjoy the new challenges and it will in turn enhance their performance.
Consider 'A Better Arabesque', or 'Understanding the Action of Developpe', both of these workshops focus on which muscles groups actually execute these steps. Emphasis is on core stabilization, proper hip and low back placement. Injury prevention will be discussed, especially low back pain with arabesque and snapping hip with developpe. A series of exercises will be given to specifically strengthen the areas needed to execute these movements. The students will understand how and why the movement occurs. Instructors will understand even better how to analyze the technique and better cue the students.
Contact us for more information on how to better enhance your teaching skills. These teaching techniques will impress the parents and your students.