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Summertime Teacher Training
Recharge your batteries with one of these summer programs for
dance teachers
Bill Evans
Method: An Approach to the Teaching of Modern Dance Technique
Sponsoring
organization: Bill Evans Dance
Dates: August
10–17, 2008
Location:
Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA
Special
requirements: Must have achieved intermediate level in
modern dance technique. Open to teachers of all ages.
Contact info:
585-964-9196;
billevansdance@hotmail.com;
www.billevansdance.org
Fee: $600,
plus reasonable housing (in apartments or cabins with
kitchens)
Registration
deadline: July 10, 2008 (but enrollment is limited and
interested teachers are advised to apply as early as
possible). Those who attended the 2007 Pedagogy Workshop at
SUNY Brockport are automatically accepted. Others are
requested to send a resume and three letters of recommendation
describing their teaching of dance technique to
billevansdance@hotmail.com.
Description:
Workshop for established and emerging dance educators. More
details to be announced at
www.billevansdance.org.
Bill Evans
Technique and Repertory Workshop
Sponsoring
organizations: Bill Evans Dance/SUNY Brockport Department
of Dance
Dates: July
7–11, 2008
Location:
State University of New York College at Brockport Department
of Dance
Special
requirements: Must have achieved advanced level in modern
dance, jazz, and/or ballet technique. Appropriate for teachers
under age 50.
Contact info:
585-964-9196;
billevansdance@hotmail.com;
www.billevansdance.org
Fee: $300
plus reasonable housing
Registration
deadline: June 7, but enrollment is limited.
Description:
Taught by Bill Evans and Don Halquist, this workshop includes
daily sessions in Bartenieff Fundamentals, advanced Evans
Laban-Based Modern Dance Technique, and Evans Repertory. It
will conclude with a performance of new work.
Certificate in
Ballet Teaching Studies
Sponsoring
organization: Royal Academy of Dance, London
Dates:
Two-year program starting each January
Location: N/A
Special
requirements: Must be 18 or older; successful completion
of Royal Academy of Dance Intermediate Examination or video
submission for assessment
Contact info:
661-336-0160;
info@radusa.org;
www.radusa.org
Fee: $6,500
Registration
deadline: May 15, 2008
Description:
The Certificate in Ballet Teaching Studies is a two-year
distance-learning program for teacher training and
certification through the Royal Academy of Dance, London.
Students are qualified for RAD Registered Teacher status upon
completion of the program.
CNADM Summer
Dance Workshops: Teacher Training School & Teacher Convention
Sponsoring
organization: Chicago National Association of Dance
Masters
Dates: July
21–24, 2008 (Training School); July 25–28, 2008 (Convention)
Location:
Sheraton Chicago Northwest, Arlington Heights, Chicago, IL
Special
requirements: Minimum age is 16 years.
Contact info:
815-397-6052;
cnadm@megsinet.net;
www.cnadm.com
Fee: (varies)
$270–$370
Registration
deadline: None
Description:
Training School classes in 2008 will focus on teaching tap,
jazz, and ballet to beginning and intermediate students and
will improve teaching competency. The Convention places
emphasis on personal growth in technique and providing
original choreographed materials, notated in book form.
Choreographers’
Project Fellowship
Sponsoring
organization: Summer Stages Dance at Concord Academy
Dates: July
6–26, 2008
Location:
Concord Academy, 166 Main St., Concord, MA
Special
requirements: Minimum age is 21.
Contact info:
978-402-2339;
summerstagesdance@concordacademy.org;
www.summerstagesdance.org
Fee: Tuition
is waived for Fellows (who must reside on campus). $400 for
room and board; $75 non-refundable application fee.
Registration
deadline: April 4, 2008
Description:
Emerging choreographers develop new work in a supportive
environment. The fellowships include a faculty mentor; free
access to all Summer Stages Dance’s classes and performances;
studio space and up to 60 hours of rehearsal time with
workshop participants; informal weekly showings of works (open
to all workshop members and culminating in a commentary by the
faculty and guest artists); and an open rehearsal and evening
performance, both open to the public.
DANCE EDUCATORS
OF AMERICA TEACHER TRAINING & CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
Sponsoring
organization: Dance Educators of America
Dates and
locations: June 29–July 4, 2008 (Grand Hyatt Hotel, New
York, NY); July 7–July 12, 2008 (University of Las Vegas, Las
Vegas, NV)
Special
requirements: Must be 18 years of age with 4 years or more
of intensive dance training. Letter of recommendation required
for assistant teachers.
Contact info:
914-636-3200;
dea@deadance.com;
www.deadance.com
Fee: Call for
details.
Registration
deadline: June 1, 2008
Description:
A three-level program of intensive training in “How, What,
When, and Why” to teach, covering the five major dance
subjects (classical ballet, tap, modern, jazz, and theatrical
acrobatics), along with basic anatomy and music theory. 6
days, 8 hours each day, terminating with written examinations.
DMA NATIONAL
CONVENTION
Sponsoring
organization: Dance Masters of America
Dates: July
13–19, 2008
Location:
Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort, Orlando, FL
Special
requirements: None
Contact info:
718-225-4013;
dmamann@aol.com;
www.dma-national.org
Fee: (varies)
$155–$410
Pre-registration
deadline: April 15, 2008
Description:
Master classes, specialty classes, performing arts
competition, and banquet showcase.
DMA Teachers
Training School EAST and Certified Masters in Dance Direction
Sponsoring
organization: Dance Masters of America
Dates: July
31–August 4, 2008
Location:
State University of NY at Buffalo, Center for the Arts,
Buffalo, NY
Special
requirements: Limited space; pre-registration suggested;
minimum age18
Contact info:
718-225-4013;
dmamann@aol.com;
www.dma-national.org
Fee: (varies)
dorm housing $170–$210; 6-day meal pass (3 per day) $170;
classes $375–$475
Pre-registration
deadline: April 15, 2008
Description:
Certification program for teaching techniques in ballet,
modern, jazz, and tap. Specialty classes, optional classes,
and intensives in various dance forms.
DMA Teachers
Training School WEST
Sponsoring
organization: Dance Masters of America
Dates: August
9–13, 2008
Location: Cal
State University, Center for the Arts, Long Beach, CA
Special
requirements: Levels One and Two offered only at TTS West;
minimum age 18
Contact info:
718-225-4013;
dmamann@aol.com;
www.dma-national.org
Fee: (varies)
dorm housing $170–$210; 6-day meal pass (3 per day) $170;
classes $375–$475
Pre-registration
deadline: April 15, 2008
Dance/Movement
Therapy Experience: An Introduction
Sponsoring
organization: Antioch University New England
Dates: June
9–13, 2008
Location:
Antioch University New England, 40 Avon St., Keene, NH 03431
Special
requirements: No prerequisite
Contact info:
800-552-8380;
admissions@antiochne.edu;
www.antiochne.edu/ap/dmt
Fee:
$270–$395
Registration
deadline: Month prior
Description:
For those wishing to explore the field of dance/movement
therapy as a possible career or for professional development.
Participants are introduced to a variety of approaches and
their applications in various settings, and the use of the
body in the therapeutic relationship.
Dance Olympus
Workshops
Sponsoring
organization: Dance Olympus
Dates and
locations: July 6–8, 2008 (Orlando, FL); July 9–12, 2008
(Chicago, IL, and Houston, TX); July 13–16, 2008 (Kansas City,
MO); July 12–15, 2008 (Minneapolis, MN); July 15–18, 2008
(Boston, MA, and Omaha, NE)
Special
requirements: None
Contact info:
800-443-2623;
danceolympus2@aol.com;
www.danceolympus-america.com
Fee: Teachers
$325; assistant teachers $250
Registration
deadline: June 1, 2008, for pre-registration rates
Description:
Classes in a range of styles, techniques, and choreography.
Special business seminars for teachers, along with
opportunities to win a gift from Tiffany’s, studio pizza
parties, raffle prizes, and a trip to New York City.
Finis Jhung’s
2008 NYC Teacher Workshop and Ailey Extension’s Student
Workshop
Sponsoring
organization: The Ailey Extension
Dates: June
20–22, 2008
Location: The
Ailey Studios at The Joan Weill Center for Dance, 405 West
55th St., New York, NY
Special
requirements: Students must be 12 or older.
Contact info:
212-405-9017;
ycampbell@alvinailey.org;
www.alvinailey.org/finisworkshop
Fee: Starts
at $425 per teacher and $315 for students
Registration
deadline: None
Description:
In partnership with The Ailey Extension, Finis Jhung presents
his annual teacher workshop featuring Leap ’N Learn, an
early-childhood dance method. While teachers get the tools
they need to teach a better class, students take two levels of
classes with Ailey faculty.
Intelligent
Injury-Free Dance: The Feldenkrais Method®
Sponsoring
organization: Dance Taos
Dates: August
4–9, 2008
Location:
Taos, NM
Special
requirements: For dance teachers and aspiring teachers;
minimum age is 16.
Contact info:
575-758-2840;
priscawin@yahoo.com;
www.moveintobalance.com
Fee: $775
(includes 5 lunches and 2 dinners)
Registration
deadline: None
Description:
Revive your knowledge of movement and creativity at the 12th
Annual Intensive presented by Certified Feldenkrais®
Practitioner Prisca Winslow Bradley. A deeper understanding of
skeletal anatomy and dance technique emerges while improving
coordination, balance, flexibility, and observation skills.
Invention In
Dance, Somatics, and Movement Analysis
Sponsoring
organizations: Bill Evans Dance and Eastwest Somatics
Network
Dates: June
20–22, 2008
Location:
State University of New York College at Brockport Department
of Dance
Special
requirements: None
Contact info:
585-395-2153;
kferris@brockport.edu;
www.billevansdance.org
Fee: $110,
plus reasonable housing. ($90 registration fee if paid before
May 1.)
Registration
deadline: None.
Description:
An international conference for teachers, movement analysts,
and somatics practitioners. Themes include Intersection of
Dance, Somatics, and/or Movement Analysis; Teaching Somatics
and/or Movement-Analysis–Based Technique; The Bill Evans
Method of Teaching Modern Dance Technique; Deconstructing
Choreography Somatically or Analytically; Eastwest Shin
Somatics Method; Why I Dance; Why I Teach; How Dancers Are
Changing the World
Leap ’N Learn
Teacher Workshop
Sponsoring
organization: Leap ’N Learn
Dates: July
17–20, 2008
Location:
Lafayette, LA
Special
requirements: Open to all levels of teaching experience.
Contact info:
888-211-5180;
esther@leapnlearn.com;
www.leapnlearn.com
Fee: $550
workshop + syllabus; $425 if syllabus already owned
Registration
deadline: None
Description:
Covers the principles of the Leap ’N Learn syllabus, effective
discipline techniques, children’s cognitive development, and
business/legal considerations for the dance studio owner.
Attendance will improve teaching of students ages 3 to 6.
Process Pedagogy:
The Teaching Methods of NDI and the Implications for the
Teaching/Learning Process
Sponsoring
organization: National Dance Institute and Bank Street
College of Education
Dates: July
7–18, 2008
Location: New
York City
Special
requirements: Minimum age is 21.
Contact info:
Dr. Nancy Gropper, 212-875-4477;
ngropper@bnkst.edu;
www.nationaldance.org
Fee: TBA
Registration
deadline: None
Description:
Dancers, dance teachers, and general classroom teachers
receive hands-on experience working alongside 8- to
12-year-old children, gaining a deeper understanding of NDI’s
classroom management strategies and techniques, and exploring
ways of implementing movement into classroom curriculums.
Southern
Association of Dance Masters Annual Summer Convention and
One-Day Ballet Forum
Sponsoring
organization: Southern Association of Dance Masters
Dates: July
11–13, 2008
Location:
Hilton Hotel, Memphis, TN
Contact info:
901-853-7896;
tntoetap@aol.com;
www.sadm.org
Fee: TBA
Registration
deadline: TBA
Description:
SADM offers continuing education to all teachers and students
through workshops and ballet forums. Convention registration
and faculty information is available at
www.sadm.org.
Teachers
Intensive
Sponsoring
organizations: American Academy of Ballet
Dates: August
1–6, 2008
Location:
Purchase College SUNY, 745 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase, NY
Special
requirements: Participants must be 18 or older with prior
teaching experience.
Contact info:
212-787-9500;
office@american-academy-of-ballet.com;
www.american-academy-of-ballet.com
Fee: $150 per
day
Registration
deadline: None
Description:
Focus is on the teaching of classical ballet with special
programs for children ages 3–5, 5–preteen, and teenagers and
older. Many new approaches and new ideas for teaching.
Above picture:
In Bill Evans’ 2006 Hands-On Pedagogy of Dance Technique
Workshop,
faculty member Don Halquist (left) helps Evans demonstrate in
a Laban-based
modern dance
technique class.
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