I couldnt make the first campus session so have just been looking over some of the things that you all did to start establishing inquiry lines on Rosemarys blog.
My first task is to identifying my own professional practice:
Although I have not stopped performing completely (I was involved in a touring show before Christmas which I really enjoyed), my main practice has now become dance teaching.
I currently deliver sessions in the following areas to children aged between 3 and 16; creative dance, ISTD syllabus work in ballet and tap, jazz dance, show choreography, primary and secondary school sessions. I also teach adult dance and mixed ability community classes.
When I found myself making the transition between performer and dance teacher I wanted to do this course in order to help me discover what area of my practice I would like to progress in and focus on for the future.
What I need to know to be a professional practitioner?
- Knowledge of dance technique in ballet, jazz, tap, contemporary
- Ability to teach a wide variety of styles in dance
- Chorographical skills
- How to work with children (ages 3-18) – encourage, motivate, be sympathetic to their different needs and abilities
- Theatre/Backstage knowledge
- Work to deadlines and schedules
- Work creatively with groups, taking on board their ideas and working together through movement
- Monitor children’s progress in class
- Manage money, paper work – reports, evaluations, registers, planning.
- Work alongside singing, music and drama teachers
- Safety in class and injury prevention
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