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IntroductionASSISTANT DANCE TEACHER CERTIFICATION& Course InformationPROGRAM Table of Contents 1 Assistant Teacher Certification Material 4 2 Intro to Dance History 11 3 Further Exercises 18 2 Introduction & Course Information This Manual Belongs to: Name: ________________________________________ Address: ______________________________________ City: __________________________________________ Province/State: __________________________________ Country: ________________________________________ Postal Code/ Zip: _________________________________ Email: __________________________________________ Phone: _________________________________________ Important Copyright Notice This manual has been created by the International Dance Teaching Standards, as a resource for dance teachers. Information in this manual has been collected from various sources, complied through online resources, websites, written text, academic books, research articles, audio files, video, and photographic images. 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Should an error in print occur, or if questions arise pertaining to the use of these materials, please contact our office and we will make the necessary corrections in future printings. 3 AssistantIntro Teacher to CertificationDance History Material 4 Assistant Teacher Certification Program List a few reasons why you love to dance: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ As __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ teachers it is our role to uphold these very same reasons for the dancers we are helping in our classroom. Dance is a positive hysical space for p movement and exploration. Think of your favorite teacher –or-‐ the best teacher you know, what are some of the qualities they have? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ qualities we find admirable in other teachers are the ones n we will strive to demonstrate i our assistant teaching. Please list five safety hazards you can think of that you might find in or around a dance studio: 1_________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2_________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3_________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4_________________________________________________________________________________________________________ As 5_________________________________________________________________________________________________________ assistant teachers we must always be looking for these safety hazards and removing them from the classroom or other areas if needed. List a few things that you assistant can do as an teacher that would help the teacher: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Assistant Teacher Certification Program If there is an emergency in the studio and the teacher is dealing with a situation, what should you do with the ldren? other chi __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ What _________________________________________________________________________________ are some of the hazards of using hand held props _________________________ in kinder (5 yrs of age and under) classes? How can you help make sure that dancers stay safe? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ‘__________________________________________________________________________________________________________Lesson transitioning’ is hen w we are moving from one activity/purpose to the next in a class setting. We want transitions to be as efficient and fast as possible. List five different things we transition in/out of during a lesson: 1_________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2_________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3_________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4_________________________________________________________________________________________________________ When 5_________________________________________________________________________________________________________ we are assistant teaching very young children (2-‐3 and even 4 years old) what are some of the emotions they might be experiencing when they come into class? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ When __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ children are in grade 1 and -‐ 2 in school (5 7yrs) they are more used to being in a social environment than those children aged 2-‐4yrs. What are some of the emotions that children -‐ 5 7yrs old might be experiencing when they come into class? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________6 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Assistant Teacher Certification Program Young children entering the dance studio may not have very much social interaction time with other children yet. Their time in the dance studio not only teaches them gross motor skills (big body movements like hopping and skipping) but also is a large part of their social development. You may behavior see s such as: -‐Pushing/Shoving -‐‘Hands on’ mirrors/other children/inappropriate touching -‐Inability to share -‐“She/He Budged!” -‐Excessive running -‐Not listening -‐Exploring away from class When the behavior is interrupting the lesson, hurting other children, unsafe or inappropriate son the les must be stopped and the behavior must be discussed with the child. The teacher responsible is primarily for doing this, however as an assistant you can help make class be as efficient as possible by staying near the child that frequently becomes off task and helping them direct their focus/guide them/encourage them, . etc In these early ages of child development, the social training is just as important as the dance training child is receiving. 7 Assistant Teacher Certification Program Emotional Development of Children -‐ 5 7 years: • Dancer developing self-esteem is a central issue at this age. • Dancer is learning to use standards like grades or home runs to measure his performance. • Dancer is learning to become independent. • Increasing separation and independence from parents are healthy steps in the dancers development. • Dancer is beginning to compare them against other people's expectations. • The dancer is becoming aware that she/he is one of many people in the world. Up to this time, most children are focused primarily on themselves. • At age 4 & 5yrs, dancer will still enjoy being with mom or dad. By age 8, the