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Teacher Workshops

Register for these valuable Professional Instructor Workshops!
 

Mary Ann Nunez (West Coast Swing) and Kevin St. Laurent (Lindy Hop Swing) will present 6 hours of special workshops for dance teachers, dancers who are interested in becoming dance teachers and dancers who are just curious and want to learn more. You are not expected to be totally proficient in any form of Swing to attend the workshop. It is of great benefit to dancers of all forms of Swing and other social dances!

SCHEDULE
Schedule


REGISTER
Katherine@tosdc.com

 

FEES
The Teachers' Workshops fee will be $200.00. This will include the cost for the workshops and handouts for all the topics discussed. In addition, there will also be an opportunity for a social or dancing following the Thursday evening workshop.

TOPICS
The workshop will focus on the creative process and principles of good dancing and teaching. Topics will range from Musicology to Critical Timing to Creating Syncopations to Spinning Techniques to Judging Jack & Jills - just to name a few.

There is an opportunity for participants to have a say on topics they would like addressed at the Teachers Workshops.  Meeting the needs of teachers is the goal of this Teachers Workshops.  Please submit your topics of interest to Katherine@tosdc.com.


SUGGESTED TOPICS
1. Connection
2. Timing
3. Action/Reaction
4. Syllabus
5. Critiques
6. "Creating" Syncopations
7. Pulsing
8. Musicology
9. Jack and Jills (encouraging & judging)
10. Spins
11. Styling
12. Dips/Aerials/Floorials
13. Musical Interpretation
14. Building the Dance Community
15. Promoting Dance Etiquette in Students


 


 

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