33-3372 Teaching Dance I

This course provides students with the theoretical and practical skills needed for their first teaching experience with a variety of populations. Content covers teaching from dance concepts, adapting a course to suit a particular population, constructing unit and lesson plans, observing and practicing the qualities of good teaching, developing a guide to teachers’ resources, and preparing for job-hunting. Whenever possible, subjects are approached in a practical manner, with students gaining experience while teaching the subject of exploration.

3 Credits
PREREQUISITES: 33-1371 Experiential Anatomy and 33-2350 Music and Rhythm in Dance and 33-1381 Dance Improvisation COREQUISITES: 33-2312 Modern Technique II