Summer Dance Institute for Teachers - Foundational Course - Online

Summer Dance Institute for Teachers - Foundational Course - Online

Workshop | This class is completed

Adult

7/7/2022-7/30/2022

9:00 AM-3:30 PM PDT on Th Sat

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$885.00 USD

Gain confidence in combining the mastery of movement with the artistry of expression. The Foundational Course is a series of workshops to provide participants with the tools needed to create meaningful, engaging, and developmentally appropriate dance curricula for all ages and abilities. The Foundational Course is taught over Zoom. This opportunity to study with Anne Green Gilbert and Dionne Kamara, co-teachers for the previous 19 summers, is not to be missed!

Dates:
All workshops are 9:00am – 3:30pm Pacific on Zoom.
Thurs July 7 + Sat July 9
Thurs July 14 + Sat July 16
Thurs July 21 + Sat July 23
Thurs July 28 + Sat July 30
Attendance is required all 8 days.

  • Participants will experience 5-part conceptual dance lesson plans for infants through adults, learn the science behind the BrainDance, as well as many BrainDance variations and develop choreographic skills. Special workshops will touch on integrating curriculum into movement classes, West African dance, and Brain-Compatible Ballet.

    While participants will not have the opportunity to practice teaching, they will have the chance to share and build community in breakout rooms. 
    If you have commitments that may impact full participation and you are still interested in attending the Foundational Course, please email CDC Director Terry Goetz with the specifics of your situation.

    Early Bird pricing is now over. Limited financial aid is available on a first come, first served basis. If interested, email bronwen@creativedance.org.

  • Required Text:
    Brain-Compatible Dance Education 2nd edition by Anne Green Gilbert is required for the course and available at bit.ly/BCDEBook

    Residents of Canada have the option of purchasing the book directly from Human Kinetics Canada at bit.ly/BCDE-Canada

Green Gilbert, Anne

Anne Green Gilbert (she/her), MAT, is Founding Director of the Creative Dance Center (CDC), Kaleidoscope Dance Company, and Summer Dance Institute for Teachers in Seattle. Anne is a master teacher, choreographer, and author. She presented hundreds of workshops for children and adults across the USA and abroad, conducted professional development courses through Lesley University, University of Washington and Seattle Pacific University, and taught classes for all ages at CDC for over thirty years. She is the author of 5 dance textbooks, 2 instructional DVDs, and numerous published articles. Anne was first Chair of dance and the Child USA and Dance Educators Association of Washington. Her awards include the 2005 National Dance Association Scholar/Artist Award, 2011 National Dance Education Organization Lifetime Achievement Award, Lawrence Tenney Stevens American Dance Award in 2014 for her work with boys and men in dance, and American Dance Festival Balasaraswati/Joy Ann Dewey Beinecke Endowed Chair for Distinguished Teaching in 2016.

Kamara, Dionne

Dionne Kamara (she/her), a former member of Urban Bush Women performance company, is currently a resident teaching artist in New York City. Dionne teaches creative dance integrating academic curriculum to children in public schools, enabling them to express their thoughts and ideas through the art of dance. She has taught creative and traditional West African dance in schools, community centers and cultural institutions in the New York metropolitan area for many years and also teaches creative dance to infants through adults in several NYC studios. Dionne has been an SDIT faculty member since 2003.