http://www.4dancers.org/2010/01/teaching-tip-for-the-older-teacher/ A blog for dancers, dance teachers and others interested in dance Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:02:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.4dancers.org/2010/01/teaching-tip-for-the-older-teacher/comment-page-1/#comment-128 4dancers Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:52:43 +0000 http://www.4dancers.org/?p=759#comment-128 You are absolutely correct--thank you for adding your expertise Meg! You have given some excellent advice here. You are absolutely correct–thank you for adding your expertise Meg! You have given some excellent advice here.

]]> http://www.4dancers.org/2010/01/teaching-tip-for-the-older-teacher/comment-page-1/#comment-127 Meg Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:30:16 +0000 http://www.4dancers.org/?p=759#comment-127 Even young teachers stand to benefit from these tips, because teaching schedules are often tight enough that a teacher doesn't have time to think of his/her own needs! The more careful you are as a young teacher, the longer it will take to become an older teacher! I would add: * Don't always do the warm-up with your class. When you're warming up with your class, you're probably concentrating on demonstrating rather than thinking of what your own body needs. Once you've set up the warm-up, talk them through or use student leaders. *NEVER demonstrate the wrong way of doing a move. *Develop your ability to verbally articulate what they should be aiming for. *Be sure you do movement on BOTH sides of your body equally, without favoring one side over the other (the emphasis on demonstration sometimes makes one oblivious to one's own one-sidedness). Thanks for opening this subject! Even young teachers stand to benefit from these tips, because teaching schedules are often tight enough that a teacher doesn’t have time to think of his/her own needs! The more careful you are as a young teacher, the longer it will take to become an older teacher!
I would add:
* Don’t always do the warm-up with your class. When you’re warming up with your class, you’re probably concentrating on demonstrating rather than thinking of what your own body needs. Once you’ve set up the warm-up, talk them through or use student leaders.
*NEVER demonstrate the wrong way of doing a move.
*Develop your ability to verbally articulate what they should be aiming for.
*Be sure you do movement on BOTH sides of your body equally, without favoring one side over the other (the emphasis on demonstration sometimes makes one oblivious to one’s own one-sidedness).
Thanks for opening this subject!

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