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Teaching, Yoga for Kids 10/28

  What age group and/or grade level is her target audience? Why do you think so? I believe the teacher’s target audience is pre-K through 1st grade. This is evident because she incorporates cartoons and animated characters into her teaching, which are particularly engaging for younger children. Additionally, the teacher’s choice of wearing a onesie appeals to a younger audience and creates a playful atmosphere. The movements she taught were simple and easy for young kids to follow, and she used animal noises to keep the students interested and engaged. How would you adapt her lesson to your own style? Another approach I would take is incorporating storytelling into the lesson. I would create a simple narrative where the students act as different animals on an adventure, using movements and noises to bring the story to life. For example, they could hop like frogs, slither like snakes, or flap their arms like birds as the story progresses. This would keep the students engaged and hel...
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Creative Method Illustrated 10/20

  Music and props are essential tools for dance teachers as they help students connect movement with rhythm, spark creativity, and offer a hands-on way to explore musical concepts. These tools make learning more interactive and engaging, providing students with a dynamic way to experience music and movement together. For example, songs like the one in the video can be used to teach children choreography and musicality in a fun and accessible way, encouraging them to listen to the music and move in sync. Key Principles for Effective Dance Instruction Creativity: Encourage students to explore possibilities and think outside the box. Clarity: Ensure instructions and concepts are communicated clearly. Commitment: Guide students to work steadily toward discovery and growth. Inclusivity: Create an environment where all students feel welcomed and valued. Mirroring Activity Warm-Up: Students begin by improvising their own movements to stretch and warm their bodies....
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Teaching Assessment 10/6

  Types of Assessment a) Diagnostic  : It takes place at the beginning of the unit. b) Formative : It evaluates the process. It does not grade. c) Summative : This evaluation depends on the part of the unit where it is required based on the achievement criteria.  Parts of the Lesson Plan title: Ballet for First Graders date: TBD component: Personal Development objective: Use skills learned in last session to perform it  competnency: The student should be able to know the material from last week and be able to perform in small groups with added performance and expression materials: Bring a journal for corrections and ballet shoes content: Review what we went over last week  activity: Have the students go in groups and perform the routine in front of other students and give respectful feedback to each other assessment: Doing the performance fullout which means doing the right steps
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Creative Dance Approach 9/30

  Introduction: At the start of class (only for the first few lessons), students introduce themselves and share something they're grateful for or a highlight of their day, fostering a positive and focused atmosphere. Warm-up: Begin with a thorough ballet warm-up, including barre work and gentle dynamic stretches. Focus on key ballet fundamentals like pliés, tendus, and dégagés, followed by stretches for flexibility and core strengthening exercises, such as leg lifts and abdominal work. Theme: Each class focuses on developing a well-rounded ballet technique. This includes improvisation to encourage freedom of movement, choreography to build leadership and compositional skills, and a short evaluation to ensure the students grasped the day’s lesson. Improvisation: Play classical or instrumental music and have the dancers improvise across the floor. This helps them develop a better understanding of their body, musicality, and spatial awareness within the structured ...
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Teaching: Combining Coaching, Mentoring & Teaching 9/18

  Buisness plan: I would teach most of the classes but also hire two to three other teachers to help so I would be able to have breaks. I would want to own my own studio because it will pay off in the long run. Dress: Leotard for ballet. Athletic tight for jazz and baggy for hip hop and running shoes. Question one: Teaching focuses more on the formal side of learning and coaching helps someone get better at something and achieve a final goal. Mentoring on the other hand is more personal and can involve more experience and its a more supprotive and emotional guidance.  Question two: It is important to know the difference to know in which situation they need to be used.  Activity: Teach them the steps, coach them on what the steps should actually look like and mentor them in if they need extra help whether that is setting up extra help with them to coach them and help them achieve it. Give them extra resources for help such as videos and one on one sessions.
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My Ideal Dance Studio 9/16

Convergent thinking is taking in all the information and ideas and organizing them to create a certain outcome or product. Divergent thinking is using and creating multiple ideas to use as an advantge to solve or explore multiple ideas instead of one. Actually creating something involves convergent thinking. Dopamine is involved in modivation and helps distract and redirected our attention. Mood disorders can strongly affect dopamine levels and creativity. When dopamine levels are high diverget thinking is more likely. If I had the opportunity to create my own studio, I’d want three large rooms with big mirrors, ballet barres, and high-quality stereos. Two of the studios would have hardwood floor and one would have marley. I would want big windows or even a balcony with large sliding doors. The classes that would be taught here would be all kinds such as ballet, contemporary, lyrical, jazz and hip hop with some specialty master classes. I’d also include multiple-stall bathroom...
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