Teaching of Dance

Catalog description

This course is designed to introduce students to the theory and practice of sound dance teaching and ethical teaching practices. Information on critical thinking, teaching and learning styles, imagery, diversity, and assessment will be explored. Students' abilities and strengths as teachers will be assessed and evaluated throughout the semester. This course must be taken with Field Experience, DANC 350 , which allows the students to have practical teaching experiences. Students will be required to attend certain dance events for this course; some may require a fee. Students with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2, Sophomore 1 or Sophomore 2 may not enroll. Enrollment limited to students with department of Dance.