I have been doing some research on community dance, something i have never taught or worked in, having always worked within the western codified environment, often working towards examinations and making progress on paper and in technique, rather than the creative aspect of dance.
Having grown up in the kind of dance school that i now work for, other teaching techniques are something i have little knowledge in. I trained in ISTD syllabus and was told ultimately what was right or wrong in order to pass my teaching exams. I have never taught much 'creativity' as i am normally focusing on helping children through their dance exams and correcting them in order to help them receive their desired grade by getting the syllabus right. Then when it comes to choreographing show pieces i am frustrated when children don't understand how to dance the emotion or feeling behind the music and movement. Does anyone on the course work or teach wihin a community dance school or work mainly on creativity and understanding?
I have found some interesting articles online which i will blog further about later on in the week. This one in particular mentions the coming together of technical and creative.
http://www.communitydance.org.uk/DB/animated-library/in-its-purest-form.html?ed=14067
Tuesday, 29 September 2015
starting back
On Friday i joined a skype chat with Paula, Adelosa and a few others on the BAPP course. It was really good to talk and get back into the right mindset for uni - i felt quite overwhelmed after coming off the call but in a positive way!
We talked about assumptions, questioning our question and looking further than our own field of practice something that had been mentioned in my feedback at the end of module 2. I had become consumed with what i already knew about my question (how safeguarding of children has effected dance teaching) rather than exploring teaching outside a western codified dance technique/environment, in which i live, work and teach in.
Ultimately what i want to get out of my question is what kind of teacher do i want to be and what is going to benefit me and my students in my practice with the teaching methods i use. The biggest point that was made on Friday was looking outside my own practice and after talking about this i need to explore the following:
We talked about assumptions, questioning our question and looking further than our own field of practice something that had been mentioned in my feedback at the end of module 2. I had become consumed with what i already knew about my question (how safeguarding of children has effected dance teaching) rather than exploring teaching outside a western codified dance technique/environment, in which i live, work and teach in.
Ultimately what i want to get out of my question is what kind of teacher do i want to be and what is going to benefit me and my students in my practice with the teaching methods i use. The biggest point that was made on Friday was looking outside my own practice and after talking about this i need to explore the following:
- How dance syllabus has changed and whether or not that has affected how teaching methods have changed
- Looking at a more creative based dance school, rather than one that concentrates on further education and examinations
- Looking at safeguarding and the protection of children as a whole not just a physical point
This last point is something i had stumbled upon when looking at literature last term. I read a report of eating disorders within dance schools and how the mental and psychological effect of how a dance should look can take hold of students. Dance has been accused of being 'abusive' due to certain dance teaching techniques, looking at the discipline involved in dance, I plan to research some literature on these points before blogging again and perhaps adjusting my question slightly. any suggestions/comments greatly received !
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