Dance Development Practical Workshops

Dance Development Practical Workshops

Saturday, 16 February 2019 8:30 a.m. - 3:45 p.m. King Street Arts Centre

Three popular workshops presented by Amy Wiseman all bundled into a single day intensive. Providing an opportunity to further develop skills in line with the curriculum requirements for teaching dance in secondary schools. Each workshop provides an opportunity for teachers to develop their own practice for successful facilitation with their students.

Choreographic Composition - 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

This workshop aims to equip teachers with in depth skills relating to choreographic composition. Covering a range of tools including composition

skills, choreographic intent in relationship to movement, movement generation and phrase manipulation, this workshop will provide

teachers with clear strategies for the classroom.

Contemporary Technique - 11:15 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.

The workshop will be structured as a contemporary technique class with adaptations to suit a variety of levels. This will allow teachers to acquire genre specific technique using safe dance practices and improved physical competency.

Structured Improvisation - 1:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.

This session will prepare teachers with improvisational tools and ideas relating to the improvisation component of the curriculum. Exploring choreographic devices and elements of dance for a purpose, the workshop will provide tasks for turning literal movement into abstract choreographic expressions.

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Cost (inc gst): Full Day - Member $116, Non-Member $165 Individual Workshops - Member $58, Non-Member $83 Registrations close: 9 February 2019 Register online: ausdancewa.org.au/product/dance-development/ Recommended for: Secondary Teachers, Independent Teachers and Dancers