Methods of Teaching Dance

  The creative process is better than any other process because it allows the kindergarteners to have autonomy in their dancing. Being able to dance based on their feelings fosters a healthy relationship with dance. Because they are able to listen to their bodies, they can be more creative and have fun. Kindergarteners especially may have trouble learning a specific dance, so allowing them to be creative can make them participate more and be more engaged in class. 

Mission Statement: We strive to educate and foster a healthy envrioment within the classroom that encourages young students to participate in order to cultivate the students' love for dance. Vision Statement: We aspire to foster childrens happiness and create students who are happy to learn now and in the future. We hope to give them to technical foundation to create confident dancers.

 As a teacher, I would try to be both task and relationship oriented. My classroom would aim to be like a second home for my students. I would focus on achievement at the individual level. Since I chose kindergartners, they are too young to need to compete with one another. Therefore, I would teach groups based on skill level so students can prioritize self improvement. I would also give students some autonomy by letting them create their own combinations and choosing our music. To further their relatioship with one another, I would use purpose pairing to get students to talk to peers they otherwise probably wouldn't get to know. 

My beilef in a classroom is care. I believe in caring for students as people, not just as students.  My one rule would be discipline. It is important for not only the teacher, but they needed to be disciplined for themselves to hold themselves accountable in life. \ A one day schedule for my class (kindegarteners) would look like this: 8:00: English (Reading and wiritng)      8:00: Reading a personal book      8:15: classroom instruction      8:55: Put away english materials and take out math materials 9:00: Mathematics      9:00: classroom instruction      9:30: group work 9:45: Snack      9:45: wash hands and take out snacks      9:50: snacks 10:00: Science       10:00: take out supplies      10:05: instruction      10:35: lab 11:00: Dance + P.E. (switch every other day)\      11:00: locker rooms     ...

 

Audience: Kindergarden age 4-6 year olds (Private schools, meaning mostly wealthier children) Transformation: learning dances for end of year show to perform for friends and family at an end of year show. The intention is for at the end of the school year they should be able to express themselves trhough dance Container: Through 45 minute long classes starting in September and ending in May. 30 minutes of the class dedicated learning. the rest of the 15 minutes is dedicated to warms up which would be allowing them to run around to warm up and get some energy out of thier system. They will find a partner and talk about dance. At the end of each class they will say what color they feel at the end of class.  Where students are starting from: Minimal dance experience where they end up: Knowing the basics of dance...