Decoding Dances Course (Teaching skills)

Teacher: Andrew Timmins (language: English/German)
Musician: CD-Player

Start: Saturday, 18.01.2025 in the morning
End: Sunday, 19.01.2025 afternoon

Pre-Registration form
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The aim of the Decoding Dances Course, is to help dancers who either: teach a Dance Group or are interested in about how to prepare to teach a dance.

The Course will look at how to analyze a dance and then create a lesson plan to teach this in class. The analysis will be similar in depth required for the Teacher's Certificate, however there is no exam at the end of the course. Dancers will be expected to teach steps, formations and an assigned dance. Feedback and some homework will be given. Discussions are encouraged. Warm Up and Cool Down exercises will also be included in the Course.

Venue

Freie Waldorschule Scheffoldstrasse 136, 73529 Schwäbisch Gmünd

Course Fee (no accommodation and food included)

Accomodation Costs

The branch don’t provide the Hotel, but suggests the Pelikan Hotel, which is close to the city centre and 500 m from the Railway Station. We will organize a shuttle service for the course and evening social as the Venue is 4 kms from the Hotel. Hotel options: Pelikan hotel Please book there with the keyword „Teaching Skill Workshop 2025“, you’ll get a special rate. The contingent is reserved until 20.12.2024.

Payment of the total price (course fee + other costs)

In our registration confirmation you will find the exact payment information. We kindly ask you to transfer the course fee and the other costs no later than 3 months before the beginning of the course. Any bank charges are at your expense. If we receive no payment, we might give the place to another dancer.

Cancellation policy

If you cancel prior to 2 months before the course start, we can refund you the full price. Thereafter, we can only refund you - either with a replacement from the waiting list (if there is one) or if you provide a replacement yourself. Otherwise, we retain the course fee.
In the case of cancellations within 10 days before the course, we will have forwarded your payment of the accommodation and full board to the Kuckucksnest. A refund is then only possible if there is a replacement from the waiting list or by a person who signs up for the course on your behalf.

For cancellations that require a refund, we charge 5 € cancellation fees.

Refund of course costs in the event of cancellation

If you cancel more than 2 months before the start of the course, we refund the course fee. After that, we only refund the course fee if either someone from the waiting list (if there is one) takes your place or if you organise a replacement yourself. Otherwise we will retain the course fee.

For cancellations that require a bank transfer, we charge a €5 cancellation fee.

Disclaimer

We reserve the right to change or replace teachers and musicians at short notice or to cancel courses in exceptional cases such as illness. Participants are liable for themselves and their property during courses.

Schedule (suggested)

Saturday

08:30   Registration
09:00 - 12:00   Course begins, break around 10:30
12:00 - 13:00   Lunch
13:00 - 17:00   Course, break around 15:00
18:00 - 19:00   Dinner
20:00 - 22:00   Social

Sunday

09:00 - 12:00   Course, break around 10:30
12:00 - 13:00   Lunch
13:00 - 14:30   Session
14:30 -15:00    Clean up and Feedback