An introduction to Tango teaching through role-play and technique fundamentals review - starts 12th February 2013 - with Joe HudsonFunction and aims:To provide an opportunity for students who have a keen interest in tango to deepen their understanding through carefully examining fundamental technique and developing experience teaching that technique. My hope with this short course is to empower students to grow and then share their skills and knowledge in tango, on a continuing basis, with each other as well as with new students who come to Tango Lingua. The idea being that this will lead to a stronger and bigger group of tango dancers, and a sense of community within it that helps everyone progress as much as they want to. The aim is not to turn out polished and ready to role tango teachers in 6 weeks – rather one of the key objectives is for participants to develop some practical teaching experience and skills which can be put to use immediately within a class structured to involve students in the teaching process. The particular teaching methods and concepts shared on this course are based on what Joe Hudson has developed over the course of running Tango Lingua so far. Inspirations for these methods and concepts include his own tango teachers, fellow dancers, his background in martial arts, feedback from students which has helped to find which approaches tend to work well, and his interest in NVC. Specific learning outcomes:
Structure:Much of the 6 week course will be built around teaching role-play activities and the constructive feedback from other participants. Alongside this there will be a detailed review and practice of basic tango technique, including walking, the embrace and pivoting. As well as strengthening your own dancing, the point of this is to add detail to your understanding so you can more effectively address questions from other students. To aid the learning objectives there may be a small written element to the course. A more detailed weekly breakdown of the course will be provided before commencement. What you're expected to bringIf you're enthusiastic about learning and dancing tango and think you might enjoy sharing some of your growing understanding with others, then that is enough, plus your tango shoes of course. While the course will be challenging, it will hopefully be a lot of fun too! FAQ
How to book your placePlaces are limited to a maximum of 10 people, to ensure the quality of your experience. To book you must have been dancing tango regularly for a minimum of 8 months. To make this as accessible as possible, the cost is £47 per person for the whole 6 weeks. To book, please use the paypal button below:
VenueThe course will take place at StudioSo, 8:30-10:00pm on Tuesday evenings, from February 12th - 19th March.
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