By Charles Chip Mc Neal Director of Education at San Francisco Ballet September 2, 2009
After a week of training, mentoring, rehearsing, and lesson planning, we are all ready to teach. Our first event is a community dance workshop for the public. About 45 people gather at the Hub in the Main Hall, the home of Edinburgh International Festival.
Finally, we can put into use the arts education best practices and refined teaching techniques that we’ve been developing. The participants are nervous and excited, and so are we, but dance has a way of bringing people together and creating a sense of community. It’s such a relief to finally get started (dancers always love it when rehearsal is over and the performance begins).
The class is a great success and the participants are truly engaged. They take risks, learn something new, and all seem to have fun. We know we’ve achieved our goals when the overall sentiment is: “when are you coming back?”
A few images from the public dance workshop at the Hub, home of Edinburgh International Festival.
The Teaching Begins
Director of Education at San Francisco Ballet
September 2, 2009
After a week of training, mentoring, rehearsing, and lesson planning, we are all ready to teach. Our first event is a community dance workshop for the public. About 45 people gather at the Hub in the Main Hall, the home of Edinburgh International Festival.
Finally, we can put into use the arts education best practices and refined teaching techniques that we’ve been developing. The participants are nervous and excited, and so are we, but dance has a way of bringing people together and creating a sense of community. It’s such a relief to finally get started (dancers always love it when rehearsal is over and the performance begins).
The class is a great success and the participants are truly engaged. They take risks, learn something new, and all seem to have fun. We know we’ve achieved our goals when the overall sentiment is: “when are you coming back?”
A few images from the public dance workshop at the Hub, home of Edinburgh International Festival.
Me teaching the community dance workshop.
The class in motion!
The class loosens up.