Teacher Training
Join us for this stimulating, in-person training where we'll explore Anne Green Gilbert's BrainDance and Brain-Compatible Dance Education teaching methodologies. This one and a half day workshop will focus on teaching for Early Childhood, ages 0-8 years, in the dance studio or classroom. The workshop will include discussion, hands-on movement, lesson planning examples and practice, as well as observation of sample classes led by renowned educator Terry Goetz.
Terry Goetz (she/her) is Director of the Creative Dance Center in Seattle, Washington. She has been on the faculty of CDC since 2000 and began studying with CDC Founder Anne Green Gilbert in 1997. Terry was CDC’s Director of Education & Outreach beginning in 2005 and upon Anne’s retirement in 2014 became CDC Director. She has taught in preschools and elementary classrooms as a teaching artist, and in studios throughout the Seattle area since retiring from Pacific Northwest Ballet where she danced from 1988-1995. Since 2005 Terry has shared BrainDance and Brain-Compatible Dance Education workshops locally, nationally, and internationally, for dance teachers, early childhood specialists, educators, teaching artists, and community groups.
The workshop is perfect for new to seasoned dance instructors and classroom teachers of all ages, experiences, and backgrounds looking to expand their teaching repertoire and enhance their work with this age group. No dance experience is required. Join Terry as she shares the philosophy of Brain-Compatible Dance Education and the power of the BrainDance. Through movement and discussion, this workshop provides teachers with tools to create meaningful, engaging, and developmentally appropriate dance curricula for all ages and abilities.
Cost is $75 in advance or $90 starting August 5. Financial assistance may be available, please inquire at cohesiondanceproject@gmail.com.
This workshop is supported in part by a grant from the Montana Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Teacher Training and Professional Development
Sharing skills to integrate, adapt and move, Cohesion provides training and professional development opportunities across the state to dance instructors wanting to make their dance classes more inclusive and to school teachers, paraeducators and administrators wanting to integrate creative movement into their classroom. Whether hosting national leaders in the field of adaptive dance, like AXIS Dance Company, or sharing their own extensive experience working with students with disabilities and special education classrooms, Cohesion’s trainings support dance and school educators striving to meet the diverse needs of their student population.
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