The Dance Teachers’ Handbook

Product Description

The Dance Teachers' Handbook examines two connected responsibilities of a dance teacher: helping students learn and managing the business in which that teaching takes place. Prepared by the British Dance Council's Teachers' Committee, the booklet responds to the need for guidance beyond a dancer's own practical skills and knowledge of technique. It considers the particular educational problems involved in teaching dance alongside the business aspects of running a school.

The discussion is intended for both newcomers entering the profession and teachers who are already established. Its emphasis is on the underlying principles of the topics considered, with further study encouraged in relation to the reader's own circumstances. This makes the handbook a starting point for reflecting on teaching practice and school management, rather than a substitute for examining the specific needs of an individual school.

For someone moving from dancing into teaching, the handbook provides a way to consider how knowledge is communicated and how a school is organised. Established teachers can use the same principles to reflect on their own practice. Its value lies in bringing educational and business responsibilities into one discussion, while encouraging readers to relate further study to the circumstances of their own school.

Book Contents

Documented Subject Areas

• Teaching dance: principles of the educational process
• Business aspects of running a dance school
• Considerations for new and established dance teachers
• Underlying principles and further study in relation to individual circumstances