October 12-14 | DEL Essentials Workshop

Led by DEL Founding Faculty Ann Biddle and assisted by Felice Santorelli, DEL Facilitator.

What inspires children and teens to dance and learn dance? What do they need and how can dance fulfill those needs? The DEL Essentials course is an introductory course that provides an overview of the key components of the DEL model of teaching dance to children and teenagers. The DEL environment encourages active movement participation, collaborative choreography, performance, discussion, observation, and reflection. DEL Essentials embraces multiple perspectives and is designed to meet the unique needs of each participant. Participants will explore and investigate the following content areas in this course:

Overview of the DEL Model
Rationale for Dance Education for children & teens
History of Rudolph Laban
Applied Laban Movement Analysis (body, effort, space, relationship)
Movement Sentence
Choreography & LMA
DEL Lesson Plan format
Making connections to other disciplines
Developmental benchmarks of children and teens
Effective teaching strategies
Introduction to State and National Dance Standards
Resources for dance educators

Time: Friday, Oct 12, 5-8pm; Saturday, Oct 13, 9am-5pm & 6-8pm; Sunday, Oct 14, 9:30am-4:30pm

Fees: $375 with housing, $275 without housing (both packages include seven workshop hours, meals, and Pillow programming) For ages 18+, no prior dance experience required