A Program of six sessions
The Educational Resources Center at International College is happy to offer a series of workshops on Brain Compatible Dance Education presented by Mrs. Randa Sabbah, Head of the music department at I.C.
Brain compatible dance education is a conceptual approach to dancing. In this concept-based approach, students learn the elements and principles of dance through a variety of learning processes: perceiving, understanding, doing, creating and valuing. This is contrary to the traditional approaches to dance which are based on learning steps, competitive in nature and selective.
The goal of conceptual creative dance is to COMMUNICATE through movement. During the sessions, the emphasis will be on exploring the concept of dance in order to develop the art of self expression. Dancers will not learn routines; the focus is on the process not the product.
REGISTRATION
Participants may register upon completion of an application form and payment of fee at the Educational Resources Center office in Beirut, or sending a check payable to International College to the following address:
International College
Educational Resources Center
P.O.BOX: 11-0236
Riad El Solh 1107 – 2020
Beirut - Lebanon
Deadline for registration: November 7, 2008
As places are limited, registration will be on a first come first served basis.
The ERC reserves the right to cancel or postpone the workshop in case of emergency or low attendance.
Participants who attend a whole module will receive a certificate of attendance upon completion of the module.
Target Group
Teachers of all levels and of any subject.
Dates
Saturdays, Nov. 15, Dec.13, Jan. 10 & 17, Feb. 21 and March 28
Time
8:00 am - 11:30 am
Venue
The workshops will be held at International College, Bliss Street, Ras Beirut.
Fee
The fee is LL 240,000 per person for all six sessions.
The learner in every classroom:
Brain compatible movement education, the core of conceptual creative dance, grabs one’s attention and integrates brain functions.
Through conceptual creative dance, children learn to enjoy, understand and appreciate the learning process.
Learners not only become movers but also collaborative workers, critical and creative problem solvers as well as articulate communicators, and healthy, involved members of their community.
The Dance and movement specialists:
To get back in touch with one’s own body and dance basics.
To gain ideas for teaching dance techniques conceptually, and understand the foundations of Brain Dance.
The classroom teachers and counseling specialists:
To maximize the learning process using: SEE, SAY, HEAR AND DO.
To teach academics through movement,
To become familiar with this modern dance concept and techniques;
To gain experience moving in and through space with ease and confidence,
To understand the foundation and the functioning of Brain Dance.
The Brain Compatible Dance Education Module consists of six sessions and will be divided in two parts:
Part One: will include 3 sessions of 3 and a half hours each.
Focus will be on the concepts of Space and Time.
Part Two: will include 3 sessions of 3 and a half hours each
Focus will be on the concepts of Force and Body.
Each session is structured as follows:
1 - Warm up
Brain Dance: helping students understand the underlying patterns of the Brain Dance and make connections between the body and mind.
Introducing the lesson plan concept: activities are done through See, Say, Hear and Do - the dance vocabulary.
2 - Exploring the concept:
The concept is cued in. Different ways of exploring the lesson plan are demonstrated using varied dance games.
3 - Developing Skills / Practicing the Techniques:
Repeating skills and technical combination to mastery
Learning different folk, social and historical dances as an application of the concept.
4 – Creating / Independent Work:
Providing solid structure for improvisations and free dances
Presenting informances (informative performances).
5 - Cooling down / Reflections:
Ways to create age appropriate rituals for ending classes
Encouraging positive reflections in a descriptive, non-personal and non-threatening manner.