The Diploma Course is aimed at dancers who want to develop their own style and technique, and to deepen their knowledge and understand all aspects of Egyptian Dance. It also improves leadership and teaching skills and provides an opportunity to network and exchange ideas.
The JWAAD teaching diploma is recognised as being the most thorough and comprehensive course available for those interested in teaching Bellydance. It focuses on the Egyptian style, covering: rhythms, musical styles and instruments, history and culture, costuming, course planning, teaching methods, personal technique, teaching technique, interpretation and choreography, analysis of technique and includes two practical teaching assessments. Various Middle Eastern and other styles are also touched upon. The course includes over 100 hours of tuition, spread over four weekends and one intensive week.
To qualify to register for this course, you must have completed the Foundation Course with assessment, and must have at least two years’ dance experience and be of intermediate or higher standard. If you are interested, let the tutors on the Foundation course know and they will advise you if you are of a suitable level.
What is included?
• Music study (including rhythms, recognition, styles and instruments)
• Technique, choreography and interpretation classes to develop your own technique
• History and culture
• Teaching methods
• Teaching technique, interpretation and choreography
• Course planning
• Private technique assessment
• Performance and teaching observation
• 2 practical teaching assessments
• Analysis of technique
• Resource file
For application form please click here
Further details on how to apply can be found at: www.jwaad.com/teacher_training.htm
For more information please contact:
JWAAD Teacher Training
9 Ferndale Avenue
East Boldon
Tyne & Wear
NE36 0TQ
T: 0191 519 0305
F: 0191 519 0322
