New Online Belly Dance Teacher Training: May-June 2025
Please email [email protected] to pre-register.
Online Belly Dance Teacher Training 2025 Outline:
1. Foundations of Belly Dance
1. Foundations of Belly Dance
- History and cultural significance
- Fundamental movements and techniques
- Basic rhythms and music theory
- Structuring a class (warm-up, technique, combos, cool-down)
- Breaking down movements for students
- Effective communication and cueing
- Adjusting for different skill levels
- Basics of body mechanics
- Common injuries in dance and how to avoid them
- Teaching safe practices
- How to create beginner-friendly choreographies
- Teaching improvisation and expression
- Understanding and teaching musical rhythms
- Creating a positive and inclusive learning environment
- Managing group dynamics and individual attention
- Handling challenges (e.g., unmotivated or disruptive students)
- Building your brand as a teacher
- Finding and retaining students
- Social media and online presence
- Planning workshops and events
- Honoring the roots and traditions of belly dance
- Navigating cultural appropriation and appreciation
- Setting clear boundaries with students
- Peer teaching and feedback sessions
- Designing lesson plans
- Practice running a class
- Assessment
- Continuing education opportunities
- Building your teaching career