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Creative Dance Center 2009-2010
Educator/Community Workshops
Please note: The date for the BrainDance for Adults and Seniors Workshop has been changed from Sunday, April 18 to Saturday, April 17 from 1-4pm.
Calling all educators, dance teachers, teaching artists, early childhood specialists, OTs, PTs, and parents. Join us at the Creative Dance Center as we laugh, learn, discover, and dance. Our Educator/Community Workshops are led by an incredible group of presenters who are highly respected and sought after in their fields of expertise. We'll share material that will keep you, your students, and children engaged and enlivened by tapping into the nature of creativity and true learning. 5% discount given for multiple participant registrations or when one participant registers for more than one workshop. Clock hours available for these workshops: Movement Matters: Dance for K-6; BrainDance for 1st-6th Grades; BrainDance for 0-5 Year Olds; Moving in the Classroom; Movement Matters: Dance in Early Childhood; BrainDance for Adults and Seniors. To receive clock hours please notify CDC 3 weeks prior to the workshop date. Workshops are held at the Creative Dance Center in our beautiful, open studio space.
Title list of workshops is followed by workshop descriptions and presenter biographies. Click on the links below to view full descriptions and biographies.
Creative Dance Center 2009-2010
Educator/Community Workshop Descriptions and Bios
The Flow of Learning
Sept. 20, 2009 1-4pm $65
Stacy Hinden
Join Somatic Movement Educator Stacey Hinden as she leads you into the fluid realms of the body. Through discussion, guided visualization, sensory awareness exercises, and movement explorations, you will learn to experience the unique body-mind qualities of each of the five major fluids: cellular, blood, cerebro-spinal, synovial, and lymph. Learn how each plays a major role in supporting you to consciously experience liquidity of movement and mind. Discover how to increase your capacity to engage, rest, ground in the present moment, discriminate, flow freely, and focus. Learn powerful tools to help your students expand their range of expression in any learning environment, be it the dance studio or the traditional classroom.
Stacey Hinden is a movement artist - dancer, choreographer, somatic movement educator/therapist, and certified practitioner of Body-Mind Centering®. She has been involved professionally in the field of movement for over 25 years.
Movement Matters: Dance for K-6
Oct. 11, 2009 1-4pm $65
Anne Green Gilbert
Clock hours available. Participants wanting clock hours must bring $10 check made out to PSESD on day of workshop.
Join Anne Green Gilbert as she shares the philosophy of brain-compatible teaching and why movement matters. Using current research on how the brain is wired, learns, and retains information, Anne's brain-compatible teaching methods are a fabulous tool for educators (classroom, PE, music, dance), caregivers, and parents. Through movement and discussion Anne will take participants through her patently successful five-part conceptual lesson plan format and the brain-compatible principles that underpin it. Discover how incorporating these principles into your teaching and life can positively affect class management, creativity, behavior, learning, and focus. Gain confidence in how to combine the mastery of movement with the artistry of expression for yourself, your children, or your students. Experience how conceptual and brain-compatible teaching supports improvisational problem solving, dance technique, skill development, cognition, social and emotional connections with peers and adults, and nurtures creativity as dancers learn and play with the craft of dance composition. This workshop is tremendously beneficial for the studio dance teacher and the classroom educator, as well as those who want to provide a supportive environment for learning and change.
Anne Green Gilbert started her teaching career as an elementary school teacher in Chicago where she first used movement to teach the academic curriculum. In 1981, Anne founded the Creative Dance Center, a school specializing in dance education for infants through adults and Kaleidoscope, a modern dance company of young people. Anne is the author of Teaching the Three Rs Through Movement (1977), Creative Dance for All Ages (1992), and Brain-Compatible Dance Education (2006). She has produced two DVD's, Teaching Creative Dance (2002) and BrainDance (2003). As a member of the Arts Education Standards project, she helped write the Washington State Dance Standards and Learning Goals. Anne has received a number of awards for her teaching and service to dance education including the prestigious American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Honor Award (1999) and the NDA Dance Scholar/Artist Award (2005). Anne directs the Summer Dance Institute for Teachers, now in its 15th year at the Creative Dance Center, and is in demand throughout the world for her fun, engaging, and transforming workshops.
BrainDance for 1st-6th Grades
Nov. 22, 2009 1-4pm $65
Terry Goetz
Clock hours available. Participants wanting clock hours must bring $10 check made out to PSESD on day of workshop.
Join Terry Goetz as she shares the origins and philosophy of the BrainDance. After Terry has taken you through the eight developmental movement patterns humans move through in the first year of life that wire the central nervous system, you will have a new appreciation and deeper understanding of how movement and the brain are linked. It is imperative that we provide healthy and fun movement experiences that help to counterbalance the increased time children are spending not moving as they sit in front of computer, TV, video, and cell phone screens. The BrainDance may be done in dance studios, classrooms, gyms, and homes. Moving through these fundamental patterns at any age may correct flaws in perceptual processing, enhance lifelong learning, and integrate body and mind for optimal brain function. Some benefits include improved alignment, connectivity, and expressivity; brain oxygenation for clarity and focus; reorganization of the neurological system; and development of core support. Participants will also learn variations and ways to to keep the BrainDance fresh, novel, and engaging for children in 1st grade through 6th grade. The BrainDance is a profoundly flexible movement tool that is sequential and holistic. Don't miss this opportunity!
Theresa Goetz is Director of Education and Outreach for the Creative Dance Center in Seattle, Washington. Terry has been on the faculty of the Creative Dance Center since 2000 and began training intensively with Anne Green Gilbert in 1997. Terry has taught in preschools, elementary classrooms, and dance studios throughout the Seattle area since retiring from Pacific Northwest Ballet in 1995. Prior to performing with PNB, she was a member of Pittsburgh Ballet Theater from 1986-1988. She presents to PEPS groups and Early Childhood specialists focusing on the importance of movement in the early years of life, and trains educators in BrainDance and Brain-Compatible Dance Education. She serves on the dance team that is writing Grade Level Expectations for K-12 dance in Washington State public schools. Terry is an active member of the National Dance Education Organization and is the President of the Dance Educators Association of Washington.
Winter Solstice Movement Choir
Dec. 20, 2009 6:30-8:30pm
Carol Schouboe, CMA
$15 pre-registered
$20 drop-in
Come and dance the dark away! You are invited to join in an adult Movement Choir celebrating the Winter Solstice. Movement Choir, created by Rudolf Laban, is a process of bringing diverse communities of people together, synergistically blending individual movement expression toward a common purpose. The intention of this Movement Choir is to explore and embody our reflections and meditations on what it means to enliven ourselves as individuals and as a collective to find the heat within, when the heat without has waned. This celebration is a fun and playful evening of dancing together and is open to adults. Feel free to bring a friend. Musician Tom Bergersen will provide live music on drums.
Carol Schouboe, CMA, is a Certified Movement Analyst and an Advanced Bartenieff Movement Practitioner. She has been an assistant faculty member with the Laban Certification Program and the Integrated Movement Studies Certificate Program. She is a movement educator and has been in private practice as a Movement Therapist for 20 years working with dancers, athletes, martial artists, and people with injuries and developmental concerns. Carol is currently interested in building community through movement.
BrainDance for 0-5 Year Olds
Jan. 24, 2010 1-4pm $65
Terry Goetz
Clock hours available. Participants wanting clock hours must bring $10 check made out to PSESD on day of workshop.
Come learn about the important connection between movement and the developing brains of infants and young children, ages 0-5. Find out why tummy-time is crucial in the first year of life and why providing a rich, multi-sensory world for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers to explore supports optimal brain development. It is an empowering and joyful experience for caregivers, teachers, and parents to be actively engaged in and educated about the physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development that happens during the first five years of life. The BrainDance is based on fundamental movement patterns infants move through in the first year of life and continue refining through early childhood. Learn how to create an environment in which infants and young children can move with ease through these patterns, becoming integrated, grounded, self-reliant movers and explorers ready for a life time of learning. We will cover BrainDances that can be done at home, in a childcare setting, the classroom, and in dance studios. This workshop is a must for anyone interested in making sure that young children are given the opportunity to develop their full potential in the early years of life. Daycare providers, early childhood specialists, parents, caregivers, OTs, PTs, and dance teachers are all welcome.
Theresa Goetz is Director of Education and Outreach for the Creative Dance Center in Seattle, Washington. Terry has been on the faculty of the Creative Dance Center since 2000 and began training intensively with Anne Green Gilbert in 1997. Terry has taught in preschools, elementary classrooms, and dance studios throughout the Seattle area since retiring from Pacific Northwest Ballet in 1995. Prior to performing with PNB, she was a member of Pittsburgh Ballet Theater from 1986-1988. She presents to PEPS groups and Early Childhood specialists focusing on the importance of movement in the early years of life, and trains educators in BrainDance and Brain-Compatible Dance Education. She serves on the dance team that is writing Grade Level Expectations for K-12 dance in Washington State public schools. Terry is an active member of the National Dance Education Organization and is the President of the Dance Educators Association of Washington.
Moving in the Classroom
Feb. 28, 2010 1-4pm $65
Anne Green Gilbert
Clock hours available. Participants wanting clock hours must bring $10 check made out to PSESD on day of workshop.
Explore many successful ways to use movement as a tool to teach social skills and academic subjects including language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, art, and music. Movement is a necessity in today's classroom of kinesthetic learners, ESL students, and special populations. These activities will increase learning, cooperation, and creativity in your students. The body-brain connection is a hot topic in education and neuroscience as more and more research supports the fact that movement is the key to learning! Moving in the Classroom is geared to the classroom teacher with little or no movement experience as well as health and fitness educators and dance specialists. You'll leave this workshop empowered to bring movement into your classroom allowing your students to experience complex problem solving and to develop skills as both leaders and followers. Producing visible and tangible outcomes, movement activities in the classroom are a valuable assessment tool. Come prepared to move and have fun!
Anne Green Gilbert started her teaching career as an elementary school teacher in Chicago where she first used movement to teach the academic curriculum. In 1981, Anne founded the Creative Dance Center, a school specializing in dance education for infants through adults and Kaleidoscope, a modern dance company of young people. Anne is the author of Teaching the Three Rs Through Movement (1977), Creative Dance for All Ages (1992), and Brain-Compatible Dance Education (2006). She has produced two DVD's, Teaching Creative Dance (2002) and BrainDance (2003). As a member of the Arts Education Standards project, she helped write the Washington State Dance Standards and Learning Goals. Anne has received a number of awards for her teaching and service to dance education including the prestigious American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Honor Award (1999) and the NDA Dance Scholar/Artist Award (2005). Anne directs the Summer Dance Institute for Teachers, now in its 15th year at the Creative Dance Center, and is in demand throughout the world for her fun, engaging, and transforming workshops.
Movement Matters: Dance in Early Childhood
March 21, 2010 1-4pm $65
Terry Goetz
Clock hours available. Participants wanting clock hours must bring $10 check made out to PSESD on day of workshop.
Movement is the key to learning! Dance and music experiences in early childhood contribute to the social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development of young children. Come and learn why movement matters: how it constructs the body and the brain; builds the strong foundation children need to explore the world around them and within themselves; and empowers children to become self-reliant, grounded, and integrated movers and learners. The workshop will be a blend of discussion and movement experiences that are developmentally appropriate for preschoolers. We will learn the preschool BrainDance moving through the fundamental movement patterns that wire the brain and central nervous system in the early years of life. Participants will learn how the fifteen dance concepts we explore through creative movement are made up of simple and clear contrasting elements. Discover how young children experience balance in body and mind while having fun exploring, creating, and responding within the framework of brain-compatible teaching. You'll come away with a blueprint for planning age-appropriate, conceptually based lessons, strategies for teaching dance in any setting, and ideas for coping with common class management issues. Daycare providers, preschool teachers, parents, dance teachers, caregivers, OTs and PTs are all welcome.
Theresa Goetz, is Director of Education and Outreach for the Creative Dance Center in Seattle, Washington. Terry has been on the faculty of the Creative Dance Center since 2000 and began training intensively with Anne Green Gilbert in 1997. Terry has taught in preschools, elementary classrooms, and dance studios throughout the Seattle area since retiring from Pacific Northwest Ballet in 1995. Prior to performing with PNB, she was a member of Pittsburgh Ballet Theater from 1986-1988. She presents to PEPS groups and Early Childhood specialists focusing on the importance of movement in the early years of life, and trains educators in BrainDance and Brain-Compatible Dance Education. She serves on the dance team that is writing Grade Level Expectations for K-12 dance in Washington State public schools. Terry is an active member of the National Dance Education Organization and is the President of the Dance Educators Association of Washington.
BrainDance for Adults and Seniors
April 17, 2010 1-4pm $65
Anne Green Gilbert
Clock hours available. Participants wanting clock hours must bring $10 check made out to PSESD on day of workshop.
Neuroscience research is supporting what movement educators have known for a long time - mental stimulation and physical exercise improves brain function and can protect against cognitive decline. The BrainDance is an amazing mind-body movement tool that can be adapted for all ages, fitness levels, and settings. Anne Green Gilbert will take you through the eight developmental movement patterns humans move through in the first year of life that wire the central nervous system, build our bodies, and support us for the rest of our lives. The BrainDance encourages our bodies and brains to make new connections, allowing us to move with ease and efficiency and to think and focus with clarity. Moving through these developmental patterns at any age may correct flaws in perceptual processing, enhance lifelong learning, and integrate body and mind for optimal brain function. Benefits include improved alignment and range of motion; brain oxygenation; reorganization of the neurological system; better balance; and development of core support. You will leave this workshop with the practical, hands-on knowledge and experience to bring the BrainDance into your life and the lives of others. Those working with seniors of different ages and movement abilities will learn how to adapt the BrainDance for your specific population. The BrainDance may be done in homes, offices, gyms, assisted living centers, and nursing homes… virtually anywhere. As we grow older and our culture becomes more sedentary sitting in office chairs, cars, and in front of screens it is imperative that we find time to move our bodies, challenge our balance system, and stimulate our brains… we've got to use it or lose it!
Anne Green Gilbert started her teaching career as an elementary school teacher in Chicago where she first used movement to teach the academic curriculum. In 1981, Anne founded the Creative Dance Center, a school specializing in dance education for infants through adults and Kaleidoscope, a modern dance company of young people. Anne is the author of Teaching the Three Rs Through Movement (1977), Creative Dance for All Ages (1992), and Brain-Compatible Dance Education (2006). She has produced two DVD's, Teaching Creative Dance (2002) and BrainDance (2003). As a member of the Arts Education Standards project, she helped write the Washington State Dance Standards and Learning Goals. Anne has received a number of awards for her teaching and service to dance education including the prestigious American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Honor Award (1999) and the NDA Dance Scholar/Artist Award (2005). Anne directs the Summer Dance Institute for Teachers, now in its 15th year at the Creative Dance Center, and is in demand throughout the world for her fun, engaging, and transforming workshops.
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