- About the courses
- Dance Practice Units
- Lifespan Development and Learning in Dance
- Health and Safety
- Class Observation and Teaching Practice Units
- Dance Genre Bibliographies and Studies
At Anthony Clifford Studios we have a strong tradition in teacher training and and we are pleased now to have become an ISTD Approved Dance Centre capable of offering the new teacher training exams.
Foundation in Dance Instruction (FDI) and Certificate in Dance Education (CDE) have now replaced the Associate qualification and we can offer this exam in the following genre:
Tap, Modern, Latin American, Ballroom, Disco Freestyle and Line Dancing.
Suitable candidates should have reached the age of at least 17 and have reached the required technical standard of dance themselves. At present this means that to enter the FDI you will need to produce your Intermediate certificate and for CDE you will need the Advanced 1 exam certificate.
If the vocational graded exams have not yet been passed then we can also offer these classes at ACDS.
Student teachers will need, as part of their training, to watch senior teachers at work here or at another dance school, affiliated to the centre. They will learn to assess classes and in this way we hope they will be able to more easily apply their new knowledge.
For more information contact the principal direct or consult the ISTD web site www.istd.org
Dance Practice Units
We currently offer Tap, Modern, Latin American, Ballroom, Disco Freestyle and Line Dancing.
Tap and Modern currently have group classes for the dance
practice units, held on a Wednesday 5.00pm - 7.00pm (£26.00 for the two hours)
which are paid for by monthly or by termly invoice.
The classes are on alternate weeks for Modern and Tap dates shown below:
MODERN |
TAP |
| 5th September | 12th September |
| 26th September | 19th September |
| 10th October | 3rd October |
| 31st October | 17th October |
| 14th November | 7th November |
| 28th November | 21st November |
| 12th December | 5th December |
Disco Freestyle, Ballroom,
Latin American and Country and Western
Line Dancing
can be studied by way of private lessons.
Lifespan Development and Learning in Dance
These units are offered in courses.
Courses are run over 6 Sundays or an intensive 3 day course.
FDI
Tuesday 23rd October 2007
Wednesday 24th October 2007
Thursday 25th October 2007
9:30 am - 3:30 pm.
CDE
Day courses spread over next 3 terms culminating
in July 08 exams
Sunday 4th November 2007
Sunday 25th November 2007
Sunday 13th January 2008
Sunday 2nd March 2008
Sunday 6th April 2008
Sunday 11th May 2008
We also organise a revision day with the students prior to the exam.
9:30 am - 3:30 pm.
Contact us for more information.
Health and Safety
We offer these units in short courses.
FDI
Sunday 16th September 2007
Sunday 30th September 2007
2:00pm - 5:00 pm
CDE
Sunday 9th September 2007
Sunday 23rd September 2007
Sunday 7th October 2007
Sunday14th October 2007
Sunday 18th November 2007
2:00pm - 5:00pm
January Exam 2008
Contact us for more information.
Class Observations and Teaching Practice Units
These units are taught via personal or group tutorials by appointment
and are paid for at the private lesson rate. The number of tutorials
required will be different for each candidate.
The candidate arranges to watch classes at the Centre or Affiliated School
in advance of the lessons over a period of several weeks / months.
When teaching practice is undertaken in CDE the candidate will be assessed
teaching their own students by their Tutor, again over a period of weeks
or months, culminating in their final teaching assessment.
Dance Genre Bibliographies and Studies
These units are on a topic based on your chosen dance genre.
You choose an essay title or question based on a person, Company, aspect
of style or historic period which has influenced your chosen genre.
The Tutors can advise candidates on suitable subjects and how to go about
studying and collecting information.
The ISTD offers a 'Title Approval Service'.
