- About the courses
- Dance Practice Units
- Lifespan Development and Learning in Dance
- Health and Safety
- Class Observation and Teaching Practice Units
- Dance Genre Studies
At Anthony Clifford Studios we have a strong tradition in teacher
training. We are an ISTD Approved Dance
Centre offering all the units of both the DDI and DDE teacher training
exams on a part time basis.
Our incredible "Dream Team" faculty have a vast experience in training DDI and DDE students and an impressive list of qualifications. Lessons are available with Jacqueline Barnes, Christina Ballard, Vivienne Saxton and Diana Clifford.
Diploma in Dance Instruction (DDI) and Diploma in Dance Education (DDE) have now replaced the Associate qualification and we can offer this exam in the following genre:
Imperial Ballet, Tap, Modern, Latin American, Ballroom, Disco
Freestyle and Line Dancing.
Our students are
at least
17 years of age, but we also welcome application from mature students who
have a suitable background as professional performers or teachers and need
to update or complete their teaching qualifications but don't want to go
back
to full-time
College.
To begin with teacher training students need to have passed
their Intermediate ISTD exam in each genre they wish to teach. These exams
can be studied with us in our regular classes on Sundays mornings or weekday
evenings, or studied in daytime private lessons. Licentiate and Fellowship
coaching
or
syllabus revision is also available on request.
Practical Units of DDI Modern and Tap group classes take place on
Mondays and Tuesdays during term time.
Practical Units of DDI Imperial Ballet group class takes place on Thursdays 10.15-12.15
during term time.
Practical Units of DDE Modern and Tap group classes are on Mondays and Tuesdays respectively, during term time.
As part of their training, student teachers will need to watch senior teachers at work here or at another dance school, affiliated to the centre. They will learn how to conduct and plan classes and more easily apply their new knowledge. Tutorials for these units and those of the DDE are available by appointment with your tutor.
Here at Anthony Clifford Studios we appreciate the busy lives and varying commitments of our students and wherever possible work around your schedules. If we currently do not cater for a class at a time to suit you it always worth asking us.
For more information contact the principal direct or consult the ISTD web site www.istd.org
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 either over Half terms or Sundays.
We also organise a revision day with the students prior to their exam.
Contact us for more information.
Health and Safety
We offer these units in a 3 half day course during the Autumn Term.
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 DDE 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 Studies
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 during a short tutorial.
