Dance Teacher Training Programs
Take Your Teaching to New Levels!
Expand Your Teaching Practice!
Dance Teacher Training
Certification Programs & Workshops
We all strive to become better educators. By developing new skills, we can support our students and keep our passion for teaching alive!
Our courses present concepts and tools which new teachers can use to create their classes and seasoned teachers can quickly apply to their current curriculum.
Our programs are geared towards studio dance teachers of any dance form and style.
Teacher training certification courses are perfect for those wanting in-depth learning and practice.
Workshops are ideal for festivals and conferences.
Not a teacher but a student? Dr Laura (Amara) Osweiler has workshops on injury prevention and health for you too!
Testimonial
Dr. Osweiler has a wealth of knowledge and I’m so glad that I took part. It has been an eye opening experience and my instruction abilities have been deeply impacted. I loved the open and collaborative environment! I recommend the course to dance instructors young and old.
~ Danielle Storey | Senior Contemporary Dance Instructor | Balance Dance Studio
Injury Prevention
Join our dance teacher training program today and take your teaching to the next level. Gain the knowledge and confidence to become a more effective and inspiring instructor.
In this course, you will:
- Develop knowledge about basic types of injuries and First Aid.
- Gain a foundational understanding of basic anatomy.
- Understand the physical benefits and drawbacks of practicing your dance form.
- Tailor your teaching to accommodate students’ ages, fitness levels and injuries.
- Learn to make safe modifications and ensure students’ bodies stay healthy.
- Create safe and effective warm-up, cool-down and stretching routines.
- Build supportive environments that foster better communication between teachers and students.
- Cultivate student awareness of injury prevention techniques.
Create Your Teaching Dance Philosophy
Students learn dance in various ways, and a successful teacher can accommodate different needs. You will start by reflecting on your learning style and your goals as a teacher. Then, you’ll incorporate various teaching methods to enrich your existing foundation. By the end, you will have created a comprehensive dance philosophy to guide you in becoming a more effective educator.
In this course, you will:
- Define and refine your personal philosophy of teaching dance.
- Develop objectives for your teaching.
- Cultivate goals for your students
- Apply various teaching methods in order to accommodate. different learning styles and access requirements.
- Offer effective feedback and evaluation.
Bellates Teacher Certificate
Laura combines Belly Dance, Pilates, Yoga and Ballet to create a fun and dynamic workout. This unique blend helps students strengthen and tone their muscles, increase flexibility and improve posture alignment.
In this course, you will:
- Learn specific exercises that encompass the Bellates foundation.
- Prevent injuries.
- Create your teaching philosophy.
- Develop lesson plans.
About Certification
Certification is awarded when a comprehensive understanding and mastery of the material is demonstrated. You may be asked to resubmit assignments integrating feedback and evaluations.
Students have one year to complete certification after purchase.
Assessment
Assignments are scored in a focused holistic approached, where each text is evaluated on its overall quality. Several categories will be examined, including:
Purpose: The objective of the question is met.
Organisation: The structure of the answer is clear and organised.
Application: Demonstrates synthetization and evaluation of knowledge.
Supporting Evidence: Strong sets of examples and details.
Scoring System
Scoring is based upon a 4-point scale:
4. The writer demonstrates consistent, though not necessarily perfect, control of the domain’s features.
3. The writer demonstrates reasonable, but not consistent, control of most of the domain’s features. The writer may control some features of the domain more than others.
2. The writer demonstrates inconsistent control of several of the domain’s features, indicating significant weakness.
1. The writer demonstrates little or no control of the domain’s feature
About Dr Osweiler
Dr Laura Osweiler is renowned for her personalized attention to student needs and expectations. She aims to help teachers, dancers and students become the best they can be at any given time. Laura emphasizes building a strong foundation while assisting individuals in achieving their goals and enjoying the learning process.
With over twenty-five years of teaching experienced, Laura is highly experienced in various settings. She’s taught in dance studios and online, accredited dance courses at Cal Poly Pomona, UCLA and UCR, continuing adult education classes at the Learning Tree and Golden Oaks (Los Angeles) and at numerous conventions and festivals. Her student base has ranges from beginners to professional dancers, youths to adults and those with and without disability.
In response to numerous requests from dance teachers for Laura to share her knowledge and bridge the gap between studio teachers and university programs, she developed a teacher training certification program. Her goal is to support both new and seasoned teachers become better instructors.
Laura has a lifelong passion for teaching. She began as a music teacher. While in graduate school, she took courses in dance pedagogy and designed and taught dance courses, gaining invaluable insights and feedback from top dance educators and dance therapists.
Laura holds a PhD in Dance History and Theory from University of California, Riverside, a BA in Music History and Literature, and a certificate in Ethnomusicology from Florida State University. She also pursued an MA in Dance Ethnology and MFA in Dance Performance at University of California, Los Angeles.