Language of Dance Center, Inc

Developed for remote learning, these courses have both asynchronous and synchronous direct instruction, homework, mentoring, and final project preparation/group work. Each of these professional development courses for dance artists and dance/arts educators introduces the Movement Alphabet ©1983 and motif notation, as applied to educational, creative or community settings, or as a tool to facilitate understanding with clients. By the end of the course, you present an application of how you will integrate these literacy tools into your practice. Each part can be taken as a discrete entity. Participants are awarded certificates on the successful completion of each Foundations course.

Comprehensive education in the Language of Dance Approach offered through 3 stages of certification. These courses sequentially and substantively explore the full scope and depth of the Language of Dance framework as presented in Your Move. Each stage of certification progresses in depth of theory and application to creatively cultivate and pedagogically integrate dance literacy into the teaching and learning of dance.
Module A: REVIEW and EXTENSION into new specifics in concept families, Body Key and Standard Key, Beginning level readings. Start project.
Module B: (Online course module) DEEPENING and Learning Specifics: Numerous intermediate LOD concepts and Intermediate level readings. Continue developing project.
Module C: (Advanced material and final projects) Numerous advanced LOD concepts, as well as Constant Cross Key and Stance Key, Intro to Labanotation, Advanced level readings. Sharing of final project.