The Dance Science Academy
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Curriculum
Features of the curriculum
- “I want to be able to dance better…”
- “I want to improve my students...”
- “I want to start my own dance class...”
- “I want to go abroad for dancing in the future...”
- Variety of courses to meet various needs
- DSA provides variety of courses for students who may have different interests. Students may belong to “science” field and be inteseted in biomechanical analysis of dance movements. Students may be interested in “culture”, history behind dancing and dance music. We also support studnets who would like to learn “teaching”, techniques for teaching and coaching.
- Practical lessons
- If you wish to acquire knowledge, reading might be enough. At DSA, we aim to teach knowlege that you can apply for your performance on a stage or a lesson. We focus on details that are interesting and useful to our dancers and teachers. Our learning programs are practical and interactive.
- Expert educaters
- DSA’s educaters are not only experts in different fields but also are active professionals who have rich real life experiences. They have knowledge on their fields and are always dedicated in their lectures.
Subject
Practical Area
Classrooms for learning practical matters
Seminar for Rhythmic Gymnastics
Special lecture
World-class lessons!
Drama workshop
To enhance ability of expressing by learning from theatrical skills used by theater actors and actresses.
Conditioning
“How should I prepare myself before dancing?”
Stretching series
“I want to become more flexible!”
Stretching without any pain
Turn out series
“What is the proper way of turn-out?”
“Learn and improve!”
Pointe
“Acquire beautiful toes!”
Many tips on pointe
Scientific Area
To learn about human body and its movement in order to prevent injury and to make safely programmed lesson schedules
Seminar for Rhythmic Gymnastics
Pirouette＆Jump
“Not very good at pirouette?”
“Focus on your body axis when spinning!”
Dance Anatomy Level 1
To learn about bones and muscles and study proper posters for dancing
Dance Anatomy Level 2
To analyze dancing from anatomy and biomechanics point of view
Dance nutrition science
“Stay fit and be energetic!”
Healthy diet for dancers
Dance Physiology
To learn structures and mechanism of muscles and build an ideal body for dancing
Dance Injury Care
To be aware of common injuries in dancing and prevent them from happening
Growth and Development
To learn physical and psychological development to create safe environment for the dancers
Psychology for performance enhancement
Mentality affects performance.
To learn unseeable mentality.
Teaching Area
To learn about curriculums that fit dancers’ ages, technical terms, movements and teaching method.
Seminar for Rhythmic Gymnastics
Pirouette＆Jump
“Not very good at pirouette?”
“Focus on your body axis when spinning!”
Dancing teaching method: common basic instruction course
Dancing teaching method set to target 4-8 years old
Ballet coaching method Level 1
Ballet coaching method set to target 3-11 years old learning the basics
Ballet coaching method Level 2
Ballet coaching method set to target 11-17 years old learning intermediate materials
Ballet coaching method Level 3
Ballet coaching method set to target adults and athletes learning advanced materials
Cultural Area
Classes to learn history of dancing and music selections in order to deeply understand dance and expand variety of expressions and creativity.
Music for dance
To learn about music that supports dancers
Dance History
To unveil the history behind dance and to explore the time period when ballet was invented