PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION COURSE FOR DANCE INSTRUCTORS NEW Location: Pearl Studios - 500 8th Ave. (bet35/36th str) 8pm-10:30pm Starting Again in May 2010! Monday-ArgTango/Bolero/WCSwing/Merengue Tuesday-Salsa/Hustle/Cha-Cha/Rumba

About The Program

The Professional Certification process offers extraordinary benefits to dance teachers and even students, deeply enriching their dancing and teaching, and greatly expanding their career opportunities and knowledge.

This course is for those who would like to be certified in the dance style they teach or would like to teach. It is a comprehensive program designed to teach you dance concepts you may not have fully understood. And will give you the tools in which to take your exam.

You will improve both your verbal and presentation skills. You will learn the precise vocabulary for describing the technical elements of dance figures, which will help your explanations become clear, succinct, and consistent. Your knowledge of the precise alignments will improve your ability to choreograph routines for your students. You will expand your knowledge of musical terms and concepts, and you will understand how dancing and music relate. Finally, the process of technical mastery will improve your eye, so you will know instantly how to correct your students.

In the dance industry, professional certificates are granted to dancers who submit themselves to a standardized exam from one of the accredited organizations, and who pass that exam satisfactorily. A credential from any of these organizations is an asset to your career. The certification exam for which you’ll prepare for is the Dance Vision International Dancers Association (DVIDA®) certification. The teacher training curriculum is based on the DVIDA® syllabus and the ProDvida exam structure which is recognized by the Nation Dance Council of America. The certificate you receive when you pass your certification exams declares your expertise to the world. Your certification is the first step to being recognized as a national expert.

Our for program that started in November has been very successful... all 6 Instructors will be getting there certificates by April 25th! Due to it's success we have started another program on Mondays.  The programs starting in May will consist of 4 dances from the American Style Dvida syllabus. Mondays course will consist of Arg. Tango, WC Swing, Bolero, and Merengue.   And Tuesdays course will be of Cha-Cha, Salsa, Hustle and Rumba. These 2 courses will be the dances for certification.  There are 17 dances in all at 3 different levels that one can achieve. These program's will be conducted to 1 night a week at a 2 ½ hour time slot, 60 hours in total. Class will be limited to 10 people. Jami Josephson, who has several certifications in American and International Style of 17 dances will be conducting this program. For more information, please contact Jami at 877-980-DANCE or email at Jami@Learn2Salsa.com.

Requirements and Information

Program Cost - $3000 Discount if paying in full or a payment schedule is available at $500 per month

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MONDAY'S

Course Materials Required:
- Argentine Tango Manual... $49
- Bronze American Style Manual… $99
- Notebook Binder
(video camera is allowed at the end of each class)

Class Dates:
May 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th
June 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th
July 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th
August 2nd, 9th, 16th,23rd,30th
Sept. 13th, 20th, 27th
Oct. 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th

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TUESDAY'S

Course Materials Required:

Notebook Binder
(video camera is allowed at the end of each class)

Class Dates:
May 4th,11th,18th,25th
June 1st,8th,15th,22nd,29th
July 13th,20th,27th
Aug 3rd,10th,17th,24th,31st
Sept 7th,14th,21st,28th
Oct 5th,12th,19th

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Attendance
This is a professional level course, and we cover a lot of material at a fairly fast pace. Missing class is not advised, as you can easily fall behind. If you do have to miss a class, you can generally arrange to work with one of the other students to help you catch up. You can also schedule private lessons with Jami.

Practice
Each class meets a total of 2 1/2 hours a week. Most students spend quite a bit of time every week studying the material and practicing what they have learned. Though the amount of outside time varies greatly from student to student, please expect to commit one hour of study time for every hour you spend in class. Becoming a dance teacher takes dedication and practice.

Materials
The DVIDA Manuals and a Binder are required textbooks for the course. The accompanying DVIDA videos are recommended, but optional. The DVIDA Bronze Manuals and videos are available from Dance Vision, and may be ordered online at http://www.dancevision.com, or by calling 1-800-851-2813. A Binder is needed for all class handouts that are distributed over the entire program.

Tuition
Tuition is currently $3000 for the 6th month course. If you choose to pay all this up front then there is a discount of $250. If you choose to pay monthly then the tuition is $500 per month. Tuition is due the first class of each new month or every 4th week of classes. Students who make a late tuition payment will be accessed a $15 late fee. Tuition can be paid in class by check, or online via PayPal to Jami@Learn2Salsa.com. There is a 3% service fee for all Paypal charges. Checks should be made payable to Jami Josephson. To secure your enrollment in the class, we recommend submitting the $100.00 non-refundable deposit at least 10 days prior to the start of class.

Shoes
All students will be expected to have proper dance shoes by the second class meeting. This is not an arbitrary aesthetic or fashion consideration. To teach dance, you need the "right tool for the job," and proper dance shoes are literally the foundation for your dancing!

Presentations
Because this is a teaching class, there is a strong emphasis on presentation. You will be expected to present material to the class on a regular basis. You may be asked to demonstrate a figure or to present a brief history of a specific dance. Don't worry, their is hand out assignments in advance, so you will have plenty of time to prepare!

Dancing Both Roles
In order to teach a specific dance or figure, you need to be able to articulate and demonstrate both the leader’s and follower’s part. We spend equal time in class working on both parts, and every student is expected to dance with every other student as both leader and follower, regardless of gender. This is standard practice for professional dance instruction.

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Additional Information

Deposits for May's Courses of $100 is now been excepted! Only 10 people per course, so sign up soon before course sells out!

For any questions or more information, please feel free to contact Jami at 347-218-1500.

For Enrollment please send check or money order to:

Jami Josephson
502 west 55th street, #1W
NYC, NY 10019

Or PayPal to Jami@Learn2Salsa.com

 

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