Completing the Social Dance Teacher Training Leadership Program will allow you to inspire others to dance, enjoying a lifelong activity with many health benefits.
Program Cornerstones
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Guiding students to move successfully in rhythm
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Classroom management for parties and teaching large groups of students
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Learning verbal dance cues
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Dance methodology
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Guided teaching experiences
Program provides
Experiential learning through dancing
200+ hour credentials to teach Social Dance
Elective credit toward your degree
Courses
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All courses are 1 credit or 20 hours, except Dance Teacher Training, which is 2 credits
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Students must earn a B or above for courses to count toward program.
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Courses can be taken for non-credit and applied toward program.
Requirements
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Intro to Adventure Programming | KIN 230* (through the Adventure Leadership Institute)
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One of the following sequences:
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Any level I course in the opposite dance role (Lead or Follow)
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Dance Teacher Training | PAC 199
Electives
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Salsa I | PAC 152
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Cuban Salsa I | PAC 148
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Country Line Dance | PAC 151
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West Coast Swing I | PAC 165
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Lindy Hop I | PAC 167
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One of the following:
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Two of the following:
Practicum
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PAC 199 I Dance for Instructors - Course Shadow
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PAC 299 I Dance for Instructors - Teaching Assistant
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Dance for Instructors course can be taken after you have completed the second class of a series. It’s a prerequisite for all TA credits. All TA classes are at PAC instructor’s approval.