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Kawakib's GUIDE
TO TEACHING MIDEASTERN DANCE
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CONTENTS:
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A. Background
research & preparation
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Skill assessment
& development
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a. What
skills does student have?
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b. Which
skills need developing?
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Lesson
planning
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a. Class
business
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b. Warm-ups
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c. Technique
drill
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d. Dance
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B. Classroom
method
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Introduction
of a move
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a. Analytical
approach
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b. Intuitive
approach
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Practise
of the move
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a. Repetition
& correction
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b. Experimentation
& variation
(excerpt below)*
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c. Basic
skills into advanced techniques
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Dance
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C. Student's
ability to learn
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Motivations
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Mental/muscular
arousal
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a. Accentuate
arousal
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b. Incorporate
relaxation
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*Note
on teaching beginners
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D. Teacher's
role in learning situation
* (excerpt
from "B: Classroom method: 2. Practise of the move")
b. Experiment
and Variation: The practise of a skill can take many forms. Find alternative
ways of presenting the same material so students don't get bored or
frustrated. Alternative methods change the focus but not the underlying
concept. This keeps the student interested while still reinforcing the
move.
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Introduce
stylistic changes that would apply when using the steps in different
contexts (ie., oriental or folkloric; vary the level of isolation - large
and loose, or subtle and controlled.)
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Foster
kinetic memory by having students repeat the move with their eyes closed;
facing a different direction; or alternately with another move. Divide
them into couples and have them face each other. When they have to execute
a step that is the 'opposite' of their partner (ie., isn't a 'mirror image'),
they'll really have to concentrate, and they'll learn the move very
thoroughly this way...
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