Teacher
Certification
Cutting edge
practical teacher
training and
certification
Dance Teacher Web and the University
of Nevada Las Vegas - Partners in Your Success!
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Faculty from the University of Nevada Las Vegas and Dance Teacher Web have partnered to create the best and most comprehensive teacher training program for dance teachers, K-12 teachers and dance studios with multiple disciplines. This program presents a syllabus that is safe, effective and fun! The curriculum provides a challenging yet easy to grasp dance training for beginner through intermediate levels. Level two certification is for those looking for intermediate and advanced curriculum. Give your Studio a competitive edge by certifying your faculty!
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Dance Teacher University runs concurrent to the Dance Teacher Web LIVE Conference & Expo. DTU participants have full access to all Conference classes, special events and hospitality outside the DTU schedule.
CURRICULUM
DTU is an exceptional program (Level I and Level II) including the basics of ballet, modern, tap, lyrical, jazz and hip hop, as well as classes in anatomy, prevention of injury, pre-school movement, and much more. A teacher training program that will give you a foundation is very valuable but, when this education comes from people that have years of professional experience in their fields and are backed by a major University it gives the training program more credibility.
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When information is put together in a sequential manner it is easier to retain the information. This is one of the important reasons to participate in a teacher-training program. You should receive manuals and video information for your library. This assists you with studying and provides a resource to revisit the information that you have learned. What you gain by attending a quality workshop is greatly enhanced, if you have a foundational education that you can always compare to the new information you are receiving in a workshop. Making the workshop much more valuable to you.
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Do You Teach Dance In The K-12 Setting?
Our teacher certification program is for you! You know how important it is to have a safe syllabus or program to follow that will also help build strength, coordination and flexibility. Plus you will learn hundreds of hours of class content that will keep your classes fresh and fun for years to come! All attendees will receive a certificate of completion that is suitable for framing!
The 2025 Certification Course will run concurrent to the Dance Teacher Web LIVE Conference & Expo. July 21st - 25th at the incredible Paris Las Vegas.
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Tuition is $427.00 per student in addition to conference registration fee and includes four full days of curriculum classes and seminars as well as access to classes and amenities of the Dance Teacher Web Conference & Expo.
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All attendees will receive a certification certificate that is suitable for framing!
Ballet
Dolly Kelepecz will be teaching Ballet. Her method of teaching ballet will use a new untraditional, cutting edge approach. It combines strict, traditional ballet steps with the ideology of Pilates, which focuses on mind/body connection, adding elements of Gyrotonics, Body Code and many other different types of useful alternative movement techniques to help youth become accomplished at the art of ballet.
Jazz
The Jazz syllabus by Steve Sirico contains isolation work, body conditioning, as well as stretching and strengthening exercises. Center floor work includes progressions for across the floor and center combinations that will serve as building blocks for more advanced levels. Teaching technique tips for this level 1 and 2 syllabus will be given. The syllabus is up to date, safe and has a proven track record of over 25 years.
Lyrical
The Lyrical Jazz syllabus devised by Angela D’Valda Sirico helps students to gain strength and fluidity while making an excellent bridge from Classical technique to Jazz. It includes warm up material suitable for the level and expertise of the student, floor exercises to promote strength in all areas of the body and standing exercises with an accent on port de bras, rotations and balance. A vocabulary of steps for each level will be given and ideas on how to link steps together for across the floor and center combinations for level 1 and 2 students.
Early Childhood
EC Ballet syllabus, by Simone DePaolo, is a whimsical storytelling style for introducing ballet to young dancers. It begins with exercises on the floor and standing that prepare the young dancers for movement while also teaching them some basic ballet terminology. Various props and visualizations are used to guide the dancers to move in a group, and individually while gaining musicality and rhythm. EC Jazz movement syllabus focuses on basic and initial jazz movement for young dancers. It begins with centre isolation warm-ups, cardio, muscle relaxation, and balance exercises to help the dancer gain awareness of their own bodies.
Hip Hop
Level 1 Hip Hop is designed for children, teens and adults at the beginner level. Within the Syllabus are different exercises to help with strengthening, coordination, motor skills, movement and combinations that you can incorporate into your classes. Your students will develop rhythm, musicality and movement while exploring various Hip Hop styles.
Tap
Tony Coppola offers a brief background of the audibility of pedestrian movement and how it progresses to tap dance. Tap basics are broken down; accompanying terminologies are explained. Tap basics are grouped into viable combinations, creating musical phrases and complementary visuals. Basics progress to intermediate and more advanced skills. Emphasis is placed on how to break down and teach all the appropriate skills using the most clear, concise and retainable methods. Time allowing, performance and presentational aspects will be addressed.
Modern
Louis Kavouras provides a practical series of warm up, standing, and traveling excersices based on the principals of the classic modern dance techniques. In-depth study of the principals and technique of Erick Hawkins to increase range of motion, core strength, endurance, agility, coordination, rhythm and the awareness of the body in space.
Anatomy
Dance studio teachers are asked questions about pain and dysfunction of joints and muscles almost everyday. This Training is developed to answer with the most common questions and problems that occur in the dance classroom on a regular basis The Anatomy for Dance Teacher University will be specific to the kinesiology and injury prevention of Dance.
