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Some interesting points

One of my pieces of literature i am reading is ''An introduction to community dance practice'' Diane Amans (2008). So far, this book has really intrigued me and I must say I am hooked. I have made so many notes on this book and I am barely halfway through! 

I decided to mind map a couple of points (as I find mind maps very useful and easy to read) and I thought I would share these with you.

The first, is what differences to look for when teaching in a community dance setting (however this can easily be applied to all teaching settings).
Apologies for the bad quality, my camera is currently broken! 

When writing these out, I was automatically comparing my own practice and thinking about whether I do already look out for these, or whether I need to start to. I must admit, it is a bit of both! I like to focus on learning needs and methods within my classes, but looking at this, there is so much more that I need to include. 

Secondly, is Diane Amans 'Top Tips' for community dance practice:


Again, Apologies for the bad quality, my camera is currently broken! 

With this one, I saw it more as a 'check list' for any dance lesson. A lot of which again I am already using. But there are definitely some extras in there that I can start using in my practice, such as making time for myself to dance! All of this work I do, and I rarely get time to actually dance for myself anymore. Something I do miss dearly. So hopefully I will be able to find some local classes that I can attend, even if it is just once a month! 

So there's a little update for you all. I will let you know my progress in trying some more of these ideas out. And if you have any of your own to add please feel free to in the comments! 


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