Join the ISTD faculty in studio to develop techniques to improve students strength and flexibility.
Event details
Sunday 11 October, 10:00 - 17:00 (6 CPD hours)
Improving your students strength and flexibility.
Lecturer: Val Jones
Using Pilates based techniques this course will explore healthy movement for the dancer and the dance teacher. Exercises will be studied and used as a means of increasing awareness, thereby enhancing dance technique.
This workshop aims to give teachers practical examples of exercises to enhance their understanding of different physiques and how to train all dancers safely and effectively by exploring strategies for developing functional range of motion with precision and control using progressive exercises that scale easily across a range of abilities and levels.
This course is suitable for both modern theatre and classical ballet techniques and aims to be useful for DDE students and their tutors.
This will be a practical session where teachers can observe students for the first part of both the morning and afternoon sessions. Teachers will then be able to take part in the latter part of both sessions to can ask any questions about what they have observed in both of the student classes.
The morning session will focus on Grade 3 upwards in both Classical Ballet and Modern Theatre, and build towards the afternoon session which will focus towards the vocational levels.
Please bring an exercise/yoga mat, a small towel or two, and a theraband if you have one.
Her teaching experience covers baby classes to vocational level both in the UK and abroad. She has taught in rural and inner-city areas and in private and educational settings and is an enthusiastic advocate of CPD.
Contact the local representative: Nicola Carmichael-Phillips - westmidlands@istd.org
Lecturer Information
Val Jones
Val Jones trained at the Merseyside Dance Centre and went on to dance professionally for several years before making a second career in both choreography and teaching. Val examines for the Modern Theatre, Tap and Imperial Ballet Branches of the ISTD and is a tutor for the DDE teaching qualifications. She is also a member of the Modern Theatre Committee and Teaching Team. Val has an MA in Dance Studies from Liverpool John Moores University and is a fully qualified Body Control Pilates Teacher in both mat work and various aspects of the Pilates studio equipment including the Reformer, Cadillac and Chair.
Teaching credits both abroad and in the UK include The McDonald College Sydney, Australia, as well as many vocational schools in the North of England. Val has also taught in the educational sector helping to establish a Performing Arts Course at the John Masefield School in Herefordshire, and lecturing at Liverpool John Moores University. She is currently working with the physiotherapy team for the under 21 squad at LFC Academy and is an enthusiastic advocate of CPD.
Further information
Times and dates
Please note that all course dates and times are stated in UK Time. Courses will include time for breaks; however, the exact timing of this break may vary from course to course.
Closing dates
Bookings for this course close 3 days before it is due to take place. Therefore tickets may not always be available to purchase via the website. However, if you contact us via email coursebookings@istd.org we may be able to manually book you onto the course.
For any delegates who attend on the day without prior payment, we reserve the right to apply a 10% surcharge onto the cost of the course.
Course cancellations
Courses are subject to cancellation (up to 3 weeks in advance) if the minimum attendee numbers have not been reached. Therefore we strongly advise that all attendees book well in advance to avoid disappointment.
Lecturers
In the instance of a change to availability, we may need to find an alternative lecturer (than the one originally scheduled) to lead a course. This will not affect the content covered in the course.
CPD hours
All hours stated next to each course refer to the earned CPD hours. This will be reflected on each certificate of attendance that you will receive.
Waiting list
If a course you wish to attend has sold out, please contact us via email coursebookings@istd.org to be added to the waiting list.
Further questions
If you have any further questions, please contact coursebookings@istd.org and a member of the CPD team will get back to you.
Booking terms and conditions
Booking Conditions
All fees must be paid in full, with cleared funds, before bookings close for the course. Delegates may only attend once payment has been made. Payment will not be accepted on the day of the course unless under exceptional mitigating circumstances where this has been formally agreed by Education and Training.
Cancellations
Cancellations must be made via email to coursebookings@istd.org
- For any cancellations made less than 21 days before the event, the ISTD will retain 50% of the total booking fee.
- For any cancellations made less than 14 days before the event, the ISTD will retain 75% of the total booking fee.
- For any cancellations made less than 7 days before the event, the ISTD will retain the total booking fee.
Under exceptional circumstances or where a doctor’s certificate is provided a full or partial refund may be given at the discretion of the Education and Training department.
In the event that event delivery is affected by a local lockdown or any other force majeure, we will do our best to make alternative arrangements in order to ensure the course can go ahead. However, if this is not possible, delegates will be contacted and offered a refund or a credit note.
Where the attendee tests positive for Covid-19, via a PCR or lateral flow test, and the period of compulsory self-isolation means they are unable to attend the event - a full credit note will be issued. Credit note is to be used within 24 months of the event date and refunds will not be issued.
Delegates are advised to book refundable travel and/or accommodation, as the ISTD will not refund any incurred costs if the event does not take place.
This does not affect your statutory rights.
Further Information
Certificates of attendance will be sent to each delegate via email as a PDF document, after the CPD event has taken place. The CPD hours on the certificate will reflect the time attended by the participant with time deducted for late arrival or early departure from the session.
The Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing has the right to refuse bookings on the grounds of health and safety.
Course delegates are responsible for their own personal property and safety.
The Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing reserves the right to record any CPD for the purpose of further training. The ISTD is committed to the principle that the interests and welfare of participants taking part in dance activities is paramount. To comply with the Data Protection Act 1998, ISTD needs your permission before we take any photography or video of you. By acknowledging and agreeing to these terms I consent to ISTD photographing or videoing me at this event.
Filming /photography / recording of any content displayed or discussed during the class is not permitted by any delegate.
All work displayed is the intellectual property of the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing and appointed lecturers.
Media Consent
The Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing reserves the right to record any CPD for the purpose of further training. The ISTD is committed to the principle that the interests and welfare of participants taking part in dance activities is paramount. To comply with the Data Protection Act 1998, ISTD needs your permission before we take any photography or video of you. By acknowledging and agreeing to these terms I consent to ISTD photographing or videoing me at this event.
Filming / photography / recording of any content displayed or discussed during the class is not permitted by any delegate.
All work displayed is the intellectual property of the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing and appointed lecturers.
Behaviour and Conduct
Should any delegate display behaviour or conduct that is not deemed appropriate or respectful during or after the event then they may be asked to leave for the benefit of the other attendees.
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