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Sho offers a range of dance teacher training
and development including preparation for
professional dance teaching qualifi cations.
Distance learning, video assessment and
telephone tutorials are available. 1-2-1’s and group
sessions can be booked in UK and worldwide.
Preparation for Performance Coaching is
available for dancers and teachers. Sho has an
extensive professional background in dance,
This month, Sho looks at choreography, exercise and health education and
the most effective way in
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Once you are familiar with how to do In just a few moments I went from
something it is easy to forget what it was like being totally useless to actually
before you had mastered the skill. This is being able to produce something
why, as a teacher, I like to regularly challenge that had the beginnings of a
myself by learning a new skill. It reminds me forehand. Yippee. I could feel my
what it is like to feel the frustration of being success motivating me to want to
a beginner as well as the joy of achievement learn more. So we joined the early
when you make some progress. My latest morning group coaching session
venture into learning a new skill took place for the remainder of our holiday.
on the tennis court during a recent holiday. This turned out to be a great move.
At fi rst my husband Josh and I whacked a With the coach’s help I really felt I
few tennis balls back and forth over the net. was making progress. He was able
I should say at this point that my previous to break down what he wanted me
experience of tennis consisted of watching to do and explain why it should be
some of the tennis greats play at Wimbledon done in a certain way. This made
on TV. So I had no proper idea of how to sense to me and gave me something to hang Line dancer. Realising that they can do it
hit the ball and certainly no idea of how my learning on. And a regular practise session really helps to encourage beginners to stick
to go about achieving a basic forehand or with Josh each evening reinforced what I had with it and continue learning. And before
backhand. I was, in my ignorance, using been taught in the morning and helped me to they know it they have a few basic dances
way too much effort to try to get the ball make some improvement. under their belt. Just like the tennis coach, I
over the net. My lack of technique meant like to focus on achieving a good foundation
that my muscles were working overtime My experience with tennis is a good example that can be added to and built on. So I ensure
trying to cope. Enter the professional tennis of the role that coaches and teachers play in that the dancers get to know the basic steps
coach. The coach watched us knocking balls helping people to learn new skills. I could before they learn to do them within a dance.
back and forth for a few moments and then have just carried on hitting tennis balls This means that right from the start they get
he asked if he could give me a few basic back and forth any old way but having the to know what they are doing and recognise
pointers. I was more than happy to have guidance of a professional coach gave me the separate steps that make up their dances.
his input so I didn’t need to be asked twice. learning shortcuts to the basics of the game. This makes it easier for them to learn dances
With a little bit of technical guidance about This is similar to how I approach teaching in the future containing these steps as they
using the swing of the racquet rather than beginners to Line dance. I structure the can already do them. Transferring their
power I immediately felt a difference. Not teaching to take advantage of methods that existing skills in this way shortens the
only that but I managed to hit the ball over can shorten the learning process and build learning process and leaves more time for
the net time and time again. What a result. confi dence, a key motivator in the beginner them to enjoy dancing.
Shos Dance DEC 1 30/10/08, 1:38:28 pm
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