Open to all dancers, dance educators, artists, notators, LOD practitioners, and movers: LOD for Community,
a new and FREE monthly remote PD event from the LODC, offers
opportunities to make new connections with peers AND with the Language
of Dance, have some fun, and dance! Join a LOD
Master Practitioner or LOD Teacher Trainer in an
enlivening and uplifting LOD activity. 2022 session dates will be announced soon.
Participation for each LOD for Community event will be limited to the first 20 registrants.Registration confirmation and the Zoom link details will be sent a week before each event.
Language of Dance® Certified Practitioner Course (TBA)
Movement Educator, Production Manager, and performer
Woodvale, West Australia
Shana Habel
K-12 Dance Educator and Administrator in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD)
Los Angeles, CA
Amber McCall
Dance Instructor at San Jose City College
San Jose, CA
Dr. Stephanie Milling
Head of Dance Education for the Theatre and Dance Department at the USC, Columbia
Columbia, SC
Dr.
Marissa Nesbit
Assistant Professor of Dance, Dance Education Coordinator at UNC
Charlotte
Charlotte, NC
Brooklynn Reeves-Mallett
Videographer and Megill and Company notator, performer
Simi Valley, CA
Cassandra Roberts-Rossi
Dance Educator in a public high school performing arts department
Jersey City, NJ
Maria Royals
Dance Educator, Dance Department Chairperson at the George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology
Towson, MD
Maddie Sharp
Dance Educator in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD)
Los Angeles, CA
Corazon Tierra
Interdisciplinary dance artist, poet, Somatic movement Educator, Dance Educator, Teaching Artist
New York, NY
Amy Vaillancourt
Certified Yoga Instructor
Zurich, Switzerland
Kodee Van Nort
Adjunct Springfield and Andover School of Ballet Faculty
Andover, MA
Rachel
Anne Wurman
Dance Educator for NYC Department of
Education
New York, NY
We will be featuring the impressive work of a different MP every few months. Be sure to check back to discover all of the fascinating ways the Master Practitioners are incorporating LOD and the Language of Dance pedagogy into their work.
"Making Musicality Visible" by Dr. Marissa Nesbit
Playing with Duration, Timing, and Accents in the Choreographic Process
Types of Coursework Available
The LODC offers many educational opportunities to study the LOD Approach: Tasters and Workshops, Language of Dance Foundations, 3 Modules of Master Practitioner Certification and the Master Practitioner Bridge Course.
The Language of Dance Center is a New York State Education Department Approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE).
The path towards becoming a Language of Dance® Certification Instructor is an exciting and challenging one.
LOD Foundations Graduate
Take and Complete:
Foundations (Parts 1 & 2)
At graduation, you will be authorized to:
Use LOD Foundations materials in your own work
Enter the Master Practitioner (MP) Certification Course
LOD Master Practitioner
Take and Complete:
Master Practitioner Certification (Modules A, B, C)
At graduation, you will be authorized to:
Integrate LOD Master Practitioner material into your existing artistic, pedagogical, or research practice
Use the Language of Dance registered trademark
Teach, publish, and present as an LOD-MP
Enter the LOD Bridge Course
LOD Bridge course Graduate
Take and Complete:
LOD Bridge Course
At graduation, you will be authorized to:
Use your LOD Implementation plan
Enter the LODC Teacher Trainer program to teach the Foundations courses and/or Master Practitioner coursework.
LOD Foundations Instructor
Take and Complete:
Assist one-half of Foundations (Part 1 or 2) and co-teach the other half
At graduation, you will be authorized to:
Teach Foundations Courses through the LODC using the LOD Foundations curriculum.
Mentor MP’s who want to begin the Teacher Training process
LOD Teacher Trainer
Take and Complete:
Complete the Foundations Instructor Training and assist one-half of MP Certification Course (Modules A, B, C and Bridge Course) and co-teach the other half.
At graduation, you will be authorized to:
Teach Foundations Courses through the LODC using the LOD Foundations curriculum.
Mentor MP’s who want to begin the Teacher Training process
Teach MP Certification Courses through the LODC using the LOD Certification curriculum.
Mentor Foundations Instructors who want to become LOD Teacher Trainers.
Bridge course students build their capacity and confidence to communicate with LOD toward becoming LOD teachers trainers. Students plan and present an LOD workshop using the LOD conceptual and pedagogical framework to address, deepen, and serve socio-cultural and/or aesthetic needs in a community.