Diploma Course - JWAAD







The Diploma Course is aimed at dancers who want to develop their own style and technique, and to deepen their knowledge and understand all aspects of Egyptian Dance. It also improves leadership and teaching skills and provides an opportunity to network and exchange ideas. The JWAAD teaching diploma is recognised as being the most thorough and comprehensive course available for those interested in teaching Bellydance. It focuses on the Egyptian style, covering: rhythms, musical styles and instruments, history and culture, costuming, course planning, teaching methods, personal technique, teaching technique, interpretation and choreography, analysis of technique and includes two practical teaching assessments. Various Middle Eastern and other styles are also touched upon. The course includes over 100 hours of tuition, spread over four weekends and one intensive week. To qualify to register for this course, you must have completed the Foundation Course with assessment, and must have at least two years’ dance experience and be of intermediate or higher standard. If you are interested, let the tutors on the Foundation course know and they will advise you if you are of a suitable level. What is included? • Music study (including rhythms, recognition, styles and instruments) • Technique, choreography and interpretation classes to develop your own technique • History and culture • Teaching methods • Teaching technique, interpretation and choreography • Course planning • Private technique assessment • Performance and teaching observation • 2 practical teaching assessments • Analysis of technique • Resource file To Apply Send a CV with your dance experience to date. Please state which Foundation course you completed – date, location and tutors. To be eligible to apply you should have successfully completed the JWAAD Foundation course and your technique been assessed at intermediate level. Answer the questions below and include them with your CV: 1) How many years have you been studying Arabic dance? 2) What level would you describe your technique as? i.e. intermediate, advanced etc. 3) What styles have you learnt? i.e. Saidi, Baladi, Oriental, Khaleegy, Magrebi, etc. 4) What props have you learned to use? i.e. veil, sagat/zills, assaya/cane etc. 5) What is your understanding of the word ‘Saidi’? 6) What is your understanding of the word ‘Baladi’? 7) What is your understanding of the word ‘Oriental’? 8) What is your understanding of the word ‘taqasim’? 9) Can you name and describe 5 instruments used in Arabic music that you don’t usually find in the West. 10) Name 3 Arabic rhythms. 11) Which famous dancers of the Middle East have most influenced your style? 12) Which famous dancers of the West have most influenced your style? You should send the above information with a cheque made payable to 'JWAAD' for £100 to: JWAAD Teacher Training 9 Ferndale Avenue East Boldon Tyne & Wear NE36 0TQ Testimonials Below are testimonials from graduates who have completed the JWAAD Diploma course: Why did you decide to do the JWAAD teacher training course? ‘To make me a better dancer and to make sure I knew what I was doing as a dance teacher!’ ‘I knew that I was going to be moving away from London, and hadn't been able to locate any classes at a suitable level in the city that I was moving to. Teaching seemed to be the only option if I wanted to continue dancing regularly, however, I wanted to be sure that I knew what I was doing and could give students a good foundation in all aspects of this dance.’ ‘I decided to do the JWAAD TT course to help my teaching skills; I was doing the dance routine choreography for our local Amdram, and I realised how difficult it was to teach others to dance, I didn't know where to start. I found it so frustrating, that despite my best efforts at giving info I was totally inadequate.’ ‘I decided to do the course to improve both my teaching and dancing skills as I felt that if I were passing on knowledge it should be as correct and authentic as possible.’ What did you personally get out of the course? ‘Improved technical skills.’ ‘The ability to break down moves.’ ‘A deeper understanding of the music.’ ‘An awareness of the need to interpret the music, and "the permission" to let go! (if that makes sense).’ ‘A sense of finding my place at this time in my life.’ ‘The group shared an experience which for me was life changing in a small way, and I suspect that it was the same for others. I met and bonded with a group of women with which I had many things in common, many of us had shared similar life experiences, which were not altogether mainstream This group is unlike any I have experienced, in that it contains a high percentage of women who are passionate, not only about dancing, women who are generous in their approach to others, and who are looking to be well rounded people. In our group there were quite a few perfectionists, and women who had pushed limits, and had enjoyed doing this.’ ‘A greater understanding of the behaviour of others, and of myself. This included good things and not so good things.’ ‘Friendship..’ ‘Motivation’ ‘Drive and encouragement.’ ‘Inspiration from seeing others move beautifully..’ ‘My personal dance ability and technique improved hugely across the 2 years’ ‘I learnt a lot about the history/music etc. that you don't tend to get from just going to regular classes and I think that learning how to teach technique makes your own technique get better. The intensive weekends made sure I now have a lot of really, really good mates who I still see every now and again and the private lessons/small group teaching are very good for personal technique.’ ‘I personally felt much more confident as a teacher and met some great and hopefully lasting friends.’ ‘I loved the individual feedback from private lessons – both good and constructive.’ What was the highlight of the course? ‘The weekends away, exchanging information with both teachers and other students. And getting the certificate - it was a real achievement.’ ‘I really enjoyed the tutorial weekends and summer school.’ ‘Working with a group. I made some really good friends. Even those I wouldn’t choose as best friends, all had their good points. Each person has different strengths and we complemented each other.’ ‘One wild night out in September in the "White Hart" in Buckingham after a particularly gruelling day dancing, I think that we all felt the need to "let go".’ Which subject did you like best and why? ‘I enjoyed the history and culture as everyone got to put their own personal slant on what they did in choosing their own essay topics.’ ‘I enjoyed researching for my history and culture assignment. I have always been interested in social history and social anthropology, so it was good to have an excuse to research these aspects relating to Middle Eastern Dance.’ ‘The subject I liked best was Egyptian music, as it opened a whole new world for me which I found fascinating. The differences between Shaabi, folk, classical, Nubian, pop, Baladi, and what’s more, the start of an understanding of the instruments, and the feeling behind the music.’ ‘I liked the correction and technique sessions, both my personal technique and the sessions where we looked at how to break down technique to teach to others.’ ‘I liked preparing and doing the micro teaching as it was active and practical rather than academic.’ As you can see, people came to the course for different reasons. At JWAAD, we like to encourage individuality and personal development. We see team work as an important aspect of the course. Meeting your fellow participants and working as a group means you develop friendships and contacts that can last forever. You are also part of a much bigger network of JWAAD trained teachers. Whether you decide this is the course for you or not, we wish you happiness in your dancing. Kay Kay Taylor Head of JWAAD Teacher Training Your Tutors: Our most experienced JWAAD teachers will run the JWAAD Foundation course regionally. These are nine of our most senior tutors on the JWAAD Diploma course: Josephine Wise - Principal Kay Taylor - Head of Teacher Training Margaret Krause Yvette Cowles Raphaelle Masson Trish Rapley Giles Beatrice Curtis Jan Piggott Gwen Booth The following are also JWAAD teachers Amelia Barlow Catherine Bartholomew Gwen Booth Josephine Brennan Sinead Browing Warda Bucciarelli Sylvia Cannetti Emma Chapman Catherine Clarke Julie Clarke Yvette Cowles Beatrice Curtis Nancy Djadda Elizabetta Favot Alison Frankum Harriet Gervasio Carol Goodwin Chris Gould Shona Hagan Ann Hall Ragnhild Hegre Eizabeth Hopkins Heike Humphreys Agnieszka Jablonska Anne Kingston Margaret Krause Judi Linley Nikki Livermore Deirdre MacDonald Karen Mallon Bree Malone Raphaelle Masson Ann McLaughlin Galit Mersand Lisa Michaela Samantha Neal Pamela Nicholson Melanie Norman Claire Novis Alison Orr Jan Piggott Sharlene Pratt Trish Rapley Giles Jude Smit Kay Taylor Tine Valois Elaine Widdaker Jean Young Dance Leader: Kristyene Boreland To find a JWAAD teacher in your area please go to Find a JWAAD Teacher For more information on costs or application forms please contact: JWAAD Teacher training 9 Ferndale Ave East Boldon Tyne & Wear NE36 0TQ T: 0191 519 0305 F: 0191 519 0322 E: jwaadtt@mac.com