Dance teacher
Dance teacher is the name given to someone who teaches dance . The term is used today especially for people who freelance or in a dance school to ballroom dancing or special dances, such as Salsa , Tango Argentino or Discofox , teach.
history
The aristocracy , who represented the upper class of society until at least 1918 (the final fall of the Ancien Régime ), had private dance teachers because dance was one of the social manners . This profession was still practiced in the 17th and 18th centuries by traveling famous dancers and, for the less wealthy citizens, by the traveling people .
An outdated term for this function is dance master . There were permanently employed dance masters at large courts . The dance master not only had to teach, but also to arrange sequences of movements for parties and ceremonies or counter dances on balls. At the theater he was both the ballet master and choreographer . The designation dance master was used again in German theaters in the 1920s with the emergence of modern artistic dance to distinguish it from ballet master.
education
Germany
In Germany, the dance teacher is one of the liberal professions , but it is not tied to any training or license. Anyone without training can call themselves a dance teacher and open a dance school. The General German Dance Teachers Association (ADTV) and the Professional Association of German Dance Teachers (BDT) as professional organizations of dance teachers in Germany offer training to become dance teachers. The BDT is based on the requirements of the Vocational Training Act . The course and contractual conditions of the training at ADTV are based on the requirements of the Vocational Training Act . Another provider of dance teacher training is the private company DTHO (Deutsche Tanzlehrer- und HipHop-Tanzlehrer Organization).
Training as an ADTV dance teacher
Vocational training in ADTV includes practical, dance, technical-theoretical and interdisciplinary training that is based on the Vocational Training Act.
This in-company training begins on August 1st, September 1st or October 1st of each year in a recognized ADTV training school with a three-year apprenticeship. Accompanying this, there are technical, theoretical and dance lessons in an authorized ADTV vocational training school up to three times in the mornings or in block lessons. Other extra-occupational content is conveyed outside the company in seminars.
In addition to the training in ballroom dancing, there are also special training courses, the content of which can be selected from various departments within the framework of the given catalog. The framework plans integrated in the training and examination regulations define the individual training content and how it is distributed over the duration of the training.
Apprentices in the ADTV are entitled to speak as associated members in the general assembly and are represented in the presidium by the spokesman for the salaried dance teachers (AT) .
After passing the final examination or with the corresponding prerequisites, a qualification as an IHK specialist for dance schools is possible.
Since 2012 it has been possible to complete a part-time training as an ADTV dance teacher assistant.
Training as a BDT dance teacher
The training to become a BDT dance teacher lasts 3 years and includes a basic training in dance and didactic skills that are necessary for teaching dance.
Training begins either on January 1st or September 1st. An intermediate examination takes place after each year of training, and after 3 years the final examination to become a dance teacher (BDT).
Requirements:
- Completed school education (at least secondary school is recommended)
- the completion of the 18th year of life
Switzerland
Dance teacher training is also not regulated by law in Switzerland.
However, the Swiss dance teacher association SwissDance offers training to become a dance teacher, which essentially consists of three stage exams. Passing the first stage entitles the holder to bear the title “dance teacher swissdance”, the second stage is a specialization that can be done separately for individual dances or dance branches. The third stage is expert training. It is up to the student to acquire the exam material. This can e.g. B. in the context of an apprenticeship contract with a dance school or through private lessons.
Austria
In Austria, training to become a VTÖ dance teacher takes three years, with a subsequent state examination. The practical training takes place in a VTÖ dance school, and there is also a monthly theoretical lesson in the training school of the Association of Dance Teachers Vienna . After training as a dance teacher, you can complete another two-year training as a dance master.
See also
- Dance master violin
- Dance school at the Deutsches Theater , ADTV training school
Web links
- Internet presence of the General German Dance Teachers Association
- Internet presence of the professional association of German dance teachers
- Internet presence of the Association of Dance Teachers Austria
- Internet presence of the Swiss dance schools
Individual evidence
- ^ ADTV dance teacher
- ↑ Tanzen.de: The ADTV Presidium ( Memento of the original from March 19, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Requirements IHK-Fachwirt / in
- ↑ ADTV dance teacher assistance
- ↑ Swissdance certified dance teacher
- ↑ State. Certified dance teacher VTÖ
