DANCE EDUCATOR
teaching philosophy
To whom much is given, much is required, and with freedom - education - comes the enduring responsibility to experience it as both the student and as the teacher (Freire, 1970; hooks, 1994).
Therefore, as an artist and educator who has experienced and who seeks to continue enjoying the freedom found in education’s reciprocity, my vision as a dance educator is to instigate a shift towards artists’ sustainability in the dance subculture, performing arts industry, and society at large by providing students with the correct tools to promote their individual artistic and personal development.
My classes are planned with information and experiential learning opportunities that increase technical proficiency, nurture critical thinking, demonstrate culturally germane applications of the subject matter, and empower students to become autonomous, lifelong participants in their education and professional development.
In essence, I aim to educate individuals who, in pursuit of their artistic and personal development, will welcome and embody the responsibilities that lie therein - respecting the learning process, reciprocating the sharing of knowledge with their own understanding, valuing the uniqueness in their peers, and committing to their own lifelong learning goals.