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Pedagogy

 

Education:

Texas Christian University: Fort Worth, Texas

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ballet, Educational Studies Minor

 

BFA Coursework: Classical Ballet Technique, Modern Dance Technique, Ballet Teaching Methods, Choreography, Improvisation, Dance Theory, Dance History, Lighting Design, Dance Production, Functional Anatomy, Pilates, Directed Studies in Pedagogy

 

Educational Studies Minor coursework: Educational Psychology, Child Development, Teaching for Learning Differences, Effective Teaching and Implementation, Promoting Literacy in the Content Areas, Professional Roles and Responsibilities

 

Experience:

Texas Dance Conservatory: Fort Worth, Texas

Instructor, August 2015- present

Intermediate to advanced jazz, advanced ballet, pointe

 

American Classical Ballet Academy: Arlington, Texas

Instructor, August 2015- December 2015

Advanced ballet and modern

YAGP contemporary choreography for senior and junior ensemble divisions

 

Lonestar Collective Dance: Boerne, Texas

Instructor, August 2014-July 2015

Beginning through advanced ballet, jazz, contemporary, musical theater

 

Smart Barre: Fort Worth and San Antonio, Texas

Instructor, September 2013-present

Women's barre method classes based on the principles of ballet, Pilates, yoga, and resistance training

www.smartbarrebody.com

 

Trilogy Dance Center: San Antonio, Texas

Instructor, January- June 2015

Beginning through advanced ballet

 

The Joffrey Workshop, Texas: San Antonio, Texas

Chaperone, June-July 2014

  • Served as resident assistant in dormitory on St. Mary's University campus

  • Participated in daily classes and final performance

  • Observed and analyzed faculty members' teaching practices

 

Arlington Heights High School: Fort Worth, Texas

Student Teacher, August 2013-April 2014

  • Completed requirements for several courses in both TCU School for Dance and College of Education by creating lessons plans for and teaching Intro to Dance and Ballet Level II

  • Recorded over twenty hours of observation of Arlington Heights High School Dance Program

 

San Antonio School for the Performing Arts: San Antonio, Texas

Instructor, December 2008-August 2010

Beginning to intermediate ballet, tap, and jazz

© 2013 Susan Vogel Photography. © 2014 Elizabath Homan/Artistic Images. Special thanks to James Vargas.
 

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