New CDTT Street Dance Teacher Qualification to be unveiled at Move It 2010

Street Dance has never been easy to teach. Constantly evolving and kept out of the studios, many self-taught street dance teachers are excellent dancers but are unprepared for the challenges of working with beginner level students in a gym or dance studio environment.
Now, Creation Dance, a long term provider of community street dance classes, has devised a comprehensive teacher training program for competent dancers aimed at raising the standards of tuition in the community and creating opportunities for aspiring dance teachers to teach street dance and hip hop to people of all ages and abilities in their local area.

The CDTT Certification Program is a low cost course with flexible study options that gives students the tools to become a responsible and confident teacher. The training provides students with a strong understanding of anatomy, physiology and dance safety. Upon completion of the program, aspiring teachers are able to intelligently sequence fun and safe classes, spanning a variety of styles and levels.

“Urban Groovz, our pioneer street dance syllabus and teaching method shows teachers how to break down Hip Hop movements so beginners are encouraged to get dancing.” says course Director, Ainhoa Rey. “Using motor fitness training and solid teaching techniques, teachers can ensure that their students learn coordination and choreography more quickly, which keeps them coming back to class as there’s a huge sense of satisfaction felt when they achieve their goals. A major part of our training aims create an environment in which students feel motivated and encouraged to go beyond their limitations. Teachers can apply the principles to their unique street dance style so it’s suitable for a range of dancers.”

At this year’s largest dance exhibition in the UK, Move It 2010, Creation Dance will be available to talk to people who are interested in becoming a dance teacher and sharing their passion for dance with their community.
Those wanting to set up their own dance classes or just find out about the CDTT qualification, can visit Creation on Stand 123, where Ainhoa Rey, the Head of Teaching Training and Elle Kealy, the Founding Director and Head of Franchise Services, will be available to provide information and guidance.

During the exhibition, Creation Dance is giving away a FREE Creation Dance Teacher Training Street Dance Teacher Training Certification. Visit the stand to enter the competition. Move It runs from March 10-14th 2010 at London Olympia. For more information about Creation Dance UK: http://www.creationdance.co.uk/ For information about CDTT: http://www.beadanceteacher.co.uk

Enrolling new dance courses now in London, Oxford, Edinburgh and HK: http://ping.fm/KOsXO or http://ping.fm/TMS9l

So excited! Pole Dance class and Circus Classes (silks, hoops, rope) all in one place in HK!

I’ve been looking for a place to learn silks (like Cirque Du Soleil) and hoops for years and there’s never been anywhere in Hong Kong to do this until now. Aerial Arts Academy has just opened it’s doors to Hong Kongers who want to learn pole dance, including Chinese Pole, and all sorts of fabulous aerial acts.
If you don’t feel that adventurous, Sensory Silks is a fitness based class using the silks to tone, similar to Yoga with Silks, that I’ve only ever seen in LA..

If you want to come and try check out their website: www.aerialartsacademy.com

Pole Dancing Classes in Hong Kong just got so much more interesting!!!

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Saw this article in the Telegraph - here is a prime example of why you guys should come on down to our Beginners dance classes this Autumn!:

Men who look good on the dance floor make the fittest mates, claim scientists
Men who dance well are more likely to attract women, a study shows.

By Richard Alleyne, Science Correspondent
Published: 10:00PM BST 08 Jul 2009


Scientists discovered that being able to pull off dance floor moves with the ease of John Travolta indicates strength and ability to produce healthy offspring

Researchers found that the men who women said looked attractive on the dance floor are actually physically stronger than those who are considered to have two left feet. This in turn indicates an ability to have strong children.

Researchers recorded video clips of 40 heterosexual male students dancing to the drum track of the Robbie Williams song Let Me Entertain You.

They found those whose moves were rated attractive and assertive by members of the opposite sex were physically stronger than the others whose gyrations were below par.

Information about the participants' clothing, their looks and body shape which could have produced bias was disguised by getting them to all wear white overalls.

Hand grip strength was also measured, according to the study published in New Scientist magazine.

Twenty-five female students then viewed the videos and rated the dancers for attractiveness while another 25 judged their assertiveness.

Even after controlling for body weight there were strong correlations between strength scores and both perceived attractiveness and assertiveness.

Dr Bernhard Fink, an anthropologist of Gottingen University in Germany, said: "We already know women use static cues such as facial and bodily characteristics in their assessments of men.

"This study shows dynamic cues such as dancing ability might also be used to assess male quality in terms of strength and dominance – traits which eventually signal status."

The findings, also published in Personality and Individual Differences, show why uncoordinated men with two left feet and the dance floor prowess of Mr Bean can struggle to attract women.

It was Charles Darwin who first suggested dance was part of courtship rituals – something confirmed in nightclubs every weekend.

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