Jürg Koch Candoco Artist Assistant Professor Dance Program, UW Seattle Electronic and print transcripts for this presentation are available. Please, indicate your interest to the presenters. Access to HE Dance Training Slide 1

…not just to teach about integrated dance, but to make the approach applicable to the student body at the university and make dance training accessible to a greater diversity of students. Access to HE Dance Training Slide 2

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“Universal Design is the design of products and environments to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design.” Ron Mace, The Center for Universal Design Access to HE Dance Training Slide 5

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Universal Design in Higher Education 1.Class climate 2.Interaction 3.Physical environments /products 4.Delivery methods 5.Information, resources, technology 6.Feedback 7.Assessment 8.Accommodation Access to HE Dance Training Slide 7

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Learning Goals / Assessment Criteria RAD Syllabus: Vocabulary for Advanced Foundation Level Access to HE Dance Training Slide 10

Learning Goals / Assessment Criteria “Execute sustained movement sequences consolidating strength, balance, co-ordination, flexibility and control with accuracy, safety and technical fluency.. National Diploma in Professional Dance Trinity College London Access to HE Dance Training Slide 11

How to train the required skills with a diverse student population? How can students demonstrate these skills through their movement range? How to give feedback and assess these performances with a sense of parity? Access to HE Dance Training Slide 12

Teaching approaches used by dance and disability companies for technique class Disability Specific Approach Adaptations Access to HE Dance Training Slide 13

Working with Adaptations Describing – Exploring- Improvising Setting – Developing – Relating Repeating Working with Individualized Material Describing – Exploring- Improvising Setting – Developing – Relating Repeating Access to HE Dance Training Slide 14

Technique class structure Global warm up Specific articulations Complex phrases in general space Access to HE Dance Training Slide 15

Score 1. Up / down 2. Cross / open 3. Forward / Back 4. Twist Access to HE Dance Training Slide 16

Video Integrated Dance Summer Intensive Access to HE Dance Training Slide 17

.” Access to HE Dance Training “Execute sustained movement sequences consolidating strength, balance, co-ordination, flexibility and control with accuracy, safety and technical fluency..” Slide 18