Teaching What You Want to Learn

Bill Evans

ISBN 10: 1032228865 / ISBN 13: 9781032228860

Published by Taylor and Francis Ltd, GB, 2022

About this Item

Teaching What You Want to Learn distills the five decades that Bill Evans has spent immersed in teaching dance into an indispensable guide for today's dance instructor. From devising specific pedagogical strategies and translating theory into action, to working with diverse bodies and embracing evolving value systems, Evans has considered every element of the teacher's role and provided 94 essential essays about becoming a more effective and satisfied educator. As well as setting out his own particular training methods and somatic practice as one of the world's leading dance teachers, he explores the huge range of challenges and rewards that a teacher will encounter across their career. These explorations equip the reader not only to enable and empower their students but also to get the most out of their own work so they are learning as they teach. This is an essential book for anyone who wants to teach dance and movement, from professional and academic settings to amateur artists and trainee instructors.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Teaching What You Want to Learn
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis Ltd, GB
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1032228865
• ISBN 13: 9781032228860
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 400 grams

About this title

Synopsis

Teaching What You Want to Learn distills the five decades that Bill Evans has spent immersed in teaching dance into an indispensable guide for today’s dance instructor.

From devising specific pedagogical strategies and translating theory into action, to working with diverse bodies and embracing evolving value systems, Evans has considered every element of the teacher’s role and provided 94 essential essays about becoming a more effective and satisfied educator. As well as setting out his own particular training methods and somatic practice as one of the world's leading dance teachers, he explores the huge range of challenges and rewards that a teacher will encounter across their career. These explorations equip the reader not only to enable and empower their students but also to get the most out of their own work so they are learning as they teach.

This is an essential book for anyone who wants to teach dance and movement, from professional and academic settings to amateur artists and trainee instructors.

About the Author

(James William) Bill Evans is a Professor Emeritus at the University of New Mexico and a Visiting Professor Emeritus at the State University of New York College at Brockport. He is the founder of both the Somatic Dance Conference and Performance Festival and the Evans Somatic Dance Institute, now headquartered in Port Townsend, Washington.