Level 1 Teacher Certification

Description

This one-week intensive training is ideal for dance educators. Participants will learn how to apply the foundational principles of Dancing Wheels’ ground-breaking methodologies to incorporate physically integrated dance into their practices.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the program, participants will be able to:

1. Apply their knowledge to instruct students in the historical, social, cultural, and artistic context that surround disabilities.
2. Apply their knowledge to instruct students in appropriate physically integrated dance terminology and protocols.
3. Evaluate a dance training and performance space for accessibility and make/implement appropriate recommendations for improvement.
4. Gain a working knowledge of wheelchair mechanics related to various physical disabilities to teach students how to safely and artistically maneuver a wheelchair in a dance environment.
5. Create a lesson plan for an inclusive dance class using the Dancing Wheels methodology.
6. Teach a beginner-to-intermediate level dance class (in the genre of your choosing) using the Dancing Wheels methodology.

To receive certification, Level 1 participants are assessed on the established learning outcomes. Certification is for 3 years and would require recertification at 3 year intervals.

Tuition

Tuition is $1,250.

The next Level 1 offering will be held July 7–11, 2025, in Cleveland, OH, at the Dancing Wheels Studios.

Scholarship Application

Up to $5,000 in scholarships for Dance Instructors will be available to dance professionals who want to make their classes more accessible and inclusive. This scholarship will provide funding for instructors to gain hands-on experience in physically integrated dance (PID) and bring that knowledge back to their students. Eligible candidates must be willing to train in Ohio (open to U.S. and international applicants), be qualified to teach dance, and have a strong interest in expanding their teaching to include PID.

Applications will be accepted on the Ohio Alliance for Arts Education’s website from April 1, 2025, and the final determination will be made by July 2025.