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How to create self-efficacy and foster individuality with pre-professional dancers: In conversation with the Associate Professor of Dance at North Kentucky University
Today's dancers and dance classrooms are not the same as they were 20 years ago. The hierarchical and teacher-centred approach to instruction is dated and ineffective in today's classrooms. Long gone are the days of dancers nodding their heads in agreement or obedience without saying a word. Today's classrooms are student-centred learning environments that incorporate inquiry-based approaches to learning. Why should the dance studio learning environment be any different? In order for the learning environment to feel safe both physically and mentally for each dancer, the dancer needs to have a voice. Helping us better understand how to foster a learning environment that promotes self-efficacy and individuality in our dancers is the Dance Coordinator and Associate Professor at North Kentucky University Ms. Tracey Boner.
GUEST: Tracey Bonner received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Shen -en-dough-a Shenandoah University, her Master of Fine Arts from the University of California, Irvine, and is currently pursuing a Master's of Arts in Integrative Studies. Her extensive background in academic and artistic research which focuses on using dance in creative ways across academic disciplines has led her to receive multiple awards for her work. Since becoming Associate Professor of Dance & BFA Dance Coordinator at Northern Kentucky University Ms. Bonner has quadrupled enrollment in the Bachelor of Fine Arts dance program and established a new student performance entitled The Emerging Choreographers Showcase among other notable accomplishments. Tracey Bonner has a long-standing career as an artist, an arts advocate, an artistic leader, and entrepreneur. She has developed specific course work in higher education to redefine artistic and academic leadership for women, while simultaneously refining and developing her own artistic aesthetic in dance.
INSTA: @traceydancesnsings
TWIT: @bonner_tracey
LINKEDIN: Tracey Bonner
Disclaimer: Any and all ideas and information presented in the following podcast are those of the presenter. The presenter is not an employee or representative of Dance Education Canada (DEC), and is participating in this podcast on a voluntary basis. The ideas and information they express do not necessarily represent the views of the DEC or its partners, employees or affiliates. The ideas and information expressed herein are for general educational purposes only. They should not necessarily be applied to specific individual situations. DEC recommends consulting an expert or professional regarding specific medical, legal or business concerns. DEC makes no representations about the accuracy or suitability of this content. Please note that Canada's National Academy of Dance Education is now operating as Dance Education Canada.
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By DCToday's dancers and dance classrooms are not the same as they were 20 years ago. The hierarchical and teacher-centred approach to instruction is dated and ineffective in today's classrooms. Long gone are the days of dancers nodding their heads in agreement or obedience without saying a word. Today's classrooms are student-centred learning environments that incorporate inquiry-based approaches to learning. Why should the dance studio learning environment be any different? In order for the learning environment to feel safe both physically and mentally for each dancer, the dancer needs to have a voice. Helping us better understand how to foster a learning environment that promotes self-efficacy and individuality in our dancers is the Dance Coordinator and Associate Professor at North Kentucky University Ms. Tracey Boner.
GUEST: Tracey Bonner received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Shen -en-dough-a Shenandoah University, her Master of Fine Arts from the University of California, Irvine, and is currently pursuing a Master's of Arts in Integrative Studies. Her extensive background in academic and artistic research which focuses on using dance in creative ways across academic disciplines has led her to receive multiple awards for her work. Since becoming Associate Professor of Dance & BFA Dance Coordinator at Northern Kentucky University Ms. Bonner has quadrupled enrollment in the Bachelor of Fine Arts dance program and established a new student performance entitled The Emerging Choreographers Showcase among other notable accomplishments. Tracey Bonner has a long-standing career as an artist, an arts advocate, an artistic leader, and entrepreneur. She has developed specific course work in higher education to redefine artistic and academic leadership for women, while simultaneously refining and developing her own artistic aesthetic in dance.
INSTA: @traceydancesnsings
TWIT: @bonner_tracey
LINKEDIN: Tracey Bonner
Disclaimer: Any and all ideas and information presented in the following podcast are those of the presenter. The presenter is not an employee or representative of Dance Education Canada (DEC), and is participating in this podcast on a voluntary basis. The ideas and information they express do not necessarily represent the views of the DEC or its partners, employees or affiliates. The ideas and information expressed herein are for general educational purposes only. They should not necessarily be applied to specific individual situations. DEC recommends consulting an expert or professional regarding specific medical, legal or business concerns. DEC makes no representations about the accuracy or suitability of this content. Please note that Canada's National Academy of Dance Education is now operating as Dance Education Canada.