As our world changes, as students change and as we become more knowledgeable towards informing our practice through collaborations with other fields related to dance education, our teaching method must change. How do we evoke a particular energy, quality, effort and get our dancers to execute steps with a particular momentum or fluidity? One of the most current and practical methods, particularly relevant in today's virtual world, is to teach dance using imagery. Helping us better understand how to incorporate the use of imagery for maximum results is the adjunct dance professor at Western Michigan University Ms. Marie Chamberlain.

GUEST: Marie Stanek Chamberlain earned a Bachelor of Arts in Modern Dance from Brigham Young University and a Master of Arts in Dance Education from New York University. She is the founder and artistic director of Chamberlain Dance, a modern dance company committed to developing work that examines the human experience. Marie Chamberlain has taught at many renowned institutions some of which include the Regional Center for the Arts, the Hartford Conservatory and Western Michigan University. Marie Chamberlain is certified in the Laban/Bartenieff movement system and is pursuing her MFA at Wilson College. She currently works with Education for the Arts, teaching dance residencies and aesthetic education in Kalamazoo County schools.

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