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From Basics to Mastery: Your Dance Guide (S05 Ep55)
'Designing the Ultimate Dance Curriculum'
In this episode, Gui and I offer a concise guide to designing an effective dance curriculum, focusing on concepts and mastery over rigid move lists.
We outline core goals for beginners: Timing, Weight Transfer, and Body Awareness (proprioception). We prioritize Horizontal Learning—deepening understanding of existing moves through combinations and quality of movement—over quickly teaching new patterns. We argue that the transition between known moves is the most significant challenge.
For curriculum structure, we advise teachers to be adaptable, ready…
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