The Cuban National Ballet School Methodology Teaching Seminar returns for the fourth
year at Towson University Department of Dance in collaboration with the Ruth Page
School for the Arts.
Former Director of the Cuban National Ballet School, Maestra Ramona De Saa handpicked her former student and esteemed Ballet Master, Roberto Machado to lead and facilitate this four-day teaching seminar for dance educators. The seminar will focus on the teaching methodology of the advanced years ages 14 – 18 of the Cuban National Ballet School's eight-year curriculum.
During the seminar, participants will learn about the history, cultural traits, and curriculum characteristics that make the Cuban National Ballet School's teaching methodology distinctive. Each dance educator will have the opportunity to invite two students to attend a one-day immersive Cuban dance intensive on the last day of the teaching seminar.
| AGES | DATEs/Times | COST | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 + |
Thursday, July 31 – |
$425 | Towson University, Maryland |
Students of participating dance educators enrolled in the Cuban National Ballet Teaching Seminar receive the rare opportunity to embody the practices of the Cuban pedagogy in Ballet, Modern, and Afro-Cuban training. This 1-day intensive will immerse students in the cultural aesthetics well known and revered throughout the dance world. Intensive is geared for intermediate to advanced dancers, ages 13+.
Participating dance educators will receive a registration link to invite two current students for participation in the 1-day intensive. Faculty includes: Tania Suarez, Victor Alexander, and Roberto Machado.
| Ages | DATEs/Times | COST |
|---|---|---|
|
13 + |
Sunday, August 3 |
$75 |