Ethics and Pedagogy of Touch: for Dancers, Choreographers and Movement Practitioners

The role of touch in teaching movement rarely receives conscious examination. Touch, for correction, support, and choreography are assumed givens in dance spaces. However, consent-based creative practice, trauma-informed practice, and COVID-19 are all reasons to reevaluate touch in dance spaces.

This online course will help you examine your methods of teaching, and create an “Ethics and Pedagogy of Touch”  as a Movement Specialist. While this course is geared mainly towards teachers, Directors, and Choreographers at the school, university, and professional levels can also benefit from examining their use of touch in communication with performers.This session is meant to provide perspective on the work that you are already doing and discover ways you might develop alternatives. This is a self-reflective session, meant to prepare you for a deeper examination of types of touch, touch alternatives, syllabus language, etc. This session will only guide you to prioritizing your next steps in this…