Regular Sunday intensive sessions with Jackie Barnes and her amazing ISTD lecturing team, will develop not only your knowledge of teaching tap technique but also your tap choreography skills. You will enhance your own sense of rhythm and musicality, in a friendly, inclusive and positive environment. Spaces are strictly limited, in order to ensure everyone can develop their true potential.
Throughout the course, you will learn the DDE syllabus requirements including the tap syllabus detail, best practice teaching techniques, how to foster and develop positive learning environment for your own students and an appreciation of a large variety of musical styles, to enhance your choreography and artistic skills.
Feedback will be given regularly, as to your own personal journey towards achieving an appropriate exam standard.
Lessons will take place at 2 venues across the course:
Leonard Dance Academy Studios
39 Websters way, Rayleigh, Essex SS6 8JQ
and
La Danse Fantastique Studios
30 Bowlers Croft, Basildon, Essex SS14 3EE
Both venues have close public transport links via London Liverpool Street and London Fenchurch Street, with local bus services stopping very close to both. Direct links to London Stansted and Southend airports.
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Jackie’s reputation is one of creating inspiring, creative teachers that support one another. When joining Jackie Barnes Teacher Training you join her teaching ‘family’. Course numbers are limited to ensure personal guidance is provided to everyone.
Jackie believes in giving the best possible tuition to her students. Therefore she only uses very experienced Industry Professional DDE tutors, some of whom are also ISTD lecturers and even DDE examiners. This ensures her students are taught by those who are familiar with, not only the fundamental requirements of the examinations, but those who have an innate understanding of how to develop her students beyond the minimum requirements, to find their potential!
Jackie & all her tutors believe in creating positive & inclusive learning environments, providing realistic & constructive feedback to enable all learners to develop and improve.
Are lessons every Sunday?
No, the intensive nature of Jackie's DDE Tap course requires students to consider the work covered over a number of weeks, before returning having digested the work. A full list of course dates can be provided.
Do I have to know the new ISTD Intermediate syllabus?
No. Full training on the amount of the new ISTD intermediate syllabus that is contained within the DDE exam will be provided.
Do I have to have any Tap Dance experience?
Yes. As this is a dance teaching course, your experience of tap dance should be of the highest standard. Your own technical and artistic ability would, ideally, be at an advanced level.
What Tap Dance examinations do I have to have passed?
Ideally, you will have passed intermediate or advanced 1 or 2 in ISTD dance syllabus , IDTA or BTDA dance examination boards.
Are passes with any other dance exam boards accepted to allow me to join the course?
Yes, Intermediate passes in IDTA or BTDA dance examination boards are accepted. These would exempt you from having the take the ISTD Intermediate Dance examination.
“I can’t thank Jackie enough for all that she has taught me. Her teaching combines expert technical knowledge with an incredible sense of performance, style & awareness of the industry.”
Ben Darmanin – Assistant to Cameron Mackintosh & ‘Hamilton’ Choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler