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The last two courses being offered this Summer 2018 in NDEO's Online Professional Development Institute (OPDI) begin on Monday June 18th. 

The deadline to register and pay for one of the Summer courses listed below is Thursday, June 14th.  If you need assistance, please email opdi@ndeo.org.  

OPDI –M2: Elements of Dance (June 18 to July15, 2018): Professor: Patricia Cohen; Tuition $190; 1 NDEO-endorsed CEU; 4 weeks; This Mini Course explores the universal language used to describe movement, and dance in particular. This language, or elements of movement, is applicable to all dance styles, genres and techniques. Through movement and online discussions, students will examine how the body moves in space, in time, and with energy (dynamics). A working knowledge of this material allows the student to identify and describe movement with specificity and clarity which can be useful in creating dances, documenting choreography and ensuring accurate interpretation of specific styles and techniques. In addition, this knowledge can improve students’ ability to analyze, interpret and respond to dance choreography and performance.


OPDI-M14: Music Fundamentals for the Dance Teacher (June 18 to July 29, 2018): Professor: Suzanne Knosp; Tuition $285; 1.5 NDEO Endorsed CEU; 6 weeks; Understanding music is an essential tool for a successful dance teacher. In a classroom setting, being able to articulate to your students where rhythmic patterns lie and specific accents of movements occur is hugely beneficial. As dancers, we often pick up on certain accents and articulations of movement and ignore how it is affected by the music. Through this course, we will raise awareness of the relationship between music and dance, and how you as a teacher can express that to your students. By increasing the understanding of musical emphasis in dance, there will be a growth in dynamics for your own dancing and teaching. The course explores rhythmic, expressive, structural, notational, and collaborative relationships between music and dance. In addition, dance teachers develop a strong vocabulary to communicate artistic requirements in dance through music and learn how to recognize and articulate each musical choice for a specific dance exercise. With further knowledge of the partnership between music and dance, each dancer should find additional comfort with live musicians as well as the ability to pick up musical cues in dance much quicker. By the end of this online course, teachers should feel confident with understanding music fundamentals in relation to dance and how to use these tools to individualize both choreography and technique. No text book required.


Three steps to continue your lifelong learning....

1) Apply to OPDI (if you are not a current student)
2) Register for a Course
3) Pay the Tuition

Apply to OPDI: 
If you have never filled out the OPDI application and paid the $25 app fee (free for NDEO members), and you want to take OPDI courses, then you will need to complete the online application and pay the fee at www.ndeo.org/opdiapply.  If you are a current NDEO member, then you can apply to OPDI for free as long as you are logged in to the www.ndeo.org website.

 

NDEO Membership Policy: All accepted OPDI students must have a current "individual" Membership in NDEO (Professional, Graduate Student, Undergraduate Student, Retiree or PhD/EdD Membership) before they can register for courses. If the institution where you are the main contact has a current NDEO Institutional Membership and you want to register for an OPDI course, please call 301-585-2880 or email (opdi@ndeo.org) the home office and request an OPDI Membership which is free to you as the main contact.

 

Register and Pay: To register for an OPDI course just log into your NDEO member account at www.ndeo.org and proceed to the Profile link in top right corner near your name, then click on Access OPDI link within the Profile. Then click on the Enroll icon next to the course you wish to take. Proceed to the payment screen to pay the tuition by credit card. We accept Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Discover, and PayPal.


Melissa Greenblatt
NDEO Managing Director
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