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Jacqueline Jamal, Arab Dance
email: Jacqui@Jacquijamal.com
www.jacquijamal.com
New Professional Dancers Programme
With Jacqui Jamal!!
A fresh opportunity awaits professional, and would-be professional, dancers and teachers of Egyptian dance with Jacqui Jamal.
Commencing on Sept 12th is an exciting and brand new package of professional training for the new academic year!!
Read on and if you have questions or would like to know more, please come to the first night of the course at The Southville Centre, Beauley Rd, Southville, Bristol on September 12th 2006 and stay for a meeting from 9.30pm- 10pm, with no obligation. Please contact Jacqui if this is inconvenient.
Professional Dancers Programme with Jacqui Jamal:
What you will get:
- A certificate of personal recommendation from Jacqui
- 36 weeks of intensive training across the range of Egyptian dance styles
- Master classes in professional issues
- Tutorials
- Access to mentoring
- A personal development plan
- A portfolio of handouts and evidence for you to keep
- Support for providing evidence of prior learning
- The confidence, appearance, knowledge and skills of a professional.
- A business plan and portfolio for making your money back and beyond!
What you will have to do:
- Agree your personal development plan; continue working towards it and updating.
- Attend – you must attend at least 85% of course commitments and arrange to make up any knowledge, skills or assignment shortfall
occurring.*
- Keep a portfolio and any records in good order
- Complete assignments on time unless any extension has been agreed with Jacqui
- Strive to conduct yourself professionally at all times.
- Be punctual
- Anything else introduced during the course and negotiated by Jacqui according to reasoned need.
*Note: Dancers who do not want to teach or teachers who do not want to perform may follow a reduced programme but will receive their recommendation in terms of performance or teaching accordingly. As fees are so competitively priced, they will remain at £450 if this option is selected.
Fee:
The course has a one-off fee of £450, payable at the start of the course.
This amount covers your classes, tutorials, exclusive master classes handouts, assessments and any agreed additional
support.
You will qualify:
When all attendance and assignments have been satisfactorily completed and personal developments plans, including dancing skills, met to Jacqui’s standards of professionalism.
Attendance:
The course will run with the academic year 2006/7 from 8 – 10pm on Tuesdays and will be suitably demanding. Dancing will be from 8 - 9.30 pm, where we will be joined by the dancers on the intermediate programme, see below.
From 9.30 – 10pm there will be either tutorials or master classes where we will cover theory topics, discuss assignments and where I will arrange support and answer questions. This will be time tabled before the beginning of term and adjusted only as necessary. All attendance will take place at the Southville Centre, Bristol, unless otherwise notified.
Skill Level:
Dancers on the Professional Programme will be expected to dance at the intermediate level.
Top-Up opportunity:
You can top up your skills in any specific area by referring to the programme and dropping in on a 7 or 7.30 pm class. This is a great opportunity to top up your skills in areas which you have missed. We are all beginners in some areas!
Anyone, professional or intermediate students, not having the required level of technique, either general or specific will be asked to attend for temporary additional technique preparation on the top up programme.
From 8 - 9.30 pm: we will be joined by the dancers on the intermediate programme. They will also be offered access to selected master classes but not where space or access of any kind is restricted. They will not have tutorials, assignments or access to those master classes reserved for professional access only. These will be marked on the timetable circulated at the start of term.
Content:
Before the first class of each term a weekly break–down of content will be circulated.
There will be two specialist workshops during the year, as part of the programme and these will be with nationally recognised ‘stars’.
Autumn term will focus on Modern Cairo technique, including walks, directional focus and changes, accents, mini-combinations, veil and tabla.
I am delighted that Heather Burby is confirmed for October 17th to teach a specialist workshop covering combinations of
traveling steps including complex floor patterns and changing direction.
Tutorials and Master classes (9.30 – 10pm) will focus on teaching and related issues:
- Interpersonal skills
- Lesson planning and evaluation
- Health and safety
- Marketing and insurance
Assignments will relate to course content as follows:
- A written and continually updated personal development plan
- Written lesson plans with accompanying notes of evaluation
Assessments will take the form of:
- An agreed development plan
- An observed assessment of dance technique
- At least two satisfactory lesson plans
- Observed lesson delivery of 30 mins warm up and technique to Jacqui’s beginner’s class, according to a plan and with an accompanying evaluation
- A portfolio of lesson plans or agreed alternative.
Spring Term will continue from the autumn term by adding in influences from Egyptian regional dances, from historical perspectives and influences of Egyptian stars.
Master classes:
- choreography
- posture
- focus
- costuming
- make-up
- writing reviews
Assignments and assessment:
Evidence may be submitted on film, where group performances necessitate. These assessments may be presented in the summer term if practicalities dictate.
- A review of progress against your development plan and revising of targets
- Ongoing observed assessment of dance techniques in the styles covered.
- A portfolio of different dance styles and stars, present and past, including notes and pictures.
Summer Term we will concentrate on performance and fusion with influences from dances from other countries.
Master classes:
- professional image and business development,
- contracts
- insurance
- lighting,
- stage management including health and safety for performance.
Assignments and assessments:
- a review of the personal development plan
- one choreographed, costumed and staged performance for an individual or group in a stated style with a variety of influences. Must be annotated, with a lighting plan, tech sheet and programme notes.
- attendance at a minimum of 2 related professional shows and short presentation to group of your chosen performances analysing why they were inspirational – how. (Or why not and how they could have been staged better!)
Note: as this is the first year of the programme, other pieces of work may be advisable (but not compulsory) to complement your training.
Refunds:
In the case of Jacqui being ill, a suitable replacement will be found.
Course payments will be refunded in cases of prolonged illness.
If at any time you decide that the course it not for you, a negotiated refund will be made, relating to course time and facilities not yet obtained.
A refund will be negotiated in cases of valid dissatisfaction with course content. I.e. ‘It did not do what it said on the bottle!’
Deferred payments can only be negotiated in special circumstances.
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Many thanks for your interest – please get in touch if you have questions or comments. Happy Dancing. Jacqui.
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