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The Art and Science of Devising Dance Programmes

Have you ever found yourself overwhelmed when asked to prepare a dance programme? Do you wish there was a scientific way to go about it? Do you want to have a better set of tools to manage the task?

Join us for a Zoom event on Saturday, February 1, 2025, at Noon Pacific, 2 PM Central, and 3 PM Eastern Time, and hear MARJORIE MCLAUGHLIN of the San Diego Branch show you techniques that she uses to approach a  dance program. Follow this link to join the Zoom session on February 1st https://tinyurl.com/y4k3x8bh

We will watch a presentation recorded at TAC Summer School 2024 for about an hour, after which there will be time for questions with Marjorie, who will join the watch party. She will provide several articles from TACTalk issues about devising programmes and briefing dances. These will be made available as PDFs that can be downloaded following the Zoom session.

If you cannot join us on February 1st, the session will be posted on TAC's website https://tac-rscds.org/ and YouTube page //www.youtube.com/@teachersassociationofcanad3467/videos

This presentation is part on an ongoing project by the TAC Education and Training Committee to provide online growth and learning opportunities, with the focus on experienced teachers but open to all.

If you have any questions about this presentation, please contact TAC Education & Training committee member - Deirdre MacCuish Bark This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

We look forward to having many of you join us for this event.

The Art and Science of Devising Dance Programmes

Saturday, February 1, 2025

Noon PST, 2 PM CST, 3 PM EST.
On Zoom at https://tinyurl.com/y4k3x8bh

TAC 2025 TCW & Summer School will be held at Bishop's University, Sherbrooke, Quebec

Preliminary Information 

TCW - Friday, August 1 to Sunday, August 3, 2025 

Summer School - Sunday, August 3 to Sunday, August 10, 2025

Youth pricing for dancers 35 and under will be available

Last year's registration options were well received and will be repeated this year  

TCW Plus+ (August 1 – 5) – extends TCW through Tuesday lunch to include the first two
days of Summer School. 

Summer School Half-week (August 5 – 10) – starts with Wednesday dinner and ends with Sunday breakfast.

We look forward to returning to Bishop's University in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada for the 2025 TAC Summer Events. This is our third visit to Bishop's and many will remember the beautiful campus, with lodging, dining, classes, and evening events all within easy walking distance.

The staff:

We're delighted to include popular and outstanding teachers and musicians:

TCW Andrew Nolan from Edinburgh will be the guest teacher. He'll be joined by Music Director Gary Thomas

Summer School teaching staff includes Andrew Nolan, Rebecca Blackhall-Peters (BC), Linda Henderson (CA), and Cecily Selling (PA). Music Director Gary Thomas, on piano, will be joined by Ron Wallace on recorder, Lisa Doyle on fiddle, and Carol Vines on cello. They are all from CA and members of the band Flindrikin. Also playing for classes will be Alastair MacDonald, on accordion, Karen Steven on fiddle, and Don Wood, our always magical sound engineer. Photos and biographies of the staff appear as separate articles. 

The venue:

Bishop's University is located at 2600 College St., Sherbrooke, QC, Canada J1M 1Z7 and can be reach by car from Montreal or points west.

Our accommodations are in two adjacent dormitories: Paterson and Munster.

Here is a link to directions and a campus map. https://www.ubishops.ca/contact-us/directions-and-maps/

On Saturday, November 16, 2024, the TAC Education Committee will host a Zoom forum led by Ron Wallace. This discussion will focus on “working with multiple skill levels in one class.”  The forum starts Saturday afternoon at 12:00 PT, 1:00 MT, 2:00 CT, 3:00 ET, 4:00 AT, 4:30 NT.

One of the primary goals of the Education Committee is to set up a mentorship forum for dancers who have recently completed an RSCDS training program. TAC wants to connect with any teacher or instructor who has passed their Teaching Certificate Part 1 or Teaching Certificate Part 2 or received a Letter of Proficiency through the CTI program. The Education Committee is working on creating an opportunity to meet online where newer teachers and instructors can ask questions, share thoughts and ideas, and tap into the wisdom of more experienced teachers. Although this event is particularly focused on newly minted SCD teachers and instructors, all those teaching SCD are invited to attend.

The Zoom link is 

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86863825226?pwd=ddg4CaWvy4d2HFG7wimxmoMBnzsM6i.1

The session will be recorded to be viewed later on the TAC YouTube channel.