17 episodes

Do you ever wonder why your teachers don't know their roles in the classroom or how to apply behaviour management? Or even how to communicate effectively with parents?

Presented by Robyn Parras from The Dance Apprentice, this podcast will delve into ways you can train your teachers to be amazing and knowledgeable educators within the dance industry. Educators who will train your students safely and maximise their learning using effective teaching strategies, while continuing to spread your studio values and culture the way you intended.

It's time to build the team of your dreams!

Transform Your Team Robyn Parras

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Do you ever wonder why your teachers don't know their roles in the classroom or how to apply behaviour management? Or even how to communicate effectively with parents?

Presented by Robyn Parras from The Dance Apprentice, this podcast will delve into ways you can train your teachers to be amazing and knowledgeable educators within the dance industry. Educators who will train your students safely and maximise their learning using effective teaching strategies, while continuing to spread your studio values and culture the way you intended.

It's time to build the team of your dreams!

    EPISODE 16 - SAFEGUARDING OUR DANCERS

    EPISODE 16 - SAFEGUARDING OUR DANCERS

    In Episode 16 of Transform Your Team, Robyn meets with the amazing Nicholle Andreuzza from I-mediate who has over 20 years experience in child protection. Nicholle gives us an insight into how we can implement strategies in our studio to ensure we are doing what we can to have everything in place to keep our students safe, what to do in the event a student discloses information and how to make a mandatory report.
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    • 29 min
    EPISODE 15 - EMPOWERING YOUR STAFF AND STUDENTS WELLBEING

    EPISODE 15 - EMPOWERING YOUR STAFF AND STUDENTS WELLBEING

    Join Robyn and her incredible guest Will Centurion as they delve into ways that we can empower our staff and students wellbeing. Will provides some helpful tips to add into your tool box that includes the traffic light system, a pathway to assist those struggling with mental health, recognising burnout and implementing Self Care strategies.

    • 33 min
    EPISODE 14 - HOW TO BRING OUT THE PERFORMER IN YOUR DANCERS

    EPISODE 14 - HOW TO BRING OUT THE PERFORMER IN YOUR DANCERS

    There are dancers and then there are performers. How can we train our little ones to bring their confidence to the stage that includes the facials, energy and team work!? Amy Petsalis from Uncensored and Real talks all things about bringing out the performer in the dancer by coming back to their passion and why and visualising their true and authentic selves when performing. Robyn and Amy also delve into how we can prepare our teens for that next step in their dance career.

    • 34 min
    EPISODE 13 - HOW TO ELEVATE YOUR TAP CLASSES

    EPISODE 13 - HOW TO ELEVATE YOUR TAP CLASSES

    Are you looking at ways to inject some fun and energy into your tap classes that want the children coming back for more!? This week Mitchell Hicks joins Robyn to talk all things Tap! Mitchell gives an insight into ways to keep your tap classes fun and engaging but also ways for your students to retain the work they are being taught! Mitchell shares some insight into his new syllabus called Tap Mode which is going to take our industry by storm! 

    • 24 min
    EPISODE 12 - HOW WE CAN MENTOR OUR TEACHERS TO BE THE NEXT REGISTERED RAD TEACHER AND WHAT JUDGES ARE LOOKING FOR AT COMPS!

    EPISODE 12 - HOW WE CAN MENTOR OUR TEACHERS TO BE THE NEXT REGISTERED RAD TEACHER AND WHAT JUDGES ARE LOOKING FOR AT COMPS!

    Looking at putting your teachers through the RAD Ballet teachers program so they can be your next RAD registered teacher? Amy Fitzpatrick has 30 years of teaching experinece and is a RAD registered teacher as well as an adjudicator also known as the "Smiley Judge". Amy delves into how we can mentor and train our assistants in our ballet classes to be the next head ballet teachers in our schools. We also discuss what judges look for at eisteddfods along with some other controversial topics!

    • 45 min
    EPISODE 11 - TRAINING ASSISTANT TEACHERS FOR ACROBATICS CLASSES

    EPISODE 11 - TRAINING ASSISTANT TEACHERS FOR ACROBATICS CLASSES

    Welcome back to Transform Your Team for 2023. We are kicking off a new year with none other than Tyler Heath who is the lead educator for Injury Prevention Alliance and Head of Training at Dance Cirque. Join us as we talk about how we can train our assistant teachers to take on an acrobatics class, what they need to know and how we can encourage them to take initiative in these classes.

    • 27 min

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