Part 2B Final Project
Overview of my process
1) I decided I wanted to teach a loop to a small demo class at the studio I currently teach at. I ultimately want to teach floor flow at this studio and thought this would be the best way to demonstrate my knowledge and practice leading a Floor Flow class.
2) It felt good to share my knowledge of Floor Flow and watching my students begin to appreciate and learn that the floor is an exciting place to explore. After teaching the class I received feedback from students that they felt amazing and very grounded after class.
3) At my studio we currently have pole, dance, and fitness style classes. The pole and dance classes are more geared towards the sexy/sensual side or technique based, being able to offer Floor Flow at the studio allow students to explore movement in different ways. I also believe the floor flow class offers additional cross training and helps with body awareness with the floor and this also could help with body awareness on the pole.
4) The one thing I would do differently is that I would have kept the camera recoding while I was demonstrating ways students could modify and play in their loop and make it their own. After I demonstrated that I asked the students to move to one more song making the loop their own. I also know that with time and practice teaching I’ll become more confident with providing cues.
5) I learned from this experience is that may people even though they be a pole dancer and/or aerialist they may not be very comfortable with moving on the floor and it’s unfamiliar. I’ve also learned that students are craving this type of class at my studio. During my demonstration one of the students asked for a modification to the wild thing thread through and it was nice to be able to provide a modification for this individual, during one of the movement sessions I also noticed that other students were using the modification, so I need to remember to offer modifications to movements without students asking for the modification.
2C – 1-3 Sentence Summary
I offered a demo class at the studio I currently teach at to see if there is interest in a floor flow class. After warming up the class, I recorded a video of leading a simple loop to the class.