teacher training is WAITLIST ONLY!
If you’re excited about this project, feel free to still apply – more spots will likely open up closer to the event.
Teacher Training
with Fen Lastra
Fen’s teacher training is a value-led, community-driven learning experience that asks participants to think about the world they aspire to, and how they want to teach towards it.
In a cohort of nationally-based instructors we will investigate pedagogy as the art, science, and ethics of teaching, building our ideas about container setting, exercise development, class structure, and series progression – all scaffolded towards what we really want from our social dancing.
Two central tenants of this training are that there is no one-right-way to teach, and that teaching is most successful when it recognizes the humanity of those in the classroom. You will be supported in developing your individual teaching voice, while also grounded in the understanding that learning should reflect the ways that our brains and bodies actually work.
By the end of this program, newer teachers should feel confident planning and leading a class in several different settings, while more experienced instructors should feel like their teaching is more effective, more nuanced, and more reflective of the classroom and dance experiences they want to create.
December 2024 dates
Fri 6
Arrival and evening activities
sat 7
Training
sun 8
Training
Mon 9
Half day and closing activities
Tue 10 — thur 12
Local teaching opportunities and 1:1 personalized coaching with Fen
Fri 12 – sun 14
Teach at the Fresh Meat Weekender
We want you to apply if
3+ years of experience dancing fusion
1+ years of consistent study in at least two other movement or musical practices
Comfort with both leading and following, even if you have a dominant role
An active interest in teaching regularly and contributing locally/ regionally/ nationally to the Fusion community
No previous teaching experience required!
(reach out to us if you’re unsure if you qualify)
Teacher Training prices?
We will have three tiers, all of which have a sliding scale. You determine how much you can invest in your training. If our tiers don’t work for you, don’t fret, we want you! Scholarships are available.
Sign up through the application form.
Prices include Fresh Meat weekender.