Modern Dance Observation Report

I had the ability to observe the Modern Dance class here on the Montgomery campus. It was taught within a theater black box with desks on risers against the walls and mirrors along the front. The class only had six students, all who looked like college-level beginners varying from newly into college and adults. Overall the girls do not really talk a lot, but they all seem engaged in learning what Professor Nirider has to say. They act as a very close-knit group, always willing to help another student do the moves and actively working with Professor Nirider. The class emits this overall positive and open feeling, which is a key component in a beginning dance class. Professor Nirider really expresses her passion for dance in the energy and positive attitude she puts into teaching her class. She often made one-on-one time for each student throughout the class. Whether that means going through the class and adjusting everyone’s hips as they were learning their warm-up routine or addressing the individual, such as trying to get Lindsey to put her head in the right place. She never gave negative feedback, and only encouraged the students to execute the dance in the manner that she was asking for. Whenever a student would not execute a move appropriately she would not nag them to change, but explain what they were doing wrong and have them try again and thank them or congratulate them on their improvements. Professor remained as a mirror image or example throughout the whole class, whether she was teaching the moves …show more content…
I loved how Professor Nirider would throw in little tidbits about life in relation to dancing or little jokes. I think that I would really enjoy being a student in the class, because I would not have to be self-conscious about making mistakes or worried about being berated by an intimidatingly negative