Upcoming Events
Collaborative workshop for teachers and leaders
Sunday 8th November, London UK
at the Royal Academy of Dance
Our collaborative workshop is a space to explore, reflect, and create practical tools you can bring into your classes focused on fostering intrinsic motivation by supporting dancers’ basic psychological needs.
We will also build connections and friendships to continue to inspire and support you beyond the workshop.
Event details & registration
Date & time
Sunday 8th November
10:00 – 16:00
Location
Royal Academy of Dance
188 York Road, SW11 3JZ, London
8 minute walk from Clapham Junction train station
About the day
The day will include interactive discussion, practical studio work, collaborative exercises, and time for reflection, it includes social breaks to continue conversations and build connections.
Price
£45
Your place is confirmed upon payment.
Registration
To sign up, please use the button below.
Once your payment is received, you will receive a confirmation email with further details, including pre-reading and podcasts suggestions to prepare for the day.
A bit more about the workshop
Our framework for the day is the Basic Psychological Needs by Ryan & Deci:
autonomy, competence, and relatedness — and how supporting these needs helps foster intrinsic motivation in dancers, in real studio settings.
We’ll begin with a short, ballet class where we will exemplify how we integrate the need's support within our lessons.
Then we will l do an interactive theory session to ground our understanding and give us a shared language around motivation and learning.
We will explore:
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How to actively support dancers’ motivation through the way we teach and the environment we create
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Discuss clear strategies and how to adjust for the different age groups and skills
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Clear, real examples of language, structure, and feedback
From there, we’ll move into collaborative working sessions.
Together, we will:
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Share experiences from our own practice
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Co-create practical exercises and strategies that support motivation
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Refine ideas so they are immediately usable in day-to-day teaching, training, and leading
The focus is simple:
What can we actually take back into the studio on Monday to better support our dancers’ motivation?