A Letter from Goran

A Letter from Goran

Dear Dance Alchemy Teacher to be,


welcome to the Online Teachers Course!


Learn to teach the art of dance and embodiment in a safe, fun and intelligent way through various tools for Improvisation – Solos – Duets – Contact – Group, which allows for the artistic experience and the transfer of this experience into a teaching situation.


This course is made with our unique FICHO method, based on a holistic approach, playful processes and inclusive environment for any body type and age, regardless of dance background or experience.


All tools based on universal principles that are transferable to daily situations: relations, work, home, but also to be used, upgraded and implemented into your own practice,  creation, retreats, team building, art therapy, leadership workshops, etc. 


I have designed this program to guide you through a step-by-step journey, and I will be at your side as you venture into an exciting exploration of your Dance Alchemy Teachers Training. This program is designed in a way that is easy to understand and, most importantly, easily implemented. 


Each modality is designed to fulfil your physical, mental, emotional and spiritual needs, 

to enhance the life force, energy and vitality while learning and understanding a set of tools for dance improvisation, body-mind-spirit practice and creation that:

- function clearly for ANY BODY, regardless of dance background and experience

- can be transferred and used in daily situations… relationships … work… 

- can be applied to any kind of teaching or facilitating situation …

- can be applied to any student or client and their level of understanding of dance
- can be used for classes, workshops, sessions, retreats... with confidence.


And to prove my point, that these modalities can be understood and applied to any student or client and their level of understanding of dance, I recorded the sessions for this online course in Ljubljana with a mixed group of people whom I was teaching once per week for an entire year. Participants in the videos are not professional dancers and most of them had never danced before. They came from various professions: student, academy professor, pre-school teacher, visual artist, creative director, economist, architect, psychologist, therapist, business consultant, social entrepreneur, bank employee … 


So, if these dance modalities can function for them, you can imagine how these modalities function with dance, yoga, embodiment...  students and professionals. :) 


Once you understand the purpose and mechanics of the modalities and exercises, feel free to upgrade them with your own creativity and shape them in a way that will serve your needs and the needs of your students, clients …


So let’s get started!


Love & Gratitude,

Goran Bogdanovski 


PS: 

If you have any questions or you need help just write me on goran@fichoinstitute.com

Online Dance Alchemy Teacher Training

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Welcome

  • A Letter from Goran
  • How to use this online course?
  • If Vimeo is not working in your country?

Program Overview

  • Program Overview

STEP #0: Preparation for leading a session, class, workshop...

  • Define the goal of the teaching
  • Set up an 8-step structure
  • Set up your musical playlist
  • Preparation ritual

STEP #1: Begin the Session

  • Create a safe space, Open the session & Set your rules

STEP #2: Ways of Establishing Trust, Quick Connection, Playfulness and Flow in the Group

  • Calling the Tribe
  • How Do I Feel?
  • Three Funny Icebreakers / 1. Meeting the white bear, Breath of the lamb, Duck walking up the spine and Revenge of the pig
  • 2. Passing the clap
  • 3. Celebrating with QUEEN (songs by the rock group QUEEN)
  • Can we all sit on each other’s lap at the same time?

STEP #3: Energizers – Warming Up the Body and Lifting up the Energy and Spirit

  • We have to become physically fast to calm down the mind!
  • What to do if somebody in the group doesn’t want to cooperate or is like a “trouble child”?
  • Clear information, Emptying the body (of fear) & Absorbing the impact
  • Playful Catching/Tagging Game
  • Floor Football
  • Alignment
  • Happy Feet Folk Dance
  • Over-Under-Around
  • Pressing Down / Lifting Up

STEP #4: Breathing as carrier of the awareness

  • How to use the breath?
  • Core Energy activation and working within flow of the energy
  • Exercise: Core Energy activation and working within flow of the energy
  • Another video: Core Energy activation and working within flow of the energy
  • *** What to do if some participants get afraid, dizzy … and want to quit the exercise?

STEP #5: Dynamic muscles warm up & Dynamic stretch meditation

  • Guide your attention from inside of your breath, through muscles, mind, and emotion to balance your body, mind, and spirit
  • Dynamic muscles warm up
  • Dynamic stretch & yoga meditation
  • Dynamic muscles warm up & Dynamic yoga meditation

STEP #6: SOLO dance improvisation tools

  • Three Universal Movement Qualities (3Q)
  • Understanding Circular–Rounded–Spiral (3Q)
  • Circular movement quality / awareness inside of movements (3Q)
  • Circular movement quality / awareness inside of movements and outside in actions (3Q)
  • Understanding Architectural... (3Q)
  • Architectural movement quality / awareness inside of movements & connecting mind with movement (3Q)
  • Architectural movement quality / awareness inside of movements & relation with the architecture and objects outside of you (3Q)
  • One example of what you can do by using Architectural quality (3Q)
  • Understanding Traveling through Space vs. Being on the Spot (3Q)
  • Understanding Stable (3Q)
  • Understanding Unstable-Off balance (3Q)
  • 3Q Improvisation
  • TRACE - Training of Movement Perception
  • Trace for creating a choreography
  • Opposites as specific movement qualities
  • Impulse / impact
  • Fast / slow
  • Isolation / whole body
  • Finished / unfinished
  • Diagonal / same side
  • Opposite qualities in DUETS
  • Iintuitive opposites in DUETS
  • “Steal and integrate” to upgrade the quality of one's own movement capabilities and personal expression
  • The use of physical, emotional or thought dynamics as an experiencing or performing
  • Using one’s own habits for creation
  • Using one’s own habits for creation - Round #1
  • Using one’s own habits for creation - Collecting your own habits
  • Using one’s own habits for creation - Making a list of 3 habits that are repeating
  • Using one’s own habits for creation - Round #2 - Creating the opposite habits
  • Using one’s own habits for creation - Dancing the opposite habits
  • Using one’s own habits for creation - Conclusion
  • Surprise Breath, the connection of breath with movement and action
  • Surprise Breath - example improvisation performance

DUET dance improvisation tools

  • Decide – Respond
  • Leading & Following
  • Mirror / Leading–Following
  • Time, the expectations of the mind and the reaction time

CONTACT dance improvisation tools

  • About Contact Improvisation
  • Trust
  • Trust - example
  • Into My Water (elemental water)
  • Sensitive hands / The Samurai Way
  • Brush & Sculpture (elemental wind)
  • Dissolve & Build up
  • Shared Balance Dancing / 3 Centers + Switching between centers and using arms for transitions
  • Shared Balance Dancing / Rolling
  • Shared Balance Dancing / Tree & Leaf (Push and Pull)
  • Shared Balance Dancing / Going Down & Up / Using animal power and power of the floor
  • Shared Balance Dancing / Sliding & Resist the impulse in the slide
  • Shared Balance Dancing / Slide & Notice the opportunity when the lift can happen – The AHA! Moment
  • Shared Balance Dancing / Slide & Pendulum Weight
  • Give & Take the Weight in a Safe Way
  • Invite and Accept / Dance is in a Space Between
  • How much weight can you take?
  • “Dead” Weight and Protecting Your Lower Back
  • Climb on the Body & Support the Actions
  • Weight...for fun:)
  • “I want you here because of this.”
  • “I want you here because of that.” / example
  • Reading – Following – Adjusting
  • Loosening your head
  • “Dead Body” Playground
  • Flying the Angel
  • Q&A / Keeping your own dance in the contact dance
  • Q&A / I feel awkward in this exercise. What to do?
  • Q&A / While rolling, my breasts are touching my partner’s body. I feel uncomfortable. What can I do?
  • Q&A / The 8 Tool - My Space – Your Space
  • Q&A / Sometimes sexuality arises during contact improvisation, and people get confused and afraid. How to deal with that? What can you do?

some GROUP Improvisation Dance Tools

  • NetWork – Can a Network Operate without a Leader?
  • Three Events
  • Using Solo, Duet & Contact improvisation tools for a Group improvisation

STEP #7: Cooling Down

  • Short stretch, massage or meditation

STEP #8: Sharing & Closing the Session

  • Holding Space- The Art of Being Present with Others .pdf
  • Sharing
  • Sharing example 1
  • Sharing example 2
  • Sahring example 3
  • Closing the Session

Reverse-Engineering approach to lesson planning

  • Reverse-Engineering approach to lesson planning

BONUS: Economic Sustainability – Basic Kit

  • Treat your practice as a business
  • Mapping your "Business" DNA
  • Define your audience
  • Mission statement & Proprietary approach
  • Design your photos for Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin, posters, flyers …
  • Where to get great royalty-free photos
  • E-mail automation
  • Design & Build an easy and free website, landing pages...
  • You need portal for your Online courses?
  • You need a funnel to create leads?
  • Zoom, Webinar...
  • Appointment scheduler
  • You want to turn your Gifts and Experience into a Thriving Transformational Online Business?

Congratulation you've reached the end of the course!

  • Ficho institute Certificate of completion of the course

Whats next?

  • 12 days in-person Retreats & Teacher Training
  • Dance Alchemy retreat -VIDEO trailer from previous years
  • 1 0N 1 PERSONALISED SUPPORT & COACHING with Goran