Course curriculum

  • 1

    INTRODUCTION

    • Welcome!
    • Disclaimer
    • The YPAD Journey: No Blame, No Shame
  • 2

    JUDGE AND STAFF GUIDELINES

    • Introduction
    • JUDGING TIPS FOR DELIVERING FEEDBACK ON “AGE APPROPRIATENESS”
    • Music and the Brain-Dr. Christina Donaldson
    • MUSIC
    • COSTUMES
    • DANCE MOVEMENT, CHOREOGRAPHY, IMPROV/FREESTYLE , CONCEPTS AND THEMES
    • Final Requirements
  • 3

    TODAY’S MEDIA AND DANCE CULTURES

    • Today's Media and Dance Cultures-Leslie Scott
    • Celebrity Culture
    • Today’s Dance Culture (a.k.a. The State of Dance Today)
    • Healthy adults help grow healthy children
  • 4

    HOW THIS IMPACTS YOUR OWN DANCE ENVIRONMENT

    • How this Impacts Your Dance Environment-Leslie Scott
  • 5

    MEDIA SAFETY

    • Media Safety-Leslie Scott
  • 6

    HEALTHY SEXUALITY, SEXUALIZATION, SELF-SEXUALIZING, OBJECTIFICATION & SELF-OBJECTIFICATION

    • Healthy Sexuality-Leslie Scott
    • “Let’s talk about SEX.”
    • Dr. Tomi Ann Roberts-Sexualization
    • How does sexualization happen in our youth dance environment?
    • Why Sexualization Matters for Boys and Men
    • Children's Bodies
    • Let's Look at Some Definitions:
    • Dr. Tomi-Ann Roberts-Sexualization and Standards
  • 7

    BODY IMAGE

    • BODY IMAGE
    • Costumes and Self-Esteem
  • 8

    THE PSYCHOLOGY OF INJURY PREVENTION

    • Injury Prevention-Leslie Scott
    • Heels
    • When Can I Start Pointe Work? Guidelines for Initiating Pointe Training-IADMS
  • 9

    Judging Practice

    • Applying what you have learned
    • Resource Script for Disqualification
    • YPAD 1
    • Deductions for YPAD1
    • YPAD 2
    • Deductions for YPAD 2
    • YPAD 3
    • Deductions for YPAD 3
    • Check In
    • YPAD 4
    • Deductions for YPAD 4
    • YPAD 5
    • Deductions for YPAD 5
    • YPAD 6
    • Deductions for YPAD 6
    • YPAD 7
    • Deductions for YPAD 7
    • YPAD 8
    • Deductions for YPAD 8
    • YPAD 9
    • Deductions for YPAD 9
  • 10

    CONCLUSION

    • Conclusion