Teacher Training and Education

Teacher Training and Education

WA Classical Ballet Teachers’ Association Inc. is committed to furthering the opportunities of WA ballet teachers to access professional training and development to enhance their teaching practice and career prospects.   In addition to our regular educational events offered during the year, we encourage teachers to broaden their career options by obtaining formal qualifications in dance teaching.

 

One course of formal study highly recommended by WACBTA is the nationally recognised VET qualification CUA40320 Certificate IV in Dance Teaching and Management.   WACBTA has worked in association with Empowerdance Pty Ltd, a very experienced and well regarded RTO operating throughout Australia, to develop a classical ballet focused version of the generic Certificate IV.  The core units are identical to the generic version, but the elective units recommended are particularly useful for classical ballet teachers.

WACBTA has sought, and continues to seek, the support of philanthropic individuals prepared to offer some financial support to teachers wishing to undertake the classical ballet version of the Cert IV.    Part scholarships will be available for selected students for study commencing in 2024.

Information on CERT IV for Teachers

Full details relating to the CUA40320 Certificate IV in Dance Teaching and Management can be found on the Training.Gov.au website.

https://training.gov.au/Training/Details/CUA40320

Information on the elective units for the classical ballet focused version of the Certificate IV.  Click here to download:

Ballet specific units CUA40320 Certificate IV in Dance Teaching and Management

Please note that this information is given as a guideline only, and applicants should check with Empowerdance Pty Ltd for the definitive version.

Teachers interested in applying for financial assistance through WACBTA will need to submit their application by Thursday 29 February 2024.  (Funding through WACBTA is available only for the classical ballet version of the Cert IV, not the generic version.) Full information and the application form can be found here:  https://wacbta.org.au/sponsorship-application/

(You will also need to apply to undertake the course through Empowerdance Pty Ltd.   Information and contact details can be found here: 

 https://www.empowerdance.com.au/for-students)

Information for Potential Sponsors

We have a number of different sponsorship packages available if you would like to financially support teachers to obtain the Certificate IV in Dance Teaching and Management.   Should none of these suit you, we gratefully accept donations of any size to support this educational opportunity for teachers.

You can find full details here: https://wacbta.org.au/educational-sponsorship/

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Meet Scott putman

Scott Putman is a choreographer, movement educator, director and writer integrating contemporary ballet and modern techniques into practices deeply influenced by eastern philosophy, neuro science and contemporary physics. 

He is the creator of the Elemental Body Alignment System© (EBAS) and Fundamental Conscious Movement (FCM); both of which support a holistic approach of remapping neural muscular pathways, expanding greater range of motion as well as encouraging qualitative expression for a more authentic and holistic movement practice.

Since graduating with a BFA in Dance and Choreography in from Columbia College, he has created dance works focused on the belief that choreography is the art of shaping energy in space. Scott has also danced with both modern and ballet companies such as Mordine and Company Dance Theater, Ballet Theater of Chicago, Minnesota Ballet, Demetrius Klein Dance Company as well as his own company Cerulean Dance Theater in addition to several independent choreographers such as Bob Eisen and Randy Duncan.

After extensive performing, Scott returned to the academic arena at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) where he received his MFA exploring the parallels of modern physics and eastern philosophy as a vehicle of expression and physical training.

Directly after his time at UCI he was invited to join the faculty at Virginia Commonwealth University in the department of Dance and Choreography as a visiting professor which turned into a 22 year run as a tenured professor teaching across the curriculum in both the technical and creative tracks. During this time he continued to develop his choreographic vision with Amaranth Contemporary Dance and shared EBAS levels I and II with the student body.

Most recently Scott has turned to weaving his skills in Neuro-Kinesiology, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Thai Body Work and Equine Assisted Learning under the umbrella of Emerald Energetics which focuses on movement, sound, light and equine assisted wellness. He continues to create three dimensional kinetic landscapes for professional dance companies and universities world wide.

Meet Scott putman

Scott Putman is a choreographer, movement educator, director and writer integrating contemporary ballet and modern techniques into practices deeply influenced by eastern philosophy, neuro science and contemporary physics. 

He is the creator of the Elemental Body Alignment System© (EBAS) and Fundamental Conscious Movement (FCM); both of which support a holistic approach of remapping neural muscular pathways, expanding greater range of motion as well as encouraging qualitative expression for a more authentic and holistic movement practice.

Since graduating with a BFA in Dance and Choreography in from Columbia College, he has created dance works focused on the belief that choreography is the art of shaping energy in space. Scott has also danced with both modern and ballet companies such as Mordine and Company Dance Theater, Ballet Theater of Chicago, Minnesota Ballet, Demetrius Klein Dance Company as well as his own company Cerulean Dance Theater in addition to several independent choreographers such as Bob Eisen and Randy Duncan.

After extensive performing, Scott returned to the academic arena at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) where he received his MFA exploring the parallels of modern physics and eastern philosophy as a vehicle of expression and physical training.

Directly after his time at UCI he was invited to join the faculty at Virginia Commonwealth University in the department of Dance and Choreography as a visiting professor which turned into a 22 year run as a tenured professor teaching across the curriculum in both the technical and creative tracks. During this time he continued to develop his choreographic vision with Amaranth Contemporary Dance and shared EBAS levels I and II with the student body.

Most recently Scott has turned to weaving his skills in Neuro-Kinesiology, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Thai Body Work and Equine Assisted Learning under the umbrella of Emerald Energetics which focuses on movement, sound, light and equine assisted wellness. He continues to create three dimensional kinetic landscapes for professional dance companies and universities world wide.