Paola Rodriguez Sterling
Dance
Specialities: Dance
Contact Info
Email address
Phone Number
Resides in
English Montreal
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Experience working with
Student In
- Early childhood
- Cycle 1 Elementary
- Cycle 2 Elementary
- Cycle 3 Elementary
- Secondary 1 & 2
- Secondary 3 & 4
- Secondary 5
- CEGEP
- Senior Citizens
Lifelong Learners
- Adult Learners
I regularly explore the following Broad Areas of Learning/Themes in my work
- Health and Wellbeing
Listed in the Quebec Culture in the Schools Repertoire
- No
I have experience working with
- I worked at the Primary and secondary schools in Colombia. I worked in three community centers at Montreal. I also was invited to work at l'École des Marguerite in Nun's Island to teach Latin rhythms in Spanish to Kindergardent students . And at the primary School Sainte-Lucie to prepare a choreography for the celebration of the intercultural week. In this moment I'm teaching a basic level of Latin rhythms in 3 HLM (Low-Rent Housing) for Seniors and Danse Consciente at two different places.
I can facilitate virtual creative experiences
- Yes
Travel
- I am available for travel within the same day
I graduated as a professional classical dance performer and as a classical dance teacher; I also added jazz dance and theater to my artistic practice. I obtained a master's degree in dance pedagogy in Montreal. I have many years of experience working with people from 3 to 85 years old in different contexts. Thanks to trainings in Reiki, Mindfulness, Resonance Repatterning among other methods promoting well-being, I take a holistic approach in my teaching, and I adapt it to the students needs.
Creative Approach and Experiences Offered
In my approach I focus on:* Self-confidence, commitment to work, feeling comfortable, respect for oneself and for others and giving the best of themselves.
* Classes take place in a calm and joyful atmosphere.
* My teaching is adapted to the physical, emotional, psychic and energetic capacities of each of the participants.
* I believe that the teaching-learning process is a shared process between the teacher and the learners.
Workshop Example: Introduction to Body Expression for children ages 3 to 10: We begin with a warm-up that connects with energy, breath, and body. Then, we use exploration and improvisation techniques to connect with the natural elements (fire, water, air, and earth). The children learn to follow the tempo of different Latin American rhythms. During the whole process, children learn to connect with their emotions to express them through movement. They also learn to use space while dancing. They share their own way of dancing with their classemates.
Video
Yaen Tijerina.