Welcome Dancers!

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Dance Instructors are needed. We have a lot of great Hand Dancers in our Club. We need for you to  become certified and join the HD Dance Instruction Team.  We have a lot  of New Members that need instruction on how to Hand Dance as to keep the  preservation of the dance. .  

Please See Criteria:

Training Course for Certification for DC Hand Dance Instructors.

To ensure that the Club maintains a sufficient number of certified hand  dance instructors, our Lead Instructor, Louise Pyles will again offer  the training course to certify DC Hand Dance instructors. Individuals  who meet the qualifications below and are interested to participate in  teaching the DC style of hand dance at Club venues should contact Louise  Pyles. Qualifications would be: 

1.  Knowledge of basic through intermediate skills with the DC Hand Dance.  Individual should have at least 2 years of experience and proficiency  with the dance.

2. Willingness to teach the basic steps in accordance with the  standardized training method as previously developed by Louise Pyles and  Betty Bunch Garcia. Instructors must agree to use the standardized  method of instruction defined in the Teacher Training Guide so that  students receive consistent and uniform presentation of the style by  each of the Club’s instructors. 

3.  Willingness to learn and be able to teach both the lead (male) and  follow (female) parts of the dance. 4. Possession of the audio equipment  (PA speaker and microphone system) along with appropriate music needed  to conduct group lessons. The individuals would need to pay Louise Pyles  for the classes. The cost will depend on how many people are training  at one time, and the length of time needed for proficiency to obtain  certification. If you are interested, please call Louise Pyles at  301-579-9486 or email at louisepyles@hotmail.com