Dance Teaching
Community Classes
Mriam’s classes draw from a variety of dance techniques and eclectic music playlists, with the aim of developing participants’ skills and confidence and creating uplifting and joyful dance experiences. Each class involves warmup exercises to strengthen technique, choreographed sequences that may be built on each week, and improvisation to free up and explore participants’ own dance movement. Currently teaching as part of GUTS Dance community classes, and with Incite Arts’ Starts with D.
Primary and Secondary Schools
Miriam holds a Graduate Diploma of Teaching and Learning, and has taught dance and drama from Year 7-10, as well as SACE Stage 1 and 2 Dance, Drama and Creative Arts. She has conducted workshops and led choreography in both urban and remote primary and secondary schools, and through holiday programs and extracurricular activities.
Elite Dancers
Miriam teaches contemporary dance at Duprada Dance Company as part of the full-time studies program, and for junior company members. Classes are designed to challenge the dancers to explore advanced concepts in contemporary dance technique and prepare them for the demands of choreography.
Movement for Actors
Miriam has led movement workshops through Theatremakers NT, including physical theatre devising, character building, Laban qualities of movement and group choreography. She currently mentors performers as a movement director.
SPRUNG Youth Dance (picture right, Graffiti - Make Your Mark, 2012)
See Incite Arts for more information.