Comments on: Dyslexia and Dance http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2009/06/27/ketidyslexia/ Belly Dance News & Events Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:52:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Is hypnosis the answer? - Belly Dance Forums http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2009/06/27/ketidyslexia/comment-page-1/#comment-595 Is hypnosis the answer? - Belly Dance Forums Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:01:52 +0000 http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/?p=535#comment-595 [...] article that may be of interest to those of us who don't remember other people's choreos easily: Dyslexia and Dance | Belly Dance News & Events - Gilded Serpent I also noticed some other things when reviewing videos of my class choreographies in performance: [...] [...] article that may be of interest to those of us who don’t remember other people’s choreos easily: Dyslexia and Dance | Belly Dance News & Events – Gilded Serpent I also noticed some other things when reviewing videos of my class choreographies in performance: [...]

]]> By: Sparrow http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2009/06/27/ketidyslexia/comment-page-1/#comment-313 Sparrow Sat, 25 Jul 2009 21:01:27 +0000 http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/?p=535#comment-313 This is an interesting article... my sister is dyslexic (and a fantastic bellydancer). While she didn't have the issues you mention, she did have another-- she can't play the zills. She just can't get them. The more I talk to some other dances I know with the same problem, I think that might be connected to dyslexia as well. This is an interesting article… my sister is dyslexic (and a fantastic bellydancer). While she didn’t have the issues you mention, she did have another– she can’t play the zills. She just can’t get them. The more I talk to some other dances I know with the same problem, I think that might be connected to dyslexia as well.

]]> By: Certification & Contests: | Belly Dance News & Events http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2009/06/27/ketidyslexia/comment-page-1/#comment-259 Certification & Contests: | Belly Dance News & Events Sun, 12 Jul 2009 04:06:17 +0000 http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/?p=535#comment-259 [...] 6-27-09 Dyslexia and Dance: Its More Common than you think! by Keti Sharif If you are a dance student or teacher, chances are that around 20% of the class could be dyslexic. As a dance teacher, it is quite important to be able to identify dyslexic tendencies in students, and understand how you can help them learn. [...] [...] 6-27-09 Dyslexia and Dance: Its More Common than you think! by Keti Sharif If you are a dance student or teacher, chances are that around 20% of the class could be dyslexic. As a dance teacher, it is quite important to be able to identify dyslexic tendencies in students, and understand how you can help them learn. [...]

]]> By: My Performance Career | Belly Dance News & Events http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2009/06/27/ketidyslexia/comment-page-1/#comment-246 My Performance Career | Belly Dance News & Events Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:04:57 +0000 http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/?p=535#comment-246 [...] 6-27-09 Dyslexia and Dance: Its More Common than you think! by Keti Sharif If you are a dance student or teacher, chances are that around 20% of the class could be dyslexic. As a dance teacher, it is quite important to be able to identify dyslexic tendencies in students, and understand how you can help them learn. [...] [...] 6-27-09 Dyslexia and Dance: Its More Common than you think! by Keti Sharif If you are a dance student or teacher, chances are that around 20% of the class could be dyslexic. As a dance teacher, it is quite important to be able to identify dyslexic tendencies in students, and understand how you can help them learn. [...]

]]> By: Faruk Sarsa | Belly Dance News & Events http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2009/06/27/ketidyslexia/comment-page-1/#comment-243 Faruk Sarsa | Belly Dance News & Events Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:32:00 +0000 http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/?p=535#comment-243 [...] 6-27-09 Dyslexia and Dance: Its More Common than you think! by Keti Sharif If you are a dance student or teacher, chances are that around 20% of the class could be dyslexic. As a dance teacher, it is quite important to be able to identify dyslexic tendencies in students, and understand how you can help them learn. [...] [...] 6-27-09 Dyslexia and Dance: Its More Common than you think! by Keti Sharif If you are a dance student or teacher, chances are that around 20% of the class could be dyslexic. As a dance teacher, it is quite important to be able to identify dyslexic tendencies in students, and understand how you can help them learn. [...]

]]> By: Keti Sharif http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2009/06/27/ketidyslexia/comment-page-1/#comment-238 Keti Sharif Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:27:06 +0000 http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/?p=535#comment-238 Thanks for your comments Nepenthe, you're right - dyslexics can still learn choreos, and learn exceptionally well - it just takes a bit more time. And a kind, patient teacher. But once learnt, because of their extra creative personalities, they usually dance choreographed pieces with a beautiful artistic feel! Yes, I agree much of the initial confidence for dyslexic learners comes from comprehending right v's left and gaining confidence with footwork. That's where the teaching styles of Mahmoud Reda and Dr Mo are brilliant. BTW Mahmoud Reda recently told me that there were times when he was learning Western dance steps, that he sometimes had to repeat a move 50 times before finally understanding it!  Good to know, eh? Thanks for your comments Nepenthe, you’re right – dyslexics can still learn choreos, and learn exceptionally well – it just takes a bit more time. And a kind, patient teacher. But once learnt, because of their extra creative personalities, they usually dance choreographed pieces with a beautiful artistic feel! Yes, I agree much of the initial confidence for dyslexic learners comes from comprehending right v’s left and gaining confidence with footwork. That’s where the teaching styles of Mahmoud Reda and Dr Mo are brilliant. BTW Mahmoud Reda recently told me that there were times when he was learning Western dance steps, that he sometimes had to repeat a move 50 times before finally understanding it!  Good to know, eh?

]]> By: Nepenthe http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2009/06/27/ketidyslexia/comment-page-1/#comment-236 Nepenthe Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:50:12 +0000 http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/?p=535#comment-236 I'm somewhat dyslexic - definitely there is a "right/left" dyslexia thing going on with me my whole life.  The good news is that I think you can still learn choreography and train yourself - it may not come as easily to a dyslexic, but with practice and repetition, one gets better and better at picking up choreography.  It's just a skill like any other.  I do prefer to watch the teacher when she is facing away, and I have trouble with DVDs that teach head-on yet say "right or left' rather than allowing you to mirror. It was great to read an acknowledgment of these challenges.  In my early experiences with dance (grade school chorus lines), I think my inability to know when to go right or left definitely inhibited me from trying dance.  I'm so glad I eventually got up the nerve to try bellydance. Interesting that you said you got a lot out of working with Mahmoud Reda.  I know that he and Dr.Mo worked together for a long time - I got a lot from Dr. Mo's explanations of how to understand choreography. I’m somewhat dyslexic – definitely there is a “right/left” dyslexia thing going on with me my whole life.  The good news is that I think you can still learn choreography and train yourself – it may not come as easily to a dyslexic, but with practice and repetition, one gets better and better at picking up choreography.  It’s just a skill like any other.  I do prefer to watch the teacher when she is facing away, and I have trouble with DVDs that teach head-on yet say “right or left’ rather than allowing you to mirror. It was great to read an acknowledgment of these challenges.  In my early experiences with dance (grade school chorus lines), I think my inability to know when to go right or left definitely inhibited me from trying dance.  I’m so glad I eventually got up the nerve to try bellydance.

Interesting that you said you got a lot out of working with Mahmoud Reda.  I know that he and Dr.Mo worked together for a long time – I got a lot from Dr. Mo’s explanations of how to understand choreography.

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