DEL Creative Dance Teaching for Older Adults Webinar
Recorded Webinar – Available Starting January 14 through June 30
Webinar
Recorded Webinar – Available Starting January 14 through June 30
Pricing: $30
Location: Recorded Webinar
Instructors:
Dr. Dagmar Spain
DEL Creative Dance Teaching for Older Adults
January 14, 2026
Join DEL facilitator, Dr. Dagmar Spain, for a recorded webinar that explores innovative approaches to Creative Dance Teaching for Older Adults (65+) through the lens of DEL Dance Framework – a framework based on Laban Movement Analysis (LMA) as applied to dance education.
In many dance environments, instructors and facilitators are considerably younger than their participants—bringing different physical abilities, learning styles, and perspectives to the studio. Dr. Spain emphasizes that effective pedagogy for older adults must be grounded in their learning experiences, physical realities, and personal histories.
Participants will learn how the DEL Dance Framework can guide the creation of collaborative, dialogic dance spaces—environments where older adults are encouraged to explore and express their unique movement identities. The session will highlight how dance can foster vitality across physical, mental, and emotional dimensions while promoting self-expression, community, and transformation.
Key Topics Include:
1. Overview of older adult education and its relevance to dance (theoretical foundation)
2. Applying the DEL Dance Framework to creative dance classes for older adults
3. Building dialogic spaces—how to foster collaboration and shared meaning in the studio
4. Structuring classes and developing syllabi that support embodied and inclusive learning
5. Testimonies from older adult participants—stories of creativity, transformation, and joy through dance
Takeaways: Educators will leave this webinar with practical tools and reflective insights for designing dance experiences that honor older adults’ diverse abilities, life stories, and aspirations—empowering them to move, connect, and create with confidence and vitality.
This is a pre-recorded webinar. All registrants receive access to the recording starting January 14, 2025, and retain access through June 30th.
Meet Your Instructors
Dr. Dagmar Spain
Dagmar Spain, born in the Czech Republic, is a dance artist, researcher and educator collaborating with filmmakers, visual artists and writers at different institutions around the world; recently at the University of New York in Prague, Czech Republic, where she designed the course The Power of Words, teaching the art of monologue writing,...