Junior Group Leader/Dance Specialist
Sunnyside, New York
Junior Group Leader:• Worked with children from K-5 ranging in mental and physical capabilities.• Led 20-25 children per class daily, on a multitude of subjects (Art, Literature, Music, STEM).• Enhanced the children’s social skills through guided group activity, independent and partner work.• Provided early intervention for children with special needs (such as O.D.D., ADHD, Autism etc). • Used behavioral techniques to ease children, such as meditation, stretching, and one on one talks. • Used Social Emotional Learning techniques to cater and adapt to the needs of the children I interacted with.• Created lesson plans for weekly Music Club for Kindergarten and 1st grade.• Instructor for weekly Dance Club for children in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade.Dance Specialist:• Educated children from K-5 ranging in mental and physical capabilities on different dance styles. • Created and taught choreography from the decades 1920’s - 1990’s for class sessions.• Constructed routines and trained students in Bachata, Merengue, and Salsa for Multicultural Show.• Instructor for daily Dance Club for children in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade.• Taught children in the daily dance club valuable tools such as teamwork, originality/creativity, confidence, and self-love through different activities and creative expressive exercises. • Constructed and executed weekly lesson plans for grades K-5. • Provided early intervention for children with special needs (such as O.D.D., ADHD, Autism etc).• Used behavioral techniques to ease children, such as meditation, stretching, and one on one talks.• Used Social Emotional Learning techniques to cater and adapt to the needs of the children I interacted with.