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Impact**Impatient Teacher**Impro Contest**Improvise**Impetus**Impulse**In-active**Inside turn
International Dance Teachers Association (IDTA)**International Style**Isolation**Instructor
IMPACT is the immediate force
or impression a dancer makes on his/her audience. The initial BANG that
counts. That explosiveness that says, 'Hello! I've arrived, did you see
that?'. For added audience appeal, experienced dancers also highlight their
routine with intermittent blasts of surprised IMPACT.
IMPATIENT TEACHER is one who has forgotten how stupid he/she was originally, or a teacher who does not adapt his/her rate of instruction to suit the pupil's rate of learning, or lacks the know-how to make learning easy for the pupil, or a teacher who is unsure of the step patterns, techniques and styling and therefore has little to impart.
IMPRO CONTEST is a dance contest held where all the dancers are judged on their ability to interpret the music spontaneously, i.e. without having listened to it before the contest starts. The rules of some Impro Contests allow contestants to listen to the music once before the start of the comp (see improvise).
IMPROVISE is when a dancer ad libs his/her choreography or interprets the music without having heard the piece prior to dancing to it. Also known as impromptu dancing (see ad lib).
IMPETUS in dancing, is movement; either forward, back or rotational, which follows through with momentum or force and flow.
IMPULSE in dancing is the compelling force that produces thrust and impetus to inspire or impress. It's the spark between dancer and audience that electrifies the atmosphere. A dancer with this dynamic force of impulse commands respect and admiration from all who witnessed - it's a transmission of pure action by the dancer.
IN-ACTIVE is a student who misses or does not attend his/her lesson in the week.
INSIDE TURN: A turn to the left for the lady and right for the man.
INTERNATIONAL DANCE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION (IDTA): The International Dance Teachers' Association (IDTA) is the largest organisation of its kind in the UK, consisting of teachers and students of dancing. It has members in over 50 countries around the World, especially in the UK, New Zealand, Canada, Taiwan, Japan, Hong Kong as well as throughout Europe. The IDTA is dedicated to helping dance teachers in all aspects of their work. Courses, Seminars, Training Programmes, Syllabi and all matters and materials which help to develop the joy of dance as well as technical ability. As well as professional teachers and dancers, we cater for all ages from tots to octogenarians.
The IDTA specialist branches deal with most dance disciplines, including: Ballroom, Latin, Sequence, Freestyle (Disco) and Rock 'n' Roll; Modern Dance (Theatre), Ballet, Tap, Stage, Theatre Craft, Jazz, Dance Exercise and Gymnastic Dance. Help is also available for most other types of dance, such as: Scottish Country Dance and Country Line Dancing. Miss Dance of Great Britain (established in 1973) was created to give opportunity to performers who are at the threshold of their profession. Rosemarie Ford is one our Miss Dance winners. Details on request.
In addition to the above the Association organises Nationwide (GB) Medallist competitions in Ballroom, Latin, Sequence, Freestyle (Disco), and Rock 'n' Roll, Scholarships in Ballroom and Theatre Dance disciplines; numerous Ballroom and Theatre Dance championships and festivals; major conferences and seminars for qualified dance teachers and dedicated students. Our own Sales Division provides resources of technical reference books, music, manuscripts and numerous other materials. (catalogues and order forms are available to qualified teachers).
Members and Affiliates throughout the World:
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Britain, West Indies, Canada, China, Corfu, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Eire, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guernsey, Holland, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jersey, Kenya, Korea, Malaysia, Malta, Morocco, Nepal, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Scotland, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United States of America, Wales
INTERNATIONAL STYLE: The internationally recognised style of ballroom dancing. The 10 International dances are divided into 2 groups:
INSTRUCTOR: (see dance Teacher).
