Mind over Body
Above the physical dance experience there is always the knowledge and learning of the mind and spirit,
which explains the term MIND OVER BODY as such.
NTA – The Dance Teacher Education
NDA – Where it all began …
As a multiple World and European champion in Latin American competitive dancesport, I look back on an inspiring time. My teachers managed to rekindle my inner fire over and over again. A motivating dancing environment additionally supported this development, so that I could always live out my desire and passion for dancesport on a high level.
Therefore, in 2007, the idea was born to create just such an inspiring atmosphere and motivating academic “home” for the dancers: the Nitsche Dance Academy (NDA).
A well-founded basis for a holistic competitive dance development. The underlying dance concept of the NDA are 12 topics, which are connected and interwoven in terms of content with each other. Some of them are mentioned here: Musicality, Rhythmecality, Dynamics, Partnering, Choreography, Body Mechanics, Mental Strength and many more.
The birth of the NTA
Through the needs of the dance teachers, coaches, professional dancers and dance school teachers in 2020 a further education has been developed. This is how the NDA became the Nitsche Teacher Academy (NTA) – an online educational platform used worldwide.
In the Nitsche Teacher Academy similarly you can find the 12 dance topics of NDA form, which are the basis of the respective educational teacher courses.
The online educational period of each dance topic extends over three months – consisting of six sessions that build on each other in a modular way. There is additionally an accompanying Education Manual (40-60 pages pdf) that serves as a working basis and a lifetime reference book for the participants.
There are currently 4 educational courses in the NTA programme
Further educational topics are constantly being planned and prepared (as for example Partnering 1, planned for 2023/2024).
The goal is to offer all 12 topics as educational teacher courses in the NTA.
Testimonials
Lene James
Julie Fryer
Franco Formica
Dorin & Marina
NTA-Masterclass
The Dancesport Teacher Community
Since October 2023, the Nitsche Teacher Academy (NTA) has gained another branch of education. The NTA MasterClass!
The MasterClass is a worldwide online platform and community for dancesport teachers/coaches, professional dancers and dance school teachers.
It offers a transformative platform that educates dancesport teachers with dance expert knowledge and innovative teaching methods while providing the members with a global community.
The immediate online access to tailored educational dancesport material (including all lectures) with the associated guidance of Holger Nitsche enables the teacher to a continuous learning process. A dance library, the so-called dashboard, was developed for this purpose. This option gives the teacher the opportunity to stay at home and saves him from having to travel in order to acquire new teaching knowledge.
The MasterClass solutions empowers dance teachers to achieve professional excellence and inspires their students, shaping the future of dance education worldwide.
Procedure and advantages of the MasterClass
In the MasterClass, various dance topics are covered over a period of 3 months. All topics are interrelated and form a logical sequence. Different dance experts are invited to look at the topic from different angles. The respective topic is always brought together by the founder Holger Nitsche, who always conducts the last educational session.
Advantages and benefits of the MasterClass summarized
Monthly online lectures with selected dance sport experts.
Tailored educational dance sport material on demand.
All time access to all your lectures.
Exclusive community platform for all members.
Personal guidance for your teaching.
Included in the MasterClass membership is a FREE online educational course with Holger Nitsche (3 months – 6 lectures – 3,5 hours per lecture) on one of the existing topics. (See NTA educational courses above)
All repeat courses are also free for members.
The membership of the MasterClass is for at least one year. It is contractually regulated between the members and the NTA.
Members can theoretically join and enter the MasterClass at any time.
Missed lecures/sessions of a season or previous seasons can easily be rebooked and purchased.
All interested teachers will be informed about the content and conditions of the MasterClass in a personal preliminary conversation.
Vision & Credo
My vision is to create a education opportunity for teachers that is completely free from political influences. Every motivated and dance-enthusiastic dance sport teacher is therefore cordially invited.
My credo is and always will be:
FREEDOM for education
I am looking forward to a constantly growing MasterClass community of teachers all around the world.
Testimonials
Lene James
Peter
Holger Nitsche
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Mind over Body
RHYTHMECALITY
Feel your rhythm
The method Rhythmecality also runs under the superior term of MIND OVER BODY.
It is a musical learning method developed for dancers, dance teachers and dance school teachers.
Together with my friend and business partner Jürgen Neudeck, I wrote a book series from 2002-2014 that rhythmically introduces the five different Competitive Latin Dances.
Instead of getting lost in theory while counting, you learn again to feel and discover the rhythm in your own body, to hear it in the music and to translate it into movement. A musical rhythm is always the organic (physical) connection between harmonic sounds. In our book and CD series, we have created a structure in which specific musical sounds are in a physical connection with the dancer’s body rhythm.
The intention is therfore to visualize a given rhythm in the music in the dancer’s body. A change of the sound should lead to a change in the body through different instruments. This means that the rhythm of the music is visually represented by the rhythm of the body!
With the knowledge and understanding of the method, the dancer can later move safely in the tempo, to the beat and also in the rhythm of the music. Rhythmecality provides structured movement instruction for this purpose.
Dance sport and dance school teachers also receive a methodical structure for their lessons.
Find out more on Rhythmecality here:
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I do not have a body.
I AM THE BODY!
I do not create rhythm.
I AM THE RHYTHM!
I AM RHYTHMECALITY®!
Interested in more details?
If you would like to learn more about the Rhythmecality method and would like to educate yourself with me, get in touch with me in order to register for a personal education or workshop.
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